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Poverty Thresholds: 1988 


Poverty Thresholds in 1988, by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years
(Dollars)





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                                   |          |                       Related children under 18 years  
                                   | Weighted |_______________________________________________________________________
    Size of family unit            | average  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | Eight
                                   |thresholds| None  |  One  |  Two  | Three | Four  | Five  |  Six  | Seven |or more
___________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
One person (unrelated individual)..|   $6,022 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Under 65 years...................|    6,155 | 6,155 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  65 years and over................|    5,674 | 5,674 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Two persons........................|    7,704 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder under 65 years.......|    7,958 | 7,922 | 8,154 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder 65 years and over....|    7,157 | 7,151 | 8,123 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Three persons......................|    9,435 | 9,254 | 9,522 | 9,531 |       |       |       |       |       |
Four persons.......................|   12,092 |12,202 |12,402 |11,997 |12,039 |       |       |       |       | 
Five persons.......................|   14,304 |14,715 |14,929 |14,472 |14,118 |13,902 |       |       |       | 
Six persons........................|   16,146 |16,925 |16,992 |16,642 |16,306 |15,807 |15,511 |       |       | 
Seven persons......................|   18,232 |19,474 |19,596 |19,177 |18,884 |18,340 |17,705 |17,008 |       | 
Eight persons......................|   20,253 |21,780 |21,973 |21,577 |21,231 |20,739 |20,115 |19,465 |19,300 | 
Nine persons or more...............|   24,129 |26,200 |26,327 |25,977 |25,683 |25,200 |24,536 |23,936 |23,787 |22,871
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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division