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Persons in low income after tax

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Persons in low income after tax
(- 1990 to 1994)
  1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
  numbers in thousands
All persons 3,192 3,607 3,677 3,957 3,979
Under 18 years of age 942 1,036 1,035 1,180 1,135
18 to 64 1,935 2,235 2,338 2,439 2,567
65 and over 316 336 304 338 276
Males 1,393 1,645 1,681 1,817 1,818
Under 18 years of age 462 537 535 599 569
18 to 64 857 1,023 1,079 1,134 1,190
65 and over 74 85 67 84 58
Females 1,799 1,962 1,996 2,139 2,161
Under 18 years of age 480 499 500 580 566
18 to 64 1,077 1,212 1,259 1,305 1,377
65 and over 242 251 236 254 218
Persons in economic families 2,136 2,385 2,444 2,715 2,713
Males 939 1,100 1,105 1,228 1,237
Females 1,197 1,285 1,340 1,488 1,476
Persons 65 years of age and over 48 58 56 64 52
Males 26 30 27 34 26
Females 21 28 28 30E 27
Persons under 18 years of age 930 1,023 1,029 1,167 1,125
In two-parent families 475 532 509 603 609
In female lone-parent families 407 447 482 490 440
In all other economic families 39 35 32 63 72
Persons 18 to 64 years of age 1,145 1,289 1,344 1,468 1,515
Males 449 531 535 588 631
Females 696 757 809 881 884
Unattached individuals 1,056 1,222 1,233 1,241 1,266
Males 454 545 577 590 580
Females 602 677 656 651 686
Persons 65 years of age and over 268 278 248 274 224
Males 48 55 40 50 32
Females 221 223 208 224 192
Persons under 65 years of age 788 944 985 968 1,042
Males 407 490 536 540 548
Females 381 454 448 427 494

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