Table 5.

Cumulative Percentage of the U.S. Population Experiencing Poverty Across Age Intervals and Time Periods, by Race and Gender

Gender and Age Intervals	White				Nonwhite
	1968–1984		1985–2000		1968–1984		1985–2000
	%	90% Confidence Interval	%	90% Confidence Interval	%	90% Confidence Interval	%	90% Confidence Interval
Male
20–29	18.07	±0.48	26.09a	±2.90	48.41	±2.58	50.47	±3.98
30–39	13.72	±0.41	18.09a	±2.53	21.53	±0.97	40.80a	±4.16
40–49	8.06	±0.17	15.36a	±2.48	25.95	±1.71	45.12a	±6.22
50–59	11.09	±0.33	13.34	±3.17	25.95	±1.75	37.92a	±8.26
60–69	14.02	±0.55	19.29a	±3.47	39.06	±3.99	21.96	±8.57
70–79	16.95	±0.92	28.89a	±6.48	59.31	±17.44	68.56	±8.84
Female
20–29	23.35	±0.72	30.67a	±3.14	54.32	±3.24	49.80	±3.62
30–39	19.17	±0.60	19.50	±2.64	41.87	±2.73	51.32a	±3.42
40–49	12.07	±0.31	16.74a	±2.55	37.72	±2.28	41.40	±4.44
50–59	17.45	±0.62	19.78	±3.42	50.58	±5.16	48.06	±5.87
60–69	21.10	±0.89	23.57	±3.58	66.09	±10.38	43.46	±5.79
70–79	33.48	±2.83	37.36	±5.05	67.98	±18.85	69.02	±6.32

Notes: Percentages represent the cumulative percentage of white males, nonwhite males, white females, and nonwhite females experiencing at least one year below the official poverty line during 10-year age intervals at two different periods: 1968–1984 and 1985–2000.

Source: Authors’ calculations of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics data, 1968–2000.

^aSignificant increase at the .10 level from 1968–1984.