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Poverty Thresholds: 1982 


Poverty Thresholds in 1982, 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)..|   $4,901 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Under 65 years...................|    5,019 | 5,019 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  65 years and over................|    4,626 | 4,626 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Two persons........................|    6,281 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder under 65 years.......|    6,487 | 6,459 | 6,649 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder 65 years and over....|    5,836 | 5,831 | 6,624 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Three persons......................|    7,693 | 7,546 | 7,765 | 7,772 |       |       |       |       |       |
Four persons.......................|    9,862 | 9,950 |10,112 | 9,783 | 9,817 |       |       |       |       | 
Five persons.......................|   11,684 |11,999 |12,173 |11,801 |11,512 |11,336 |       |       |       | 
Six persons........................|   13,207 |13,801 |13,855 |13,570 |13,296 |12,890 |12,649 |       |       | 
Seven persons......................|   15,036 |15,879 |15,979 |15,637 |15,399 |14,955 |14,437 |13,869 |       | 
Eight persons......................|   16,719 |17,760 |17,917 |17,594 |17,312 |16,911 |16,403 |15,872 |15,738 | 
Nine persons or more...............|   19,698 |21,364 |21,468 |21,183 |20,943 |20,549 |20,008 |19,517 |19,397 |18,649
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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