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Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            109
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 

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_004.htm