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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                                                           One or more members received--                         
                                                              Social Security              AFDC or other non-SSI cash assistance  
                                                                       Mean amount (dol.)                      Mean amount (dol.) 
                                            Total    Number                      Standard    Number                      Standard 
                                         (thous.)  (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error  (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error 
HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                  
     Total                                  12960      3651      28.2      5968        81      2340      18.1      3593        90 
                                                                                                                                  
Race and Hispanic Origin of                                                                                                       
 Householder                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                  
White                                        9257      2735      29.5      5831        77      1393      15.1      3542       110 
Black                                        3131       835      26.7      6378       238       829      26.5      3425       146 
Hispanic Origin                              2231       365      16.4      5993       230       547      24.5      4192       187 
                                                                                                                                  
Type of Residence                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
Inside metropolitan areas                    9806      2527      25.8      6083       104      1875      19.1      3759       103 
  Inside central cities                      5500      1327      24.1      6097       161      1164      21.2      3737       134 
  Outside central cities                     4306      1200      27.9      6067       129       711      16.5      3796       161 
Outside metropolitan areas                   3154      1125      35.7      5711       142       464      14.7      2920       209 
                                                                                                                                  
Region                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                  
Northeast                                    2504       699      27.9      5887       138       558      22.3      3949       164 
Midwest                                      2576       703      27.3      6077       259       521      20.2      3513       187 
South                                        5135      1739      33.9      5930       107       666      13.0      2060        98 
West                                         2744       510      18.6      6060       213       595      21.7      5045       210 
                                                                                                                                  
Type of Household                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
Married-couple families                      2821       589      20.9      7398       224       332      11.8      4033       296 
  With related children under 18             1863       210      11.3      8486       452       309      16.6      4220       309 
    With related children under 6            1128        97       8.6      8356       751       197      17.4      4280       398 
Female householder, no husband present       3995       565      14.1      6144       245      1635      40.9      3723       103 
  With related children under 18             3614       404      11.2      6202       316      1609      44.5      3742       104 
    With related children under 6            1979       167       8.4      6143       562       985      49.7      3906       134 
Nonfamily households                         5636      2419      42.9      5532        86       272       4.8      2071       175 
  Single-person household                    4751      2273      47.8      5309        57       204       4.3      1903       198 
    65 years and over                        2026      1699      83.9      5314        65        44       2.2       608       165 
      Female                                 1698      1431      84.2      5316        70        34       2.0       619       214 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                                                           One or more members received--                         
                                                              Social Security              AFDC or other non-SSI cash assistance  
                                                                       Mean amount (dol.)                      Mean amount (dol.) 
                                            Total    Number                      Standard    Number                      Standard 
                                         (thous.)  (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error  (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error 
                                                                                                                                  
Educational Attainment by                                                                                                         
 Householder                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                  
  Less than 12 grade, no diploma             5342      1938      36.3      6009       121      1084      20.3      3894       142 
  High school graduate, no college           4288      1043      24.3      5873       136       782      18.2      3476       148 
  College: Less than bachelor's degree       2400       471      19.6      6069       189       432      18.0      3044       173 
           Bachelor's degree or more          930       200      21.5      5829       308        41       4.4      3629       773 
                                                                                                                                  
Work Experience in 1997 of                                                                                                        
 Householder                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                  
    Total, under 65 years                   10192      1410      13.8      6178       166      2270      22.3      3671        91 
Worked at full-time jobs                     3387       134       4.0      5195       481       560      16.5      2796       151 
  50 to 52 weeks                             1586        48       3.1      5661       749       131       8.2      2594       324 
Worked at part-time jobs                     2089       140       6.7      5735       450       462      22.1      3318       177 
Did not work                                 4715      1136      24.1      6348       190      1247      26.5      4195       132 
                                                                                                                                  
Year-Round Full-Time Workers                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                  
No workers                                  10445      3528      33.8      5946        81      2112      20.2      3677        96 
One worker                                   2231       106       4.8      6884       563       222       9.9      2738       245 
Two workers or more                           284        17       6.1      4884      1093         6       2.0      5630      2564 
                                                                                                                                  
