Table A-1. Poverty and 200 percent poverty thresholds used in this report, by survey year and household size

Trends in the Use of School Choice: 1993 to 2007

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Table A-1.

Poverty and 200 percent poverty thresholds used in this report, by survey year and household size

Household	Poverty threshold (Year)						200 percent poverty threshold (Year)
Household	1993	1996	1999	2003	2007		1993	1996	1999	2003	2007
1 person	$5,000	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000		$15,000	$15,000	$15,000	$20,000	$20,000
2 people	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	15,000		20,000	20,000	20,000	25,000	25,000
3 people	10,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	15,000		25,000	25,000	25,000	30,000	30,000
4 people	15,000	15,000	15,000	20,000	20,000		30,000	30,000	35,000	40,000	40,000
5 people	15,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	25,000		35,000	40,000	40,000	45,000	50,000
6 people	20,000	20,000	25,000	25,000	30,000		40,000	40,000	50,000	50,000	60,000
7 people	20,000	25,000	25,000	30,000	30,000		40,000	50,000	50,000	60,000	60,000
8 people	25,000	25,000	30,000	30,000	35,000		50,000	50,000	50,000	60,000	75,000
9 people or more	30,000	30,000	35,000	35,000	40,000		50,000	75,000	75,000	75,000	75,000
NOTE: The poverty thresholds were determined by rounding Census poverty thresholds to the nearest upper bound of an NHES income category. The 200 percent poverty thresholds were determined by multiplying Census poverty thresholds by 2 and then rounding to the nearest upper bound of an NHES income category.