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Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            105
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1998 (BLACK)

                                                         All households with school age children                    
                                                             Receiving regular-price    Receiving free or reduced-  
                                                                  school lunch              price school lunch      
                                                   Number                       Number                       Number 
                                                       of                           of                           of 
                                         Number  children    Number  Percent  children    Number  Percent  children 
    Characteristics                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     BLACK                                 4844      8729      1562     32.2      2467      2359     48.7      4513 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                  4193      7512      1364     32.5      2132      1997     47.6      3798 
  Inside central cities...........         2729      4954       805     29.5      1286      1405     51.5      2713 
    One million or more...........         1980      3663       569     28.7       905      1018     51.4      2034 
    Under one million.............          749      1291       237     31.6       380       387     51.7       679 
  Outside central cities..........         1464      2558       558     38.1       846       592     40.4      1085 
    One million or more...........         1044      1826       373     35.7       564       412     39.5       732 
    Under one million.............          420       731       186     44.2       282       180     42.7       353 
Outside metropolitan areas........          651      1217       198     30.5       335       362     55.6       715 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          871      1617       225     25.8       343       461     52.9       893 
Midwest...........................          930      1674       320     34.3       516       448     48.1       850 
South.............................         2631      4734       865     32.9      1362      1317     50.1      2523 
West..............................          411       704       153     37.2       246       133     32.5       247 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................         2164      3735       976     45.1      1545       657     30.4      1266 
Renter occupied...................         2679      4994       586     21.9       922      1702     63.5      3247 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................         4844      8729      1562     32.2      2467      2359     48.7      4513 
  Worked..........................         3753      6648      1384     36.9      2199      1646     43.9      3100 
    Worked year-round, full-time..         2663      4557      1185     44.5      1862       914     34.3      1649 
  Did not work....................         1091      2082       177     16.3       268       713     65.3      1414 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            106
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1998 (BLACK)

                                                         All households with school age children                    
                                                             Receiving regular-price    Receiving free or reduced-  
                                                                  school lunch              price school lunch      
                                                   Number                       Number                       Number 
                                                       of                           of                           of 
                                         Number  children    Number  Percent  children    Number  Percent  children 
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
     Total age 16 to 64...........         4611      8343      1507     32.7      2389      2256     48.9      4329 
  No work disability..............         3932      7074      1414     36.0      2256      1770     45.0      3425 
  With a work disability..........          680      1269        93     13.7       133       486     71.5       905 
    severe work disability........          511       958        56     11.0        73       382     74.8       709 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................         4783      8634      1549     32.4      2450      2346     49.1      4487 
  Married-couple families.........         1890      3427       932     49.3      1561       543     28.7      1091 
  Male householder, wife absent...          320       498       109     34.2       133       131     40.8       231 
  Female householder, husband absent.      2573      4709       508     19.7       755      1673     65.0      3165 
Nonfamily households..............           61        96        13     21.1        18        13     21.5        27 
  Male householder................           35        57         9     26.8        14        13     37.4        27 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           26        39         3     13.4         3         0      0.0         0 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            107
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1998 (BLACK)

                                                      Households in poverty with school age children                
                                                             Receiving regular-price    Receiving free or reduced-  
                                                                  school lunch              price school lunch      
                                                   Number                       Number                       Number 
                                                       of                           of                           of 
                                         Number  children    Number  Percent  children    Number  Percent  children 
    Characteristics                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     BLACK                                 1445      3077       128      8.9       234      1160     80.3      2443 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                  1243      2634       114      9.2       219       988     79.5      2061 
  Inside central cities...........          924      1945        77      8.4       155       742     80.3      1541 
    One million or more...........          703      1512        50      7.2        92       574     81.7      1225 
    Under one million.............          221       433        27     12.1        64       167     75.7       316 
  Outside central cities..........          318       690        37     11.5        64       246     77.4       520 
    One million or more...........          217       459        31     14.1        56       158     72.8       322 
    Under one million.............          102       230         6      6.0         8        88     87.0       198 
Outside metropolitan areas........          202       443        14      7.0        14       172     85.1       383 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          339       751        31      9.1        56       265     78.3       576 
Midwest...........................          279       593        35     12.4        60       223     79.9       466 
South.............................          740      1550        51      6.9        93       614     83.0      1278 
West..............................           87       183        12     13.3        26        58     66.2       123 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................          308       667        36     11.8        66       216     70.1       498 
Renter occupied...................         1137      2411        92      8.1       168       945     83.1      1945 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................         1445      3077       128      8.9       234      1160     80.3      2443 
  Worked..........................          792      1750        69      8.7       152       639     80.7      1372 
    Worked year-round, full-time..          284       648        36     12.7        75       211     74.1       476 
  Did not work....................          653      1327        59      9.0        82       521     79.9      1071 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            108
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1998 (BLACK)

                                                      Households in poverty with school age children                
                                                             Receiving regular-price    Receiving free or reduced-  
                                                                  school lunch              price school lunch      
                                                   Number                       Number                       Number 
                                                       of                           of                           of 
                                         Number  children    Number  Percent  children    Number  Percent  children 
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
     Total age 16 to 64...........         1360      2927       121      8.9       221      1101     80.9      2327 
  No work disability..............         1014      2237        94      9.3       188       806     79.5      1764 
  With a work disability..........          346       690        27      7.7        33       295     85.1       563 
    severe work disability........          274       556        19      7.0        23       236     86.1       455 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................         1435      3062       126      8.8       230      1155     80.5      2435 
  Married-couple families.........          185       472        34     18.7        73       127     68.9       322 
  Male householder, wife absent...           73       138         7      9.8         9        63     86.0       117 
  Female householder, husband absent.      1177      2452        85      7.2       148       965     82.0      1996 
Nonfamily households..............           10        15         2     17.3         4         5     48.2         8 
  Male householder................            7        11         2     26.4         4         5     73.6         8 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............            4         4         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
                                                                                                        

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031999/noncash/3_003.htm