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Poverty Thresholds: 1991 


Poverty Thresholds in 1991, 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)..|   $6,932 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Under 65 years...................|    7,086 | 7,086 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  65 years and over................|    6,532 | 6,532 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Two persons........................|    8,865 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder under 65 years.......|    9,165 | 9,120 | 9,388 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder 65 years and over....|    8,241 | 8,233 | 9,352 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Three persons......................|   10,860 |10,654 |10,963 |10,973 |       |       |       |       |       |
Four persons.......................|   13,924 |14,048 |14,278 |13,812 |13,860 |       |       |       |       | 
Five persons.......................|   16,456 |16,941 |17,188 |16,662 |16,254 |16,006 |       |       |       | 
Six persons........................|   18,587 |19,486 |19,563 |19,160 |18,773 |18,199 |17,859 |       |       | 
Seven persons......................|   21,058 |22,421 |22,561 |22,078 |21,742 |21,115 |20,384 |19,582 |       | 
Eight persons......................|   23,605 |25,076 |25,297 |24,842 |24,443 |23,877 |23,158 |22,410 |22,220 | 
Nine persons or more...............|   27,942 |30,165 |30,311 |29,908 |29,569 |29,014 |28,249 |27,558 |27,386 |26,331
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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