Table G. Median Income Using Different Definitions for Households With Selected Characteristics: 1998
(Dollars)
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Definition 4
(Definition 1
less government Definition 11 Definition 14
cash transfers (Definition 8 (Definition 11
Characteristics plus capital Definition 8 plus plus Definition 15
Definition 1 gains and (Definition 4 nonmeans tested means-tested (Definition 14
(Official employee health less taxes, government government plus return on
measure) benefits) includes EIC) cash transfers) cash transfers) home equity)
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All households 38,885 37,673 31,816 37,012 37,673 39,308
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF
HOUSEHOLDER
White 40,912 39,910 33,494 38,785 39,283 41,024
Black 25,351 23,587 21,344 24,869 26,714 27,560
Asian or Pacific Islander 46,637 48,029 39,163 41,533 42,341 44,140
Hispanic origin1 28,330 28,155 25,440 27,754 29,013 29,786
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD
Married-couple households
With related children unde 57,090 59,809 49,925 51,177 51,565 52,967
Female householder, no husband present
With related children unde 20,692 19,969 20,074 21,528 24,103 24,581
AGE OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
With members 65 years old and 23,369 10,337 9,890 29,781 30,314 33,261
With related children under 18 46,562 48,765 41,613 43,203 44,028 45,086
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1Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999.
Contact the Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
at 301-457-3242 or mail to hhes-info@census.gov for further information.
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Last Revised: Thursday, 30-Sep-99 10:35:51