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Poverty Thresholds: 1985 


Poverty Thresholds in 1985, 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)..|   $5,469 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Under 65 years...................|    5,593 | 5,593 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  65 years and over................|    5,156 | 5,156 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Two persons........................|    6,998 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder under 65 years.......|    7,231 | 7,199 | 7,410 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder 65 years and over....|    6,503 | 6,498 | 7,382 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Three persons......................|    8,573 | 8,410 | 8,654 | 8,662 |       |       |       |       |       |
Four persons.......................|   10,989 |11,089 |11,270 |10,903 |10,941 |       |       |       |       | 
Five persons.......................|   13,007 |13,373 |13,567 |13,152 |12,830 |12,634 |       |       |       | 
Six persons........................|   14,696 |15,381 |15,442 |15,124 |14,819 |14,365 |14,097 |       |       | 
Seven persons......................|   16,656 |17,698 |17,808 |17,428 |17,162 |16,667 |16,090 |15,457 |       | 
Eight persons......................|   18,512 |19,794 |19,969 |19,609 |19,294 |18,847 |18,280 |17,690 |17,540 | 
Nine persons or more...............|   22,083 |23,811 |23,926 |23,608 |23,341 |22,902 |22,298 |21,753 |21,617 |20,785
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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