
Table 23. Single Years of Age - Poverty Status of People in 1997 1
(Numbers in thousands)
All Races White
Below Poverty Below Poverty
Level Level
Percent Percent
of of
Total Number Total Total Number Total
ALL INCOME LEVELS
RELATED CHILDREN
UNDER 18 YEARS
Total................. 69,844 13,422 19.2 54,870 8,441 15.4
0 Years................. 3,823 770 20.1 3,055 476 15.6
1 Year.................. 3,870 801 20.7 3,035 551 18.2
2 Years................. 3,774 822 21.8 3,053 572 18.7
3 Years................. 3,936 887 22.5 3,030 586 19.3
4 Years................. 3,921 837 21.3 3,094 537 17.4
5 Years................. 4,039 934 23.1 3,102 577 18.6
6 Years................. 4,008 805 20.1 3,175 478 15.0
7 Years................. 4,061 885 21.8 3,197 556 17.4
8 Years................. 3,881 810 20.9 3,023 493 16.3
9 Years................. 3,991 759 19.0 3,106 491 15.8
10 Years................ 3,974 698 17.6 3,142 438 13.9
11 Years................. 3,747 750 20.0 2,917 476 16.3
12 Years................. 3,822 689 18.0 2,970 394 13.3
13 Years................. 3,840 631 16.4 3,020 386 12.8
14 Years................. 3,776 667 17.7 2,965 415 14.0
15 Years................. 3,840 628 16.4 3,025 345 11.4
16 Years................. 3,786 530 14.0 2,969 348 11.7
17 Years................. 3,755 519 13.8 2,993 322 10.8
Table 23. Single Years of Age - Poverty Status of People in 1997 2
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Poverty Below Poverty
Level Level
Percent Percent
of of
Total Number Total Total Number Total
ALL INCOME LEVELS
RELATED CHILDREN
UNDER 18 YEARS
Total................. 11,193 4,116 36.8 10,625 3,865 36.4
0 Years................. 587 253 43.2 657 244 37.2
1 Year.................. 579 204 35.2 638 250 39.2
2 Years................. 536 201 37.5 715 292 40.8
3 Years................. 662 246 37.1 687 279 40.6
4 Years................. 588 246 41.9 699 260 37.3
5 Years................. 715 306 42.8 719 249 34.6
6 Years................. 635 286 45.0 643 240 37.4
7 Years................. 677 288 42.6 653 257 39.4
8 Years................. 656 260 39.6 560 210 37.5
9 Years................. 663 224 33.7 576 203 35.2
10 Years................ 641 221 34.5 583 204 35.0
11 Years................. 623 211 33.9 540 189 35.0
12 Years................. 630 226 35.8 495 168 34.0
13 Years................. 577 187 32.4 455 166 36.5
14 Years................. 600 213 35.4 503 166 32.9
15 Years................. 601 212 35.2 509 165 32.5
16 Years................. 623 161 25.9 499 157 31.5
17 Years................. 599 171 28.5 494 165 33.4