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Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                                     113
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  1998 (ALL RACES)

                                                All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                           Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
    Characteristics                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
     ALL RACES                             34633      4808      13.9     11436      8127      2709      33.3      6807 
                                                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas                  29544      3935      13.3      9560      6686      2171      32.5      5661 
  Inside central cities...........         16051      2563      16.0      6095      4245      1539      36.3      3883 
    One million or more...........         10958      1713      15.6      4251      2868       999      34.9      2647 
    Under one million.............          5093       850      16.7      1844      1377       540      39.2      1236 
  Outside central cities..........         13494      1372      10.2      3464      2442       631      25.9      1778 
    One million or more...........          9705       897       9.2      2179      1587       390      24.6      1059 
    Under one million.............          3789       475      12.5      1285       854       241      28.2       718 
Outside metropolitan areas........          5089       873      17.2      1877      1440       538      37.4      1147 
                                                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
Northeast.........................          7416      1433      19.3      3277      1821       771      42.3      1900 
Midwest...........................          7048      1058      15.0      2397      1576       591      37.5      1418 
South.............................         11439      1521      13.3      3667      2797       948      33.9      2347 
West..............................          8730       796       9.1      2095      1934       400      20.7      1142 
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                                     114
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  1998 (ALL RACES)

                                                All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                           Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................         30325      3628      12.0      9985      7001      2217      31.7      6215 
  15 to 24 years..................          4743       601      12.7      1604      1537       397      25.8      1131 
  25 to 34 years..................         10300       977       9.5      3273      2110       635      30.1      2178 
  35 to 44 years..................          7926       970      12.2      2954      1692       564      33.3      1784 
  45 to 54 years..................          4743       572      12.1      1364       927       317      34.2       718 
  55 to 64 years..................          2614       508      19.4       789       735       304      41.3       403 
65 years and over.................          4308      1179      27.4      1452      1125       492      43.7       593 
  65 to 74 years..................          1938       519      26.8       690       507       212      41.8       281 
  75 years and over...............          2370       661      27.9       762       619       280      45.3       311 
                                                                                                                       
Mean age......................              41.4      47.5       (x)       (x)      41.4      44.5       (x)       (x) 
                                                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
Total civilian....................         34633      4808      13.9     11436      8127      2709      33.3      6807 
  Worked..........................         25623      2200       8.6      6528      3824      1063      27.8      3411 
    Worked year-round, full-time..         17319       860       5.0      2602      1104       237      21.5       856 
  Did not work....................          9010      2608      28.9      4908      4302      1646      38.3      3396 
                                                                                                                       
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
     Total age 16 to 64..........          30312      3628      12.0      9985      6996      2217      31.7      6215 
  No work disability..............         25855      2266       8.8      7121      4796      1261      26.3      4223 
  With a work disability..........          4457      1362      30.6      2864      2200       956      43.5      1991 
    severe work disability........          3186      1149      36.1      2320      1814       817      45.0      1619 
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                                     115
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  1998 (ALL RACES)

                                                All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                           Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                       
Family household..................         18651      2693      14.4      9193      4637      1603      34.6      5646 
  Married-couple families.........         10041       716       7.1      2695      1358       298      21.9      1197 
  Male householder, wife absent...          1772       109       6.2       367       302        57      18.8       185 
  Female householder, husband absent.       6837      1868      27.3      6131      2977      1248      41.9      4264 
Nonfamily households..............         15982      2115      13.2      2243      3489      1106      31.7      1161 
  Male householder................          7978       684       8.6       761      1431       354      24.8       389 
    Living alone..................          5896       627      10.6       627      1051       325      30.9       325 
  Female householders.............          8004      1431      17.9      1482      2059       752      36.5       773 
    Living alone..................          6704      1388      20.7      1388      1752       736      42.0       736 
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                                     116
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  1998 (ALL RACES)

                                                All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                           Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                       
No children.......................         20400      2376      11.6      2782      3831      1202      31.4      1361 
One or more related                                                                                                    
Children                                   14060      2426      17.3      8633      4250      1507      35.5      5446 
  Child under 18 years..............       12535      2214      17.7      8025      4071      1446      35.5      5286 
    All under 6 years...............        3857       576      14.9      1692      1160       381      32.9      1144 
    Some under 6 years,                                                                                                
    Some 6 to 17 years..............        3026       687      22.7      3190      1320       481      36.5      2224 
    All 6 to 17 years...............        5652       951      16.8      3142      1591       583      36.7      1917 
  One child.......................          5414       809      14.9      2031      1345       457      33.9      1126 
    Under 6 years.................          2578       368      14.3       896       697       220      31.5       541 
    6 to 17 years.................          2836       441      15.5      1134       649       237      36.6       585 
  Two or more children............          7120      1405      19.7      5994      2726       989      36.3      4160 
    All under 6 years.............          1278       208      16.3       796       463       162      34.9       604 
    Some under 6 years............          3026       687      22.7      3190      1320       481      36.5      2224 
    All 6 to 17 years.............          2816       510      18.1      2008       942       346      36.7      1332 
  Mean children...................          1.91      2.13       (x)       (x)      2.25      2.26       (x)       (x) 
  Child 18 years and over.........          2928       484      16.5      1913       569       213      37.5       883 
One or more unrelated                                                                                                  
Children under 18.................           263        10       3.9        51        84         1       1.5         7 
  All under 6 years...............           106         1       1.0         6        44         0       0.0         0 
  Some under 6 years,                                                                                                  
  Some 6 to 17 years..............            28         7      23.7        28         8         1      16.5         7 
  All 6 to 17 years...............           129         3       2.0        17        32         0       0.0         0 
                                                                                                                       
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
No elderly........................         29885      3585      12.0      9845      6930      2204      31.8      6178 
One or more elderly...............          4748      1222      25.7      1591      1196       505      42.2       629 
  All members elderly.............          3678      1083      29.5      1161      1006       451      44.9       461 
  Elderly householder or spouse only..      4286      1188      27.7      1471      1115       498      44.7       605 
  Elderly other relative only.....           311        22       7.1        95        41         6      14.3        22 
  Elderly nonrelative only........            41         2       5.3         4        14         1       8.6         2 

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/4_001.htm