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Poverty Thresholds 2003


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Poverty Thresholds for 2003 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years
(Dollars)
  Weighted Related children under 18 years
    Size of family unit average                 Eight
  thresholds None One Two Three Four Five Six Seven or more
One person (unrelated individual).…………………………         9,393                  
  Under 65 years....................……………………………         9,573      9,573                 
  65 years and over.................……………………………         8,825      8,825                
                     
Two persons.........................………………………..        12,015                  
  Householder under 65 years........……………………….        12,384     12,321     12,682              
  Householder 65 years and over...……………………….        11,133     11,122     12,634              
                     
Three persons.......................………        14,680     14,393     14,810     14,824             
Four persons........................……….        18,810     18,979     19,289     18,660     18,725          
Five persons........................……………………………..        22,245     22,887     23,220     22,509     21,959     21,623        
Six persons.........................…………………………..        25,122     26,324     26,429     25,884     25,362     24,586     24,126      
Seven persons.......................………        28,544     30,289     30,479     29,827     29,372     28,526     27,538     26,454    
Eight persons.......................………………………….        31,589     33,876     34,175     33,560     33,021     32,256     31,286     30,275     30,019  
Nine persons or more................……….        37,656     40,751     40,948     40,404     39,947     39,196     38,163     37,229     36,998     35,572
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division