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Data Dictionary: ACS 2009 (1-Year Estimates)
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Data Source: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau
Universe: Black or African American Alone Population for whom poverty status Is determined
Variable Details
A13001B. Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months (Black or African American Alone)
Universe: Black or African American Alone Population for whom poverty status Is determined
A13001B_003 Income in 2009 At or Above Poverty Level
Percent base:
Black or African American Alone Population for Whom Poverty Status Is Determined: (SE:A13001B_001)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = ACS09:B17001B031
Variables used in the formula:
ACS09:B17001B031
Black or African American Alone Population for Whom Poverty Status Is Determined: Income in the Past 12 Months At or Above Poverty Level
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2009 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
  ACS 2009-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> 2009 Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Poverty Status of Households
Poverty Status of Households
The data on poverty status of households were derived from answers to the income questions. Since poverty is defined at the family level and not the household level, the poverty status of the household is determined by the poverty status of the householder. Households are classified as poor when the total income of the householder's family is below the appropriate poverty threshold. (For nonfamily householders, their own income is compared with the appropriate threshold.) The income of people living in the household who are unrelated to the householder is not considered when determining the poverty status of a household, nor does their presence affect the family size in determining the appropriate threshold. The poverty thresholds vary depending on three criteria: size of family, number of related children, and, for 1- and 2-person families, age of householder. See the table "The 2009 Poverty Factors" in "Appendix A". (For more information, see "Poverty Status" and "Income" under "Population Variables.")

Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2009 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
  ACS 2009-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> 2009 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Race -> Black or African American
Black or African American
A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as "Black, African American, or Negro," or provide written entries such as African American, Afro-American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian.