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Table B-14. The Self-Sufficiency Standard and Federal Poverty Level by
Number of Workers by Household Type (Children and Marital Status) 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%
NUMBER OF WORKERS BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE
HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT
CHILDREN
Married couple or
Male householder 2 , no
spouse present
386,755 52.0% 51,410 13.3% 47,278 12.2% 98,688 25.5% 288,067 74.5%
285,038 38.3% 27,899 9.8% 30,307 10.6% 58,206 20.4% 226,832 79.6%
Two or more workers 137,418 18.5% 2,976 2.2% 10,989 8.0% 13,965 10.2% 123,453 89.8%
One worker fulltime,
year-round
One worker parttime
and/or partyear
90,895 12.2% 3,471 3.8% 10,064 11.1% 13,535 14.9% 77,360 85.1%
37,907 5.1% 10,460 27.6% 6,622 17.5% 17,082 45.1% 20,825 54.9%
No workers 18,818 2.5% 10,992 58.4% 2,632 14.0% 13,624 72.4% 5,194 27.6%
Female householder,
no spouse present
101,717 13.7% 23,511 23.1% 16,971 16.7% 40,482 39.8% 61,235 60.2%
Two or more workers 25,971 3.5% 2,422 9.3% 4,928 19.0% 7,350 28.3% 18,621 71.7%
One worker fulltime,
year-round
One worker parttime
and/or partyear
38,547 5.2% 2,377 6.2% 6,083 15.8% 8,460 21.9% 30,087 78.1%
24,753 3.3% 9,601 38.8% 4,665 18.8% 14,266 57.6% 10,487 42.4%
No workers 12,446 1.7% 9,111 73.2% 1,295 10.4% 10,406 83.6% 2,040 16.4%
HOUSEHOLDS WITH
CHILDREN
Married couple or
Male householder, no
spouse present
357,104 48.0% 79,226 22.2% 58,301 16.3% 137,527 38.5% 219,577 61.5%
240,651 32.4% 24,763 10.3% 33,822 14.1% 58,585 24.3% 182,066 75.7%
Two or more workers 175,520 23.6% 8,221 4.7% 19,624 11.2% 27,845 15.9% 147,675 84.1%
One worker fulltime,
year-round
One worker parttime
and/or partyear
45,497 6.1% 7,397 16.3% 10,771 23.7% 18,168 39.9% 27,329 60.1%
16,326 2.2% 6,443 39.5% 3,157 19.3% 9,600 58.8% 6,726 41.2%
No workers* 3,308 0.4% 2,702 81.7% 270 8.2% 2,972 89.8% 336 10.2%
Female householder,
no spouse present
116,453 15.7% 54,463 46.8% 24,479 21.0% 78,942 67.8% 37,511 32.2%
Two or more workers 33,257 4.5% 7,227 21.7% 8,016 24.1% 15,243 45.8% 18,014 54.2%
One worker fulltime,
year-round
One worker parttime
and/or partyear
37,082 5.0% 11,643 31.4% 10,624 28.7% 22,267 60.0% 14,815 40.0%
33,552 4.5% 24,026 71.6% 5,167 15.4% 29,193 87.0% 4,359 13.0%
No workers* 12,562 1.7% 11,567 92.1% 672 5.3% 12,239 97.4% 323 2.6%
1
All workers over age 16 are included in the calculation of number of workers in the total household.
2
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, any adult
member, excluding roomers, boarders, or paid employees.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey
*Note: The sample size for one or more cells in this row is small. Data may not be statistically stable.