Program Participation Status of                                                                                                   
 Household Members                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
One or more members received:                                                                                                     
  Cash assistance                            4034       986      24.4      5096       132      2340      58.0      3593        90 
    AFDC or other non-SSI                    2340       252      10.8      5230       330      2340     100.0      3593        90 
    SSI                                      2055       833      40.5      5067       131       360      17.5      2966       213 
  Food stamps                                4924      1143      23.2      5769       130      2145      43.6      3665        95 
  Housing assistance                         2728       756      27.7      5488       129       912      33.4      3443       138 
  Energy assistance                          1501       488      32.5      5575       164       567      37.8      3810       177 
  Free or reduced-price school lunches       3342       451      13.5      6974       324      1349      40.4      3956       126 
Household received both food stamps and                                                                                           
  cash assistance                            3132       653      20.8      5120       163      2145      68.5      3665        95 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                                                 One or more members received--                         
                                                          SSI                                 Food stamps               
                                                             Mean amount (dol.)                      Mean amount (dol.) 
                                           Number                      Standard    Number                      Standard 
                                         (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error  (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error 
HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY                                                                                  
                                                                                                                        
     Total                                   2055      15.9      4366        99      4924      38.0      1902        33 
                                                                                                                        
Race and Hispanic Origin of                                                                                             
 Householder                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
White                                        1364      14.7      4309       126      3145      34.0      1778        39 
Black                                         606      19.4      4360       166      1595      50.9      2116        63 
Hispanic Origin                               290      13.0      4781       268       999      44.8      2101        72 
                                                                                                                        
Type of Residence                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
Inside metropolitan areas                    1439      14.7      4512       118      3703      37.8      1910        37 
  Inside central cities                       950      17.3      4458       138      2328      42.3      1876        47 
  Outside central cities                      489      11.4      4618       222      1375      31.9      1968        62 
Outside metropolitan areas                    616      19.5      4025       221      1221      38.7      1878        86 
                                                                                                                        
Region                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                        
Northeast                                     452      18.0      4956       198      1080      43.1      1812        63 
Midwest                                       438      17.0      4293       199       943      36.6      1886        78 
South                                         883      17.2      3944       154      1968      38.3      1872        55 
West                                          282      10.3      4860       304       933      34.0      2086        79 
                                                                                                                        
Type of Household                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
Married-couple families                       280       9.9      5476       308       871      30.9      2150        76 
  With related children under 18              165       8.8      5709       444       722      38.7      2319        85 
    With related children under 6              79       7.0      5298       561       469      41.6      2393       113 
Female householder, no husband present        484      12.1      5013       204      2460      61.6      2472        46 
  With related children under 18              374      10.4      5101       234      2343      64.8      2522        48 
    With related children under 6             166       8.4      5127       378      1353      68.4      2615        65 
Nonfamily households                         1241      22.0      3788       117      1394      24.7       707        27 
  Single-person household                    1125      23.7      3590       113      1248      26.3       628        24 
    65 years and over                         485      23.9      2740       162       458      22.6       491        33 
      Female                                  405      23.8      2737       175       380      22.4       466        35 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                                                 One or more members received--                         
                                                          SSI                                 Food stamps               
                                                             Mean amount (dol.)                      Mean amount (dol.) 
                                           Number                      Standard    Number                      Standard 
                                         (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error  (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error 
                                                                                                                        
Educational Attainment by                                                                                               
 Householder                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
  Less than 12 grade, no diploma             1146      21.4      4381       135      2396      44.8      1882        49 
  High school graduate, no college            633      14.8      4337       164      1608      37.5      1970        57 
  College: Less than bachelor's degree        206       8.6      4376       365       786      32.7      1891        80 
           Bachelor's degree or more           70       7.5      4362       522       134      14.4      1514       156 
                                                                                                                        
Work Experience in 1997 of                                                                                              
 Householder                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
    Total, under 65 years                    1455      14.3      4932       116      4330      42.5      2054        35 
Worked at full-time jobs                      112       3.3      4584       352      1156      34.1      1989        63 
  50 to 52 weeks                               31       1.9      4827       765       394      24.9      1910       106 
Worked at part-time jobs                      127       6.1      4616       491       836      40.0      2306        79 
Did not work                                 1216      25.8      4997       125      2337      49.6      1997        50 
                                                                                                                        
Year-Round Full-Time Workers                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
No workers                                   1977      18.9      4341       102      4351      41.7      1897        36 
One worker                                     67       3.0      4800       436       544      24.4      1956        88 
Two workers or more                            10       3.6      6456      1604        29      10.1      1616       446 
                                                                                                                        
Program Participation Status of                                                                                         
 Household Members                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                        
One or more members received:                                                                                           
  Cash assistance                            2055      50.9      4366        99      3132      77.6      2057        43 
    AFDC or other non-SSI                     360      15.4      5102       259      2145      91.7      2566        50 
    SSI                                      2055     100.0      4366        99      1320      64.2      1212        53 
  Food stamps                                1320      26.8      4337       116      4924     100.0      1902        33 
  Housing assistance                          722      26.4      3975       153      1771      64.9      1880        54 
  Energy assistance                           473      31.5      4472       210      1186      79.0      2016        74 
  Free or reduced-price school lunches        422      12.6      5531       241      2236      66.9      2653        51 
Household received both food stamps and                                                                                 
  cash assistance                            1320      42.1      4337       116      3132     100.0      2057        43 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                                                 One or more members received--                         
                                                   Housing assistance             Free or reduced-price school lunches  
                                                             Mean amount (dol.)                      Mean amount (dol.) 
                                           Number                      Standard    Number                      Standard 
                                         (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error  (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error 
HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY                                                                                  
                                                                                                                        
     Total                                   2728      21.1      2730        32      3342      25.8       674        11 
                                                                                                                        
Race and Hispanic Origin of                                                                                             
 Householder                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
White                                        1599      17.3      2692        45      2044      22.1       641        12 
Black                                        1018      32.5      2777        48      1137      36.3       710        20 
Hispanic Origin                               473      21.2      3071        90       956      42.9       685        19 
                                                                                                                        
Type of Residence                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
Inside metropolitan areas                    2183      22.3      2779        36      2543      25.9       681        12 
  Inside central cities                      1483      27.0      2774        42      1534      27.9       689        16 
  Outside central cities                      699      16.2      2788        68      1009      23.4       667        19 
Outside metropolitan areas                    546      17.3      2534        87       799      25.3       654        25 
                                                                                                                        
Region                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                        
Northeast                                     770      30.8      3322        60       609      24.3       654        23 
Midwest                                       570      22.1      2132        56       584      22.7       649        27 
South                                         929      18.1      2499        43      1367      26.6       663        16 
West                                          460      16.7      2945        87       782      28.5       727        25 
                                                                                                                        
Type of Household                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
Married-couple families                       252       8.9      2188       103      1032      36.6       709        20 
  With related children under 18              186      10.0      2168       134      1024      54.9       712        20 
    With related children under 6             141      12.5      2114       146       564      50.0       709        29 
Female householder, no husband present       1281      32.1      2973        47      2120      53.1       665        13 
  With related children under 18             1219      33.7      2960        49      2095      58.0       669        13 
    With related children under 6             716      36.2      3022        62       956      48.3       642        20 
Nonfamily households                         1132      20.1      2533        42        32       0.6       496        47 
  Single-person household                    1084      22.8      2403        23         0       0.0         .         . 
    65 years and over                         457      22.6      2390        35         0       0.0         .         . 
      Female                                  375      22.1      2350        38         0       0.0         .         . 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                                                 One or more members received--                         
                                                   Housing assistance             Free or reduced-price school lunches  
                                                             Mean amount (dol.)                      Mean amount (dol.) 
                                           Number                      Standard    Number                      Standard 
                                         (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error  (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error 
                                                                                                                        
Educational Attainment by                                                                                               
 Householder                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
  Less than 12 grade, no diploma             1267      23.7      2726        47      1588      29.7       700        17 
  High school graduate, no college            880      20.5      2801        55      1113      26.0       665        17 
  College: Less than bachelor's degree        477      19.9      2634        86       576      24.0       621        22 
           Bachelor's degree or more          105      11.3      2612       124        65       7.0       668        65 
                                                                                                                        
Work Experience in 1997 of                                                                                              
 Householder                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
    Total, under 65 years                    2223      21.8      2800        38      3252      31.9       675        11 
Worked at full-time jobs                      525      15.5      2666        80      1201      35.5       685        17 
  50 to 52 weeks                              131       8.3      2277       151       606      38.2       727        24 
Worked at part-time jobs                      502      24.0      2760        88       683      32.7       694        25 
Did not work                                 1196      25.4      2876        50      1368      29.0       658        17 
                                                                                                                        
Year-Round Full-Time Workers                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
No workers                                   2539      24.3      2749        33      2487      23.8       664        13 
One worker                                    181       8.1      2521       162       762      34.1       701        21 
Two workers or more                             9       3.1      1543       140        93      32.7       720        58 
                                                                                                                        
