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Poverty Thresholds: 1987 


Poverty Thresholds in 1987, 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)..|   $5,778 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Under 65 years...................|    5,909 | 5,909 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  65 years and over................|    5,447 | 5,447 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Two persons........................|    7,397 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder under 65 years.......|    7,641 | 7,606 | 7,829 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder 65 years and over....|    6,872 | 6,865 | 7,799 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Three persons......................|    9,056 | 8,885 | 9,142 | 9,151 |       |       |       |       |       |
Four persons.......................|   11,611 |11,715 |11,907 |11,519 |11,559 |       |       |       |       | 
Five persons.......................|   13,737 |14,128 |14,334 |13,895 |13,555 |13,348 |       |       |       | 
Six persons........................|   15,509 |16,250 |16,314 |15,978 |15,656 |15,177 |14,893 |       |       | 
Seven persons......................|   17,649 |18,698 |18,814 |18,412 |18,131 |17,609 |16,999 |16,330 |       | 
Eight persons......................|   19,515 |20,912 |21,096 |20,717 |20,384 |19,912 |19,313 |18,689 |18,530 | 
Nine persons or more...............|   23,105 |25,156 |25,277 |24,941 |24,659 |24,196 |23,558 |22,981 |22,839 |21,959
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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