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Table B-12. The Self-Sufficiency Standard and Federal Poverty Level by
Work Status of Householder 1 : Mississippi 2007
TOTAL
PERCENT OF
HOUSEHOLDS
Below Standard
and
Below Poverty
Number
BELOW SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD
Percent
of Total
Below Standard
and
Above Poverty
Number
Percent
of Total
Total Below
Standard
Number
Percent
of Total
ABOVE
SELF-
SUFFICIENCY
STANDARD
Number
Percent
of Total
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS 743,859 100.0% 130,636 17.6% 105,579 14.2% 236,215 31.8% 507,644 68.2%
WORK STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Full-time/Year-Round 455,092 61.2% 28,379 6.2% 55,301 12.2% 83,680 18.4% 371,412 81.6%
Part-time/Year-Round 32,523 4.4% 7,974 24.5% 6,607 20.3% 14,581 44.8% 17,942 55.2%
Full-time/Part-Year 130,436 17.5% 31,213 23.9% 23,903 18.3% 55,116 42.3% 75,320 57.7%
less than 26 weeks 35,963 4.8% 15,985 44.4% 6,539 18.2% 22,524 62.6% 13,439 37.4%
26 weeks to 49
weeks
94,473 12.7% 15,228 16.1% 17,364 18.4% 32,592 34.5% 61,881 65.5%
Part-time/Part-Year 41,404 5.6% 19,635 47.4% 6,332 15.3% 25,967 62.7% 15,437 37.3%
less than 26 weeks 19,225 2.6% 11,081 57.6% 2,533 13.2% 13,614 70.8% 5,611 29.2%
26 weeks to 49
weeks
22,179 3.0% 8,554 38.6% 3,799 17.1% 12,353 55.7% 9,826 44.3%
Not Working 84,404 11.3% 43,435 51.5% 13,436 15.9% 56,871 67.4% 27,533 32.6%
1
The householder is the person (or one of the persons) in whose name the housing unit is owned or rented or, if there is no such person, the
householder is any adult member, excluding roomers, boarders, or paid employees.
2
This category can also include households with full-time workers.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey.