Table 3. Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons 37
in 1998
In household that
In household that received means-
received means- tested assistance
tested assistance excl.school lunch
Total Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristic
BLACK
ALL INCOME LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total...................... 34,877 16,579 47.5 13,590 39.0
Under 18 years............... 11,317 7,398 65.4 5,819 51.4
18 to 24 years............... 3,828 1,775 46.4 1,570 41.0
25 to 34 years............... 5,256 2,121 40.3 1,707 32.5
35 to 44 years............... 5,613 2,278 40.6 1,810 32.2
45 to 54 years............... 3,854 1,170 30.3 993 25.8
55 to 59 years............... 1,245 420 33.7 367 29.5
60 to 64 years............... 1,040 400 38.4 349 33.5
65 years and over............ 2,723 1,018 37.4 976 35.8
65 to 74 years............. 1,603 639 39.8 607 37.9
75 years and over......... 1,120 380 33.9 369 32.9
Male
Total...................... 16,261 7,109 43.7 5,793 35.6
Under 18 years............... 5,773 3,735 64.7 2,936 50.9
18 to 24 years............... 1,749 687 39.2 605 34.6
25 to 34 years............... 2,365 691 29.2 559 23.6
35 to 44 years............... 2,579 864 33.5 701 27.2
45 to 54 years............... 1,729 453 26.2 390 22.5
55 to 59 years............... 536 166 30.9 145 27.0
60 to 64 years............... 451 155 34.4 117 25.9
65 years and over............ 1,079 359 33.3 341 31.6
65 to 74 years............ 660 248 37.6 239 36.2
75 years and over........ 419 111 26.4 102 24.3
Female
Total....................... 18,616 9,470 50.9 7,797 41.9
Under 18 years............... 5,544 3,664 66.1 2,882 52.0
18 to 24 years............... 2,078 1,089 52.4 965 46.4
25 to 34 years............... 2,892 1,429 49.4 1,148 39.7
35 to 44 years............... 3,035 1,414 46.6 1,109 36.5
45 to 54 years............... 2,125 717 33.7 603 28.4
55 to 59 years............... 708 254 35.8 222 31.4
60 to 64 years............... 589 245 41.5 232 39.4
65 years and over............ 1,644 659 40.1 635 38.6
65 to 74 years............ 943 391 41.4 368 39.1
75 years and over........ 701 269 38.3 267 38.1
Table 3. Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons 38
in 1998
In household that
In household that received means-
received means- tested assistance
tested assistance excl.school lunch
Total Number Percent Number Percent
Household relationship
Total......................... 34,877 16,579 47.5 13,590 39.0
65 years and over.......... 2,723 1,018 37.4 976 35.8
In families.................. 29,333 14,784 50.4 11,863 40.4
Householder................ 8,452 3,917 46.4 3,192 37.8
Under 65 years........... 7,489 3,551 47.4 2,840 37.9
65 years and over........ 962 366 38.1 352 36.6
Related children
Under 18 years........... 11,176 7,308 65.4 5,751 51.5
Under 6 years........... 3,549 2,335 65.8 2,027 57.1
6 to 17 years.......... 7,628 4,972 65.2 3,724 48.8
Own children 18 years and over 4,035 1,839 45.6 1,597 39.6
In married-couple families 14,241 4,440 31.2 3,062 21.5
Husbands................... 4,031 1,027 25.5 741 18.4
Under 65 years........... 3,469 884 25.5 607 17.5
65 years and over........ 562 143 25.5 134 23.8
Wives...................... 3,896 997 25.6 708 18.2
Under 65 years........... 3,506 922 26.3 635 18.1
65 years and over........ 390 75 19.3 73 18.7
Related children
Under 18 years........... 4,426 1,822 41.2 1,143 25.8
Under 6 years.......... 1,334 502 37.6 366 27.4
6 to 17 years.......... 3,091 1,319 42.7 778 25.2
Own children 18 years and over 1,550 476 30.7 387 25.0
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present 13,156 9,484 72.1 8,146 61.9
Householder................ 3,813 2,640 69.2 2,252 59.1
Under 65 years........... 3,442 2,437 70.8 2,054 59.7
65 years and over........ 371 203 54.8 199 53.6
Related children
Under 18 years........... 6,152 5,086 82.7 4,323 70.3
Under 6 years.......... 2,027 1,703 84.0 1,554 76.7
6 to 17 years.......... 4,125 3,383 82.0 2,769 67.1
18 years and over........ 2,221 1,238 55.7 1,105 49.8
Table 3. Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons 39
in 1998
In household that
In household that received means-
received means- tested assistance
tested assistance excl.school lunch
Total Number Percent Number Percent
In families with male householder
no spouse present 1,936 860 44.4 655 33.9
Householder.............. 660 253 38.3 203 30.8
Under 65 years......... 594 221 37.2 174 29.2
65 years and over...... 65 31 (B) 30 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years......... 599 400 66.7 285 47.6
Under 6 years........ 187 130 69.6 107 57.4
6 to 17 years........ 412 270 65.5 178 43.1
18 years and over...... 264 125 47.4 104 39.5
In unrelated subfamilies 154 113 73.7 84 54.8
Under 18 years............. 92 70 75.5 48 51.4
Under 6 years............ 47 41 (B) 32 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 46 29 (B) 15 (B)
18 years and over.......... 61 44 (B) 37 (B)
Unrelated individuals...... 5,390 1,682 31.2 1,643 30.5
Male....................... 2,632 759 28.8 730 27.7
Under 65 years........... 2,303 627 27.2 599 26.0
Living alone........... 1,328 309 23.2 309 23.2
65 years and over........ 329 132 40.0 132 40.0
Living alone........... 218 84 38.5 84 38.5
Female..................... 2,758 923 33.4 913 33.1
Under 65 years........... 2,075 637 30.7 627 30.2
Living alone........... 1,447 412 28.5 412 28.5
65 years and over........ 684 286 41.8 286 41.8
Living alone........... 646 267 41.3 267 41.3
Table 3. Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons 40
in 1998
In household that
received means- In household that
tested cash received food
assistance stamps
Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristic
BLACK
ALL INCOME LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total...................... 6,534 18.7 7,039 20.2
Under 18 years............... 2,879 25.4 3,642 32.2
18 to 24 years............... 726 19.0 761 19.9
25 to 34 years............... 778 14.8 853 16.2
35 to 44 years............... 826 14.7 830 14.8
45 to 54 years............... 505 13.1 350 9.1
55 to 59 years............... 192 15.4 126 10.1
60 to 64 years............... 164 15.8 136 13.1
65 years and over............ 464 17.0 341 12.5
65 to 74 years............. 275 17.1 186 11.6
75 years and over......... 189 16.9 155 13.8
Male
Total...................... 2,831 17.4 2,868 17.6
Under 18 years............... 1,490 25.8 1,861 32.2
18 to 24 years............... 275 15.7 256 14.6
25 to 34 years............... 248 10.5 190 8.0
35 to 44 years............... 313 12.1 233 9.0
45 to 54 years............... 198 11.5 135 7.8
55 to 59 years............... 85 15.9 47 8.7
60 to 64 years............... 58 12.8 35 7.7
65 years and over............ 164 15.2 112 10.4
65 to 74 years............ 119 18.1 71 10.7
75 years and over........ 45 10.8 41 9.9
Female
Total....................... 3,702 19.9 4,171 22.4
Under 18 years............... 1,389 25.1 1,781 32.1
18 to 24 years............... 451 21.7 505 24.3
25 to 34 years............... 530 18.3 663 22.9
35 to 44 years............... 513 16.9 597 19.7
45 to 54 years............... 307 14.5 215 10.1
55 to 59 years............... 107 15.1 80 11.3
60 to 64 years............... 106 18.0 102 17.2
65 years and over............ 300 18.2 229 13.9
65 to 74 years............ 155 16.5 115 12.2
75 years and over........ 144 20.6 114 16.2
Table 3. Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons 41
in 1998
In household that
received means- In household that
tested cash received food
assistance stamps
Number Percent Number Percent
