March 2007



Poverty level. * Age. Crosstabulation
% within Age.


Age. Total
18-24 yrs. old 25-34 yrs. old 35-44 yrs. old 45-54 yrs. old Over 55 yrs. old
Poverty level. Hardship cases 32.5% 32.3% 32.8% 21.8% 39.7% 31.4%
Below the poverty line 38.4% 27.8% 31.6% 35.5% 20.6% 31.9%
Above the poverty line 29.1% 39.9% 35.6% 42.7% 39.7% 36.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 14.636(a) 8 .067
Likelihood Ratio 15.282 8 .054
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.525 1 .217
N of Valid Cases 656

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 19.78.