Table 23. Single Years of Age - Poverty Status of People in 1997                                   3
(Numbers in thousands)

                                          All Races                             White        
                                              Below Poverty                  Below Poverty   
                                                  Level                          Level       
                                                      Percent                        Percent 
                                                           of                             of 
                                    Total     Number    Total      Total     Number    Total 
BELOW 125 PERCENT                                                                            
OF POVERTY                                                                                   
RELATED CHILDREN                                                                             
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                               
   Total.................          69,844     17,144     24.5     54,870     11,083     20.2 
0 Years.................            3,823        996     26.1      3,055        653     21.4 
1 Year..................            3,870      1,048     27.1      3,035        740     24.4 
2 Years.................            3,774      1,045     27.7      3,053        749     24.5 
3 Years.................            3,936      1,117     28.4      3,030        736     24.3 
4 Years.................            3,921      1,080     27.5      3,094        710     23.0 
5 Years.................            4,039      1,187     29.4      3,102        785     25.3 
6 Years.................            4,008      1,009     25.2      3,175        604     19.0 
7 Years.................            4,061      1,086     26.7      3,197        710     22.2 
8 Years.................            3,881      1,017     26.2      3,023        627     20.7 
9 Years.................            3,991        961     24.1      3,106        621     20.0 
10 Years................            3,974        904     22.7      3,142        573     18.2 
11 Years.................           3,747        943     25.2      2,917        614     21.1 
12 Years.................           3,822        868     22.7      2,970        527     17.7 
13 Years.................           3,840        800     20.8      3,020        495     16.4 
14 Years.................           3,776        878     23.3      2,965        560     18.9 
15 Years.................           3,840        787     20.5      3,025        458     15.1 
16 Years.................           3,786        735     19.4      2,969        485     16.3 
17 Years.................           3,755        685     18.2      2,993        436     14.6 
Table 23. Single Years of Age - Poverty Status of People in 1997                                   4
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                 Black                Hispanic Origin        
                                              Below Poverty                  Below Poverty   
                                                  Level                          Level       
                                                      Percent                        Percent 
                                                           of                             of 
                                    Total     Number    Total      Total     Number    Total 
BELOW 125 PERCENT                                                                            
OF POVERTY                                                                                   
RELATED CHILDREN                                                                             
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                               
   Total.................          11,193      5,036     45.0     10,625      4,933     46.4 
0 Years.................              587        298     50.8        657        311     47.4 
1 Year..................              579        251     43.3        638        317     49.7 
2 Years.................              536        237     44.3        715        366     51.2 
3 Years.................              662        312     47.1        687        343     49.9 
4 Years.................              588        311     52.8        699        339     48.5 
5 Years.................              715        343     48.1        719        336     46.7 
6 Years.................              635        349     55.0        643        295     45.9 
7 Years.................              677        331     48.9        653        313     47.9 
8 Years.................              656        322     49.1        560        282     50.4 
9 Years.................              663        287     43.3        576        262     45.5 
10 Years................              641        286     44.6        583        261     44.8 
11 Years.................             623        261     41.8        540        246     45.6 
12 Years.................             630        261     41.4        495        213     43.1 
13 Years.................             577        240     41.7        455        215     47.1 
14 Years.................             600        272     45.3        503        202     40.1 
15 Years.................             601        240     39.9        509        200     39.4 
16 Years.................             623        220     35.3        499        213     42.6 
17 Years.................             599        213     35.6        494        219     44.3