Household relationship
Total......................... 6,534 18.7 7,039 20.2
65 years and over.......... 464 17.0 341 12.5
In families.................. 5,711 19.5 6,390 21.8
Householder................ 1,497 17.7 1,642 19.4
Under 65 years........... 1,318 17.6 1,513 20.2
65 years and over........ 179 18.6 128 13.3
Related children
Under 18 years........... 2,854 25.5 3,615 32.3
Under 6 years........... 1,074 30.3 1,306 36.8
6 to 17 years.......... 1,780 23.3 2,310 30.3
Own children 18 years and over 796 19.7 654 16.2
In married-couple families 1,122 7.9 934 6.6
Husbands................... 248 6.1 194 4.8
Under 65 years........... 196 5.7 167 4.8
65 years and over........ 52 9.2 27 4.9
Wives...................... 243 6.2 187 4.8
Under 65 years........... 210 6.0 171 4.9
65 years and over........ 32 8.3 16 4.1
Related children
Under 18 years........... 386 8.7 426 9.6
Under 6 years.......... 124 9.3 129 9.7
6 to 17 years.......... 262 8.5 297 9.6
Own children 18 years and over 207 13.3 100 6.5
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present 4,304 32.7 5,191 39.5
Householder................ 1,159 30.4 1,381 36.2
Under 65 years........... 1,041 30.2 1,295 37.6
65 years and over........ 118 31.9 85 23.0
Related children
Under 18 years........... 2,353 38.3 3,056 49.7
Under 6 years.......... 909 44.9 1,134 55.9
6 to 17 years.......... 1,444 35.0 1,922 46.6
18 years and over........ 546 24.6 521 23.5
Table 3. Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons 42
in 1998
In household that
received means- In household that
tested cash received food
assistance stamps
Number Percent Number Percent
In families with male householder
no spouse present 286 14.8 265 13.7
Householder.............. 95 14.4 72 10.9
Under 65 years......... 78 13.1 59 10.0
65 years and over...... 17 (B) 13 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years......... 114 19.1 134 22.3
Under 6 years........ 41 21.8 43 22.8
6 to 17 years........ 74 17.9 91 22.1
18 years and over...... 43 16.5 33 12.4
In unrelated subfamilies 43 28.3 31 20.3
Under 18 years............. 26 27.9 18 19.1
Under 6 years............ 15 (B) 6 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 11 (B) 11 (B)
18 years and over.......... 18 (B) 14 (B)
Unrelated individuals...... 779 14.4 618 11.5
Male....................... 378 14.4 273 10.4
Under 65 years........... 311 13.5 231 10.0
Living alone........... 168 12.6 101 7.6
65 years and over........ 67 20.5 42 12.7
Living alone........... 26 12.1 27 12.3
Female..................... 400 14.5 346 12.5
Under 65 years........... 290 14.0 250 12.0
Living alone........... 189 13.1 175 12.1
65 years and over........ 111 16.2 96 14.0
Living alone........... 97 15.0 90 13.9
Table 3. Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons 43
in 1998
In household in
which one or more
persons were Live in public
covered by or subsidized
Medicaid housing
Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristic
BLACK
ALL INCOME LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total...................... 11,163 32.0 4,624 13.3
Under 18 years............... 5,032 44.5 2,186 19.3
18 to 24 years............... 1,262 33.0 594 15.5
25 to 34 years............... 1,417 27.0 566 10.8
35 to 44 years............... 1,395 24.8 539 9.6
45 to 54 years............... 797 20.7 255 6.6
55 to 59 years............... 266 21.4 125 10.0
60 to 64 years............... 262 25.2 99 9.5
65 years and over............ 733 26.9 261 9.6
65 to 74 years............. 455 28.4 155 9.7
75 years and over......... 279 24.9 106 9.4
Male
Total...................... 4,773 29.4 1,841 11.3
Under 18 years............... 2,551 44.2 1,099 19.0
18 to 24 years............... 486 27.8 204 11.7
25 to 34 years............... 454 19.2 136 5.8
35 to 44 years............... 528 20.5 144 5.6
45 to 54 years............... 304 17.6 99 5.7
55 to 59 years............... 110 20.5 43 8.1
60 to 64 years............... 99 22.0 29 6.5
65 years and over............ 241 22.3 87 8.0
65 to 74 years............ 173 26.2 60 9.1
75 years and over........ 68 16.3 26 6.3
Female
Total....................... 6,390 34.3 2,783 14.9
Under 18 years............... 2,480 44.7 1,087 19.6
18 to 24 years............... 776 37.4 390 18.8
25 to 34 years............... 963 33.3 430 14.9
35 to 44 years............... 867 28.6 395 13.0
45 to 54 years............... 492 23.2 156 7.3
55 to 59 years............... 156 22.0 81 11.5
60 to 64 years............... 163 27.7 69 11.8
65 years and over............ 492 29.9 174 10.6
65 to 74 years............ 282 29.9 95 10.1
75 years and over........ 210 30.0 80 11.3
Table 3. Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons 44
in 1998
In household in
which one or more
persons were Live in public
covered by or subsidized
Medicaid housing
Number Percent Number Percent
Household relationship
Total......................... 11,163 32.0 4,624 13.3
65 years and over.......... 733 26.9 261 9.6
In families.................. 10,002 34.1 3,876 13.2
Householder................ 2,639 31.2 1,136 13.4
Under 65 years........... 2,349 31.4 1,086 14.5
65 years and over........ 289 30.1 50 5.2
Related children
Under 18 years........... 4,976 44.5 2,171 19.4
Under 6 years........... 1,793 50.5 827 23.3
6 to 17 years.......... 3,183 41.7 1,344 17.6
Own children 18 years and over 1,290 32.0 366 9.1
In married-couple families 2,531 17.8 436 3.1
Husbands................... 602 14.9 123 3.1
Under 65 years........... 501 14.5 92 2.6
65 years and over........ 101 18.0 32 5.6
Wives...................... 575 14.8 111 2.8
Under 65 years........... 513 14.6 96 2.7
65 years and over........ 62 15.9 15 3.9
Related children
Under 18 years........... 951 21.5 178 4.0
Under 6 years.......... 312 23.4 59 4.4
6 to 17 years.......... 639 20.7 120 3.9
Own children 18 years and over 333 21.5 23 1.5
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present 6,886 52.3 3,300 25.1
Householder................ 1,862 48.8 983 25.8
Under 65 years........... 1,696 49.3 960 27.9
65 years and over........ 166 44.7 24 6.4
Related children
Under 18 years........... 3,769 61.3 1,929 31.4
Under 6 years.......... 1,382 68.1 741 36.5
6 to 17 years.......... 2,388 57.9 1,188 28.8
18 years and over........ 862 38.8 328 14.8
Table 3. Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons 45
in 1998
In household in
which one or more
persons were Live in public
covered by or subsidized
Medicaid housing
Number Percent Number Percent
In families with male householder
no spouse present 585 30.2 139 7.2
Householder.............. 179 27.2 38 5.8
Under 65 years......... 151 25.5 38 6.4
65 years and over...... 28 (B) 0 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years......... 256 42.8 64 10.7
Under 6 years........ 99 53.1 27 14.6
6 to 17 years........ 157 38.1 37 9.0
18 years and over...... 95 36.1 15 5.8
In unrelated subfamilies 84 54.8 9 5.7
Under 18 years............. 48 51.4 6 6.7
Under 6 years............ 32 (B) 0 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 15 (B) 6 (B)
18 years and over.......... 37 (B) 3 (B)
Unrelated individuals...... 1,077 20.0 739 13.7
Male....................... 503 19.1 319 12.1
Under 65 years........... 425 18.4 264 11.5
Living alone........... 192 14.4 190 14.3
65 years and over........ 78 23.8 55 16.7
Living alone........... 35 16.2 51 23.6
Female..................... 574 20.8 420 15.2
Under 65 years........... 378 18.2 290 14.0
Living alone........... 217 15.0 258 17.8
65 years and over........ 196 28.7 130 19.0
Living alone........... 182 28.2 128 19.8