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Poverty Thresholds: 1983 


Poverty Thresholds in 1983, 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)..|   $5,061 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Under 65 years...................|    5,180 | 5,180 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  65 years and over................|    4,775 | 4,775 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Two persons........................|    6,483 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder under 65 years.......|    6,697 | 6,667 | 6,863 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder 65 years and over....|    6,023 | 6,019 | 6,837 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Three persons......................|    7,938 | 7,789 | 8,015 | 8,022 |       |       |       |       |       |
Four persons.......................|   10,178 |10,270 |10,437 |10,098 |10,133 |       |       |       |       | 
Five persons.......................|   12,049 |12,385 |12,565 |12,181 |11,882 |11,701 |       |       |       | 
Six persons........................|   13,630 |14,245 |14,301 |14,007 |13,724 |13,305 |13,056 |       |       | 
Seven persons......................|   15,500 |16,390 |16,493 |16,140 |15,894 |15,436 |14,901 |14,315 |       | 
Eight persons......................|   17,170 |18,331 |18,493 |18,160 |17,869 |17,455 |16,931 |16,383 |16,244 | 
Nine persons or more...............|   20,310 |22,051 |22,159 |21,864 |21,617 |21,210 |20,652 |20,145 |20,021 |19,249
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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