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Children Under Age 18 living in Households with Incomes Below 100 Percent of Poverty Threshold,^* by Family Type, 2006

Percent of households:

• Female householder, no husband present 59.6
• Married-couple families 33.9
• Male householder, no wife present 6.5

^*The U.S. Census Bureau poverty threshold for a family of four was $20,614 in 2006.↑

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey Go to References for this graph's full source.

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