Program Participation Status of                                                                                         
 Household Members                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                        
One or more members received:                                                                                           
  Cash assistance                            1510      37.4      2783        42      1573      39.0       694        16 
    AFDC or other non-SSI                     912      39.0      2960        58      1349      57.7       702        18 
    SSI                                       722      35.1      2486        53       422      20.5       696        37 
  Food stamps                                1771      36.0      2811        40      2236      45.4       686        13 
  Housing assistance                         2728     100.0      2730        32       992      36.4       658        17 
  Energy assistance                           523      34.8      2698        78       605      40.3       684        28 
  Free or reduced-price school lunches        992      29.7      2829        57      3342     100.0       674        11 
Household received both food stamps and                                                                                 
  cash assistance                            1240      39.6      2822        47      1459      46.6       701        17 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                                                 One or more members received--                         
                                          Employer subsidised health insurance                  Medicare                
                                                             Mean amount (dol.)                      Mean amount (dol.) 
                                           Number                      Standard    Number                      Standard 
                                         (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error  (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error 
HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY                                                                                  
                                                                                                                        
     Total                                   1491      11.5      2222        51      3851      29.7       459        30 
                                                                                                                        
Race and Hispanic Origin of                                                                                             
 Householder                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
White                                        1064      11.5      2233        60      2845      30.7       441        36 
Black                                         364      11.6      2113        96       886      28.3       508        58 
Hispanic Origin                               257      11.5      2652       124       422      18.9       435        64 
                                                                                                                        
Type of Residence                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
Inside metropolitan areas                    1143      11.7      2313        59      2810      28.7       525        38 
  Inside central cities                       632      11.5      2299        79      1466      26.7       556        45 
  Outside central cities                      511      11.9      2330        90      1343      31.2       492        63 
Outside metropolitan areas                    347      11.0      1924       112      1041      33.0       278        44 
                                                                                                                        
Region                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                        
Northeast                                     272      10.9      2519       127       799      31.9       699        83 
Midwest                                       349      13.5      2315        98       746      28.9       349        55 
South                                         507       9.9      1810        76      1744      34.0       369        38 
West                                          362      13.2      2488       108       562      20.5       540        86 
                                                                                                                        
Type of Household                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
Married-couple families                       466      16.5      2495        77       638      22.6       426        56 
  With related children under 18              362      19.4      2557        87       196      10.5       914       144 
    With related children under 6             237      21.0      2606       112        88       7.8       830       185 
Female householder, no husband present        543      13.6      2401        87       464      11.6       454        73 
  With related children under 18              520      14.4      2396        88       286       7.9       582        98 
    With related children under 6             275      13.9      2390       113       126       6.4       713       184 
Nonfamily households                          406       7.2      1655        94      2666      47.3       457        38 
  Single-person household                     172       3.6      1183        78      2504      52.7       273        18 
    65 years and over                          15       0.8      1523       236      1978      97.6       239        20 
      Female                                   15       0.9      1523       236      1663      97.9       236        21 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                                                 One or more members received--                         
                                          Employer subsidised health insurance                  Medicare                
                                                             Mean amount (dol.)                      Mean amount (dol.) 
                                           Number                      Standard    Number                      Standard 
                                         (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error  (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error 
                                                                                                                        
Educational Attainment by                                                                                               
 Householder                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
  Less than 12 grade, no diploma              414       7.8      2255        91      2045      38.3       480        45 
  High school graduate, no college            558      13.0      2274        81      1102      25.7       401        46 
  College: Less than bachelor's degree        331      13.8      2143       102       493      20.5       526        86 
           Bachelor's degree or more          188      20.2      2136       171       211      22.7       389       107 
                                                                                                                        
Work Experience in 1997 of                                                                                              
 Householder                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
    Total, under 65 years                    1437      14.1      2243        52      1167      11.4       849        79 
Worked at full-time jobs                      873      25.8      2252        66       109       3.2      1195       266 
  50 to 52 weeks                              496      31.3      2350        90        33       2.1      1560       536 
Worked at part-time jobs                      315      15.1      2139       116        90       4.3      1933       474 
Did not work                                  249       5.3      2343       114       968      20.5       709        77 
                                                                                                                        
Year-Round Full-Time Workers                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
No workers                                    596       5.7      1948        67      3725      35.7       437        29 
One worker                                    750      33.6      2377        71       110       4.9      1157       287 
Two workers or more                           145      51.0      2553       226        15       5.3       640       488 
                                                                                                                        
Program Participation Status of                                                                                         
 Household Members                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                        
One or more members received:                                                                                           
  Cash assistance                             146       3.6      2049       141      1193      29.6       693        61 
    AFDC or other non-SSI                     104       4.4      2194       183       231       9.9       806       144 
    SSI                                        47       2.3      1863       222      1068      52.0       696        65 
  Food stamps                                 314       6.4      2061       103      1134      23.0       676        62 
  Housing assistance                          141       5.2      2001       169       832      30.5      1097        80 
  Energy assistance                            50       3.3      2301       255       474      31.6       442        66 
  Free or reduced-price school lunches        446      13.4      2369        84       337      10.1       861       123 
Household received both food stamps and                                                                                 
  cash assistance                             103       3.3      2065       167       736      23.5       686        65 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                             One or more members received--     
                                                        Medicaid                
                                                             Mean amount (dol.) 
                                           Number                      Standard 
                                         (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error 
HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY                                          
                                                                                
     Total                                   6045      46.6       673        26 
                                                                                
Race and Hispanic Origin of                                                     
 Householder                                                                    
                                                                                
White                                        3960      42.8       683        31 
Black                                        1832      58.5       599        45 
Hispanic Origin                              1256      56.3       693        55 
                                                                                
Type of Residence                                                               
                                                                                
Inside metropolitan areas                    4572      46.6       677        31 
  Inside central cities                      2848      51.8       664        39 
  Outside central cities                     1724      40.0       698        50 
Outside metropolitan areas                   1473      46.7       660        59 
                                                                                
Region                                                                          
                                                                                
Northeast                                    1329      53.1       790        55 
Midwest                                      1144      44.4       696        64 
South                                        2309      45.0       507        35 
West                                         1263      46.0       830        71 
                                                                                
Type of Household                                                               
                                                                                
Married-couple families                      1155      40.9      1036        76 
  With related children under 18              948      50.9      1175        90 
    With related children under 6             646      57.3      1334       112 
Female householder, no husband present       2747      68.7       670        38 
  With related children under 18             2556      70.7       702        40 
    With related children under 6            1481      74.8       776        56 
Nonfamily households                         1909      33.9       379        33 
  Single-person household                    1665      35.1       221        20 
    65 years and over                         664      32.8       147        14 
      Female                                  554      32.6       145        15 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                             One or more members received--     
                                                        Medicaid                
                                                             Mean amount (dol.) 
                                           Number                      Standard 
                                         (thous.)   Percent     Value     Error 
                                                                                
Educational Attainment by                                                       
 Householder                                                                    
                                                                                
  Less than 12 grade, no diploma             2926      54.8       639        39 
  High school graduate, no college           2004      46.7       664        41 
  College: Less than bachelor's degree        932      38.8       779        70 
           Bachelor's degree or more          183      19.7       758       151 
                                                                                
Work Experience in 1997 of                                                      
 Householder                                                                    
                                                                                
    Total, under 65 years                    5115      50.2       754        30 
Worked at full-time jobs                     1339      39.5      1066        60 
  50 to 52 weeks                              510      32.1      1188        97 
Worked at part-time jobs                      926      44.3       923        77 
Did not work                                 2850      60.4       552        38 
                                                                                
Year-Round Full-Time Workers                                                    
                                                                                
No workers                                   5227      50.0       603        27 
One worker                                    757      33.9      1127        80 
Two workers or more                            61      21.6       995       318 
                                                                                
Program Participation Status of                                                 
 Household Members                                                              
                                                                                
One or more members received:                                                   
  Cash assistance                            3910      96.9       736        35 
    AFDC or other non-SSI                    2302      98.4       920        51 
    SSI                                      1963      95.5       658        49 
  Food stamps                                4188      85.1       786        33 
  Housing assistance                         2044      74.9       852        44 
  Energy assistance                          1188      79.1       798        63 
  Free or reduced-price school lunches       2382      71.3       846        48 
Household received both food stamps and                                         
  cash assistance                            3066      97.9       833        41 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                            Social Security            AFDC                   SSI               Food Stamps     
                                         Mean agg  Stderr agg  Mean agg  Stderr agg  Mean agg  Stderr agg  Mean agg  Stderr agg 
HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Total                               21791254  1.65441E11   8405090  4.83555E10   8972424  5.62417E10   9365226  2.86957E10 
                                                                                                                                
Race and Hispanic Origin of                                                                                                     
 Householder                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
White                                    15946261  1.11172E11   4935213  2.71447E10   5876171  3.74487E10   5591751  1.60481E10 
Black                                     5325880  5.01613E10   2838475  1.57439E10   2641414  1.56463E10   3373550  1.12824E10 
Hispanic Origin                           2190316  1.60195E10   2291807  1.38834E10   1388409  9126513411   2098339  6537341482 
                                                                                                                                
Type of Residence                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Inside metropolitan areas                15368708  1.21832E11   7049645  4.18172E10   6494767  4.11977E10   7072865  2.13807E10 
  Inside central cities                   8091317   6.7911E10   4350412  2.62037E10   4235205  2.59372E10   4366529  1.30609E10 
  Outside central cities                  7277391  5.39211E10   2699233  1.56135E10   2259562  1.52605E10   2706336  8319732448 
Outside metropolitan areas                6422546  4.36085E10   1355445  6538342037   2477657   1.5044E10   2292360  7315062678 
                                                                                                                                
Region                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Northeast                                 4112718  2.87171E10   2202777  1.27187E10   2237596  1.49527E10   1957280  5783649141 
Midwest                                   4274597  3.91463E10   1830607  1.02209E10   1881622   1.1096E10   1777494  5522405564 
South                                    10310615  7.43833E10   1371816  4439996505   3484630  2.07872E10   3684707  1.13051E10 
West                                      3093325  2.31938E10   2999890  2.09759E10   1368576  9405748355   1945744  6084607921 
                                                                                                                                
Type of Household                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Married-couple families                   4356956  3.93673E10   1337245  9347769877   1530712  1.14101E10   1873065  5828860178 
  With related children under 18          1786131  1.88708E10   1304748  9243245264    939294  7548915203   1674151  5428992246 
    With related children under 6          813241  8980323082    842078  6113208303    420852  3044135689   1121925  3827756031 
Female householder, no husband present    3468461  2.91578E10   6086119  3.43602E10   2427550  1.61574E10   6079269  2.03327E10 
  With related children under 18          2506070  2.22302E10   6021295  3.41062E10   1908858  1.28895E10   5908441  1.99977E10 
    With related children under 6         1026013  9913131202   3845177  2.21686E10    851962  5983064797   3539194  1.24108E10 
Nonfamily households                     13382887  9.16584E10    563293  2096021849   4700709  2.63787E10    985635  1290462274 
  Single-person household                12064880  7.09031E10    388543  1408300607   4037543  2.11503E10    783209   869179209 
    65 years and over                     9031702   5.2958E10     26677    37584885   1328484  6180183271    225163   202609461 
      Female                              7604755  4.45866E10     20913    34276281   1108271  5099676032    177017   154401115 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                            Social Security            AFDC                   SSI               Food Stamps     
                                         Mean agg  Stderr agg  Mean agg  Stderr agg  Mean agg  Stderr agg  Mean agg  Stderr agg 
                                                                                                                                
Educational Attainment by                                                                                                       
 Householder                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Less than 12 grade, no diploma         11647884  9.24098E10   4222660  2.61923E10   5020408  3.17769E10   4509746  1.41288E10 
  High school graduate, no college        6123139  4.41385E10   2719614  1.49427E10   2744332  1.63208E10   3167141  9653616536 
  College: Less than bachelor's degree    2857044  2.05685E10   1314953  6277161191    901672  6260744087   1485425  4428095435 
           Bachelor's degree or more      1163187  8323783977    147863   943318724    306012  1883168634    202914   485229422 
                                                                                                                                
Work Experience in 1997 of                                                                                                      
 Householder                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
    Total, under 65 years                 8711026  7.63198E10   8332780  4.81618E10   7178216  4.70991E10   8894400  2.77934E10 
Worked at full-time jobs                   695813  5316520564   1566634  7308439703    512836  2984322479   2299386  6752688812 
  50 to 52 weeks                           273890  2088838910    338826  1611873159    148035   939781463    753018  2151117558 
Worked at part-time jobs                   802254  6226549960   1534150  7836438965    588382  4317737338   1928918  6216565395 
Did not work                              7212959  6.47767E10   5231996   3.3017E10   6076998   3.9797E10   4666095  1.48242E10 
                                                                                                                                
Year-Round Full-Time Workers                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
No workers                               20975583  1.58383E11   7765530  4.52134E10   8581896  5.37895E10   8256024  2.55347E10 
One worker                                 731458  6500618617    607448  2873651179    323818  1908971250   1062987  3019744257 
Two workers or more                         84213   556657550     32112   268401321     66710   543166806     46216   141318313 
                                                                                                                                
Program Participation Status of                                                                                                 
 Household Members                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
One or more members received:                                                                                                   
  Cash assistance                         5022570  3.25779E10   8405090  4.83555E10   8972424  5.62417E10   6442195  2.07529E10 
    AFDC or other non-SSI                 1318985  9726626232   8405090  4.83555E10   1837447  1.29458E10   5505789  1.88116E10 
    SSI                                   4219301   2.6253E10   1067996  5583659737   8972424  5.62417E10   1599534  3977249346 
  Food stamps                             6593587  4.71078E10   7862017  4.57402E10   5723804  3.44764E10   9365226  2.86957E10 
  Housing assistance                      4148892  2.66404E10   3140369   1.7306E10   2867705  1.63565E10   3329624  1.00686E10 
  Energy assistance                       2719249  1.77677E10   2159442  1.23427E10   2114901  1.34841E10   2390535  7943804075 
  Free or reduced-price school lunches    3147078  3.06918E10   5337423  3.29697E10   2331664  1.71093E10   5933500  2.09787E10 
Household received both food stamps and                                                                                         
  cash assistance                         3340893  2.17319E10   7862017  4.57402E10   5723804  3.44764E10   6442195  2.07529E10 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                          Housing Assistance      School lunches      Emp sub hlth insur         Medicare       
                                         Mean agg  Stderr agg  Mean agg  Stderr agg  Mean agg  Stderr agg  Mean agg  Stderr agg 
HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Total                                7448027  2.34996E10   2253153  2032379691   3312485  9686682650   1765722  6216047250 
                                                                                                                                
Race and Hispanic Origin of                                                                                                     
 Householder                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
White                                     4303500  1.36707E10   1310683  1083340198   2376453  6954908709   1253423  4770400070 
Black                                     2827743  8813112216    807282   779244060    768794  2121963232    450680  1305754060 
Hispanic Origin                           1451533  5194644659    655205   579106365    681098  2224401743    183417   380134995 
                                                                                                                                
Type of Residence                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Inside metropolitan areas                 6065121  1.93735E10   1730897  1583089798   2644328  7988184802   1475923  5551654397 
  Inside central cities                   4115088    1.301E10   1057738   989015122   1452996  4351395739    815536  2275622569 
  Outside central cities                  1950033  6363473923    673159   594074676   1191331  3636789064    660387  3276031827 
Outside metropolitan areas                1382906  4126136172    522255   449289894    668158  1698497848    289799   664392853 
                                                                                                                                
Region                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Northeast                                 2559203  9516107329    398598   352193546    685256  2303691881    558965  2527369050 
Midwest                                   1214429  3000643299    378923   342785485    807772  2339358338    260631   748885589 
South                                     2320882  6398511805    906928   779081948    918259  2226477954    642674  1892266579 
West                                      1353512  4584335526    568703   558318712    901198  2817154477    303452  1047526032 
                                                                                                                                
Type of Household                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Married-couple families                    551028  1480405407    732105   695054613   1163889  3431990538    271895   631774446 
  With related children under 18           404093  1132429625    729214   694083307    925865  2771766722    179460   491344937 
    With related children under 6          298446   804969013    400238   390045655    617230  1898162216     73453   170565003 
Female householder, no husband present    3809154  1.28227E10   1410370  1256910524   1304392  4053942183    210568   563777877 
  With related children under 18          3607446  1.21232E10   1401787  1254026716   1246851  3844098199    166442   421179199 
    With related children under 6         2164489  7345205444    613701   537108084    656336  1964314077     89943   284118487 
Nonfamily households                      2867928  8199295776     15641     8639247    671257  1705480190   1218794  4745566486 
  Single-person household                 2603869  6501418069         0           0    202980   313778154    683785  1045100084 
    65 years and over                     1092524  2714350292         0           0     23572    41334977    472523   728776441 
      Female                               880194  2152102890         0           0     23572    41334977    393293   603772734 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                          Housing Assistance      School lunches      Emp sub hlth insur         Medicare       
                                         Mean agg  Stderr agg  Mean agg  Stderr agg  Mean agg  Stderr agg  Mean agg  Stderr agg 
                                                                                                                                
Educational Attainment by                                                                                                       
 Householder                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Less than 12 grade, no diploma          3453991  1.08739E10   1111818  1068704393    933603  2689844504    981984  3870172712 
  High school graduate, no college        2464957  7851317861    740440   641904699   1267860  3725179794    442428  1234235859 
  College: Less than bachelor's degree    1255737  3991289721    357236   285122301    709403  1991534171    259254   870673972 
           Bachelor's degree or more       273342   783042426     43658    36648299    401619  1280124181     82056   240964707 
                                                                                                                                
Work Experience in 1997 of                                                                                                      
 Householder                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
    Total, under 65 years                 6225481  2.04034E10   2196630  1981040831   3222719  9483860718    990715  4330624277 
Worked at full-time jobs                  1400855  4453205119    823036   727780615   1965414  5799327894    130018   499282083 
  50 to 52 weeks                           298738   842018698    440720   403849323   1165230  3550705098     51418   208063630 
Worked at part-time jobs                  1385105  4613322869    473826   448864340    674477  1989776777    174265  1084975097 
Did not work                              3439520  1.13369E10    899768   804395876    582828  1694756047    686432  2746367097 
                                                                                                                                
