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Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
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
HISPANIC ORIGIN 4269 7916 1065 24.9 1748 2173 50.9 4160
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 3905 7239 978 25.0 1599 1989 50.9 3796
Inside central cities........... 1989 3646 417 21.0 675 1125 56.6 2128
One million or more........... 1403 2554 291 20.7 459 788 56.1 1496
Under one million............. 586 1092 126 21.6 216 337 57.6 631
Outside central cities.......... 1916 3593 561 29.3 924 864 45.1 1668
One million or more........... 1447 2689 439 30.3 708 596 41.2 1159
Under one million............. 469 904 122 26.0 216 267 57.1 510
Outside metropolitan areas........ 364 677 87 23.9 149 184 50.6 364
REGION
Northeast......................... 682 1249 155 22.7 237 343 50.3 649
Midwest........................... 322 626 96 29.9 185 135 41.9 270
South............................. 1416 2461 394 27.8 607 695 49.1 1274
West.............................. 1849 3579 420 22.7 719 1001 54.1 1966
TENURE
Owner occupied.................... 2048 3783 719 35.1 1201 755 36.9 1483
Renter occupied................... 2222 4133 346 15.6 546 1418 63.8 2677
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 4269 7916 1065 24.9 1748 2173 50.9 4160
Worked.......................... 3515 6464 968 27.5 1596 1668 47.4 3178
Worked year-round, full-time.. 2536 4583 822 32.4 1357 1045 41.2 1996
Did not work.................... 754 1451 97 12.8 152 506 67.1 981
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics, 110
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
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........... 4175 7772 1035 24.8 1703 2128 51.0 4090
No work disability.............. 3818 7080 987 25.9 1630 1886 49.4 3600
With a work disability.......... 357 693 48 13.3 72 243 68.0 490
severe work disability........ 265 531 28 10.5 39 190 71.8 399
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD
Family household.................. 4206 7819 1061 25.2 1743 2160 51.4 4131
Married-couple families......... 2767 5177 795 28.7 1328 1291 46.6 2517
Male householder, wife absent... 279 449 81 28.9 118 130 46.7 224
Female householder, husband absent. 1160 2193 186 16.0 297 739 63.7 1390
Nonfamily households.............. 63 97 4 6.7 4 13 20.6 28
Male householder................ 39 62 4 10.6 4 11 27.9 26
Living alone.................. 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
Female householders............. 23 35 0 0.0 0 2 8.1 2
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, 111
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
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
HISPANIC ORIGIN 1203 2508 80 6.6 132 957 79.5 1966
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 1107 2308 77 6.9 129 883 79.8 1803
Inside central cities........... 679 1422 42 6.2 75 554 81.5 1126
One million or more........... 468 999 31 6.7 51 378 80.8 792
Under one million............. 211 424 11 5.2 23 176 83.3 334
Outside central cities.......... 428 885 34 8.0 54 329 77.0 677
One million or more........... 286 565 27 9.6 38 208 72.8 414
Under one million............. 142 320 7 4.7 16 121 85.6 263
Outside metropolitan areas........ 96 200 3 3.4 3 73 76.3 163
REGION
Northeast......................... 229 481 21 9.3 36 169 73.5 358
Midwest........................... 72 175 5 7.2 6 55 76.4 134
South............................. 365 702 26 7.1 43 293 80.3 561
West.............................. 537 1149 27 5.1 46 440 82.0 913
TENURE
Owner occupied.................... 290 624 29 9.9 46 222 76.6 487
Renter occupied................... 913 1883 51 5.6 86 735 80.5 1479
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 1203 2508 80 6.6 132 957 79.5 1966
Worked.......................... 756 1586 55 7.2 95 609 80.5 1250
Worked year-round, full-time.. 354 767 32 8.9 47 291 82.1 609
Did not work.................... 447 921 25 5.6 37 348 77.8 716
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics, 112
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
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........... 1174 2458 80 6.8 132 933 79.4 1926
No work disability.............. 984 2040 68 6.9 116 782 79.4 1588
With a work disability.......... 190 418 11 6.0 17 151 79.4 338
severe work disability........ 164 361 11 7.0 17 129 78.4 294
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD
Family household.................. 1184 2480 79 6.7 132 954 80.6 1961
Married-couple families......... 528 1137 40 7.5 64 430 81.5 916
Male householder, wife absent... 77 141 7 9.5 10 61 79.1 113
Female householder, husband absent. 579 1202 32 5.6 58 463 79.9 932
Nonfamily households.............. 19 27 1 3.0 1 3 14.7 5
Male householder................ 5 8 1 11.1 1 2 28.8 4
Living alone.................. 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
Female householders............. 14 20 0 0.0 0 1 9.4 1
Living alone.................. 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0