Poverty rates by family type, 2006

Percent in poverty

Bar chart with 4 groups with 2 items per group.

Group 1, Husband & Wife.
Item 1, Nonmetro 7.2.
Item 2, Metro 5.4.
Group 2, Male-headed.
Item 1, Nonmetro 20.1.
Item 2, Metro 12.7.
Group 3, Female-headed.
Item 1, Nonmetro 38.1.
Item 2, Metro 29.2.
Group 4, All people in families.
Item 1, Nonmetro 13.
Item 2, Metro 10.1.

Note: Metro and nonmetro definitions are based on the June 2003 Metropolitan area classification. Source: Prepared by the Economic Research Service using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement.

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