Year-Round Full-Time Workers                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
No workers                                6978331  2.19748E10   1651820  1493103295   1160994  2919609059   1628252  5627509214 
One worker                                 456269  1503469179    534341   479145792   1781887  5386900758    127773   559947693 
Two workers or more                         13426    21330256     66991    60130604    369604  1380172833      9696    28590342 
                                                                                                                                
Program Participation Status of                                                                                                 
 Household Members                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
One or more members received:                                                                                                   
  Cash assistance                         4202698  1.33601E10   1091692  1032997754    299753   788478621    826886  2737084177 
    AFDC or other non-SSI                 2699545  9134054919    946842   911787539    227697   646801720    186273   606184636 
    SSI                                   1793949  5068103625    293282   301498356     87348   207073599    743545  2513451309 
  Food stamps                             4978874  1.60824E10   1534525  1425804664    646298  1757683355    766209  2515525801 
  Housing assistance                      7448027  2.34996E10    652857   552434978    281481   795174434    912759  2802391162 
  Energy assistance                       1411518  4495674498    413765   402702252    114105   327941706    209374   494404808 
  Free or reduced-price school lunches    2807106  9271130335   2253153  2032379691   1057505  3079531215    290358   955980522 
Household received both food stamps and                                                                                         
  cash assistance                         3499203  1.12463E10   1022339   980679757    212655   559535855    505041  1294606741 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                               Medicaid                 
                                         Mean agg  Stderr agg     bcell 
HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY                                  
                                                                        
     Total                                4066193  1.30084E10      2442 
                                                                        
Race and Hispanic Origin of                                             
 Householder                                                            
                                                                        
White                                     2703774  7976312337      2442 
Black                                     1097829  3438045969      2442 
Hispanic Origin                            870479  2584600494      2442 
                                                                        
Type of Residence                                                       
                                                                        
Inside metropolitan areas                 3093138  1.03038E10      2442 
  Inside central cities                   1889452  6387571044      2442 
  Outside central cities                  1203686  3916185879      2442 
Outside metropolitan areas                 973055  2704655025      3663 
                                                                        
Region                                                                  
                                                                        
Northeast                                 1050033  3404535524      2076 
Midwest                                    796273  2685871043      2515 
South                                     1170815  3061288740      2637 
West                                      1049071  3856716640      2662 
                                                                        
Type of Household                                                       
                                                                        
Married-couple families                   1196214  4410170732      2442 
  With related children under 18          1113459  4273233613      2442 
    With related children under 6          862110  3290351885      2442 
Female householder, no husband present    1840490  5711284379      2442 
  With related children under 18          1793994  5558478369      2442 
    With related children under 6         1149032  3660176559      2442 
Nonfamily households                       723317  1888075189      2442 
  Single-person household                  368095   522111624      2442 
    65 years and over                       97883    47881743      2442 
      Female                                80263    39055605      2442 
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Table 7.  Income of Households From Specified Sources,by Poverty Status:  1997 (HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSEHOLDER IN POVERTY)

                                               Medicaid                 
                                         Mean agg  Stderr agg     bcell 
                                                                        
Educational Attainment by                                               
 Householder                                                            
                                                                        
  Less than 12 grade, no diploma          1870822  6616051664      2442 
  High school graduate, no college        1330579  3688596894      2442 
  College: Less than bachelor's degree     725813  2286199270      2442 
           Bachelor's degree or more       138980   417564119      2442 
                                                                        
Work Experience in 1997 of                                              
 Householder                                                            
                                                                        
    Total, under 65 years                 3856866  1.25766E10      2442 
Worked at full-time jobs                  1427532  4130586449      2442 
  50 to 52 weeks                           605347  1727171308      2442 
Worked at part-time jobs                   854710  2850215314      2442 
Did not work                              1574624  5595790878      2442 
                                                                        
Year-Round Full-Time Workers                                            
                                                                        
No workers                                3152259  1.03478E10      2442 
One worker                                 852929  2444614808      2442 
Two workers or more                         61004   216040948      2442 
                                                                        
Program Participation Status of                                         
 Household Members                                                      
                                                                        
One or more members received:                                           
  Cash assistance                         2877205  9806842711      2442 
    AFDC or other non-SSI                 2118620  7482761016      2442 
    SSI                                   1291206  4636356003      2442 
  Food stamps                             3290768   1.0614E10      2442 
  Housing assistance                      1741320  4806451702      2442 
  Energy assistance                        948133  3029081797      2442 
  Free or reduced-price school lunches    2015996  7145020349      2442 
Household received both food stamps and                                 
  cash assistance                         2552840  8734564004      2442 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031998/rdcall/7_002.htm