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Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     64
          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                                                                    
                                                                                  
PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                         
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL                                                               
                                                                                  
Both Sexes                                                                        
Total......................           8,070     6,293     78.0     4,975     61.6 
Under 18 years...............         3,837     3,367     87.7     2,637     68.7 
18 to 24 years...............         1,010       599     59.3       495     49.0 
25 to 34 years...............         1,225       915     74.7       717     58.6 
35 to 44 years...............           938       714     76.2       525     56.0 
45 to 54 years...............           418       302     72.2       233     55.7 
55 to 59 years...............           158        95     59.9        80     50.4 
60 to 64 years...............           128        80     62.9        77     60.5 
65 years and over............           356       222     62.2       211     59.3 
  65 to 74 years.............           224       126     56.0       120     53.8 
  75 years and over.........            132        96     72.7        91     68.6 
                                                                                  
Male                                                                              
                                                                                  
  Total......................         3,665     2,752     75.1     2,111     57.6 
Under 18 years...............         1,928     1,664     86.3     1,281     66.4 
18 to 24 years...............           457       247     54.2       193     42.3 
25 to 34 years...............           501       327     65.3       255     50.9 
35 to 44 years...............           393       278     70.7       189     48.0 
45 to 54 years...............           173       116     66.9        85     49.3 
55 to 59 years...............            57        36      (B)        30      (B) 
60 to 64 years...............            41        24      (B)        24      (B) 
65 years and over............           116        60     51.7        55     47.5 
   65 to 74 years............            76        30     39.4        29     37.3 
   75 years and over........             40        30      (B)        27      (B) 
                                                                                  
Female                                                                            
                                                                                  
  Total.......................        4,405     3,541     80.4     2,864     65.0 
Under 18 years...............         1,909     1,703     89.2     1,357     71.1 
18 to 24 years...............           553       351     63.5       302     54.5 
25 to 34 years...............           724       588     81.2       462     63.8 
35 to 44 years...............           545       436     80.1       336     61.7 
45 to 54 years...............           245       186     75.9       148     60.2 
55 to 59 years...............           102        59     58.0        50     49.2 
60 to 64 years...............            87        57     65.3        54     61.8 
65 years and over............           240       162     67.3       156     65.0 
   65 to 74 years............           148        95     64.7        92     62.3 
   75 years and over........             93        66     71.6        64     69.2 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     65
          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.........................        8,070     6,293     78.0     4,975     61.6 
  65 years and over..........           356       222     62.2       211     59.3 
In families..................         6,814     5,689     83.5     4,446     65.2 
  Householder................         1,648     1,320     80.1     1,046     63.5 
    Under 65 years...........         1,555     1,272     81.8     1,004     64.5 
    65 years and over........            93        48     51.3        43     45.6 
  Related children                                                                
    Under 18 years...........         3,670     3,253     88.6     2,562     69.8 
     Under 6 years...........         1,491     1,255     84.2     1,069     71.7 
      6 to 17 years..........         2,179     1,997     91.7     1,492     68.5 
  Own children 18 years and over        386       304     78.8       226     58.6 
                                                                                  
In married-couple families            3,560     2,861     80.4     2,030     57.0 
  Husbands...................           779       576     74.0       413     53.0 
    Under 65 years...........           707       549     77.7       389     55.1 
    65 years and over........            72        27      (B)        24      (B) 
  Wives......................           779       571     73.3       410     52.6 
    Under 65 years...........           731       554     75.8       395     54.1 
    65 years and over........            48        17      (B)        15      (B) 
  Related children                                                                
    Under 18 years...........         1,723     1,505     87.3     1,057     61.4 
      Under 6 years..........           723       599     82.9       479     66.2 
      6 to 17 years..........         1,000       906     90.6       579     57.8 
  Own children 18 years and over        163       124     76.0        76     46.8 
                                                                                  
In families with female house-                                                    
  holder, no spouse present           2,837     2,510     88.5     2,172     76.6 
  Householder................           756       661     87.5       571     75.6 
    Under 65 years...........           736       646     87.7       558     75.7 
    65 years and over........            19        16      (B)        14      (B) 
  Related children                                                                
    Under 18 years...........         1,739     1,573     90.4     1,375     79.0 
      Under 6 years..........           679       594     87.4       537     79.1 
      6 to 17 years..........         1,060       979     92.3       837     79.0 
    18 years and over........           199       165     82.6       135     67.8 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     66
          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                     418       319     76.3       243     58.2 
    Householder..............           117        85     72.7        66     56.3 
      Under 65 years.........           112        80     71.5        61     54.3 
      65 years and over......             5         5      (B)         5      (B) 
    Related children                                                              
      Under 18 years.........           207       175     84.3       130     62.6 
        Under 6 years........            89        63     70.5        53     59.9 
        6 to 17 years........           119       112     94.6        77     64.6 
      18 years and over......            24        16      (B)        15      (B) 
                                                                                  
In unrelated subfamilies                158       117     74.1        67     42.4 
  Under 18 years.............            93        75     80.6        43     45.7 
    Under 6 years............            54        38      (B)        24      (B) 
    6 to 17 years............            39        37      (B)        18      (B) 
  18 years and over..........            65        42      (B)        25      (B) 
                                                                                  
Unrelated individuals......           1,097       487     44.4       463     42.1 
  Male.......................           527       182     34.5       172     32.7 
    Under 65 years...........           492       157     31.9       148     30.1 
      Living alone...........           117        50     42.5        50     42.5 
    65 years and over........            35        24      (B)        24      (B) 
      Living alone...........            24        22      (B)        22      (B) 
  Female.....................           570       305     53.5       290     50.9 
    Under 65 years...........           421       195     46.4       180     42.8 
      Living alone...........           142        72     50.9        72     50.9 
    65 years and over........           149       110     73.7       110     73.7 
      Living alone...........           142       106     74.7       106     74.7 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     67
          in 1998

                                   In household that                    
                                    received means-   In household that 
                                      tested cash       received food   
                                       assistance           stamps      
                                                                        
                                     Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
Characteristic                                                          
                                                                        
PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN                                               
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL                                                     
                                                                        
Both Sexes                                                              
Total......................           2,095     26.0     3,168     39.3 
Under 18 years...............         1,145     29.8     1,830     47.7 
18 to 24 years...............           179     17.7       294     29.1 
25 to 34 years...............           260     21.2       408     33.3 
35 to 44 years...............           208     22.2       326     34.8 
45 to 54 years...............           114     27.4       144     34.5 
55 to 59 years...............            47     29.5        30     18.9 
60 to 64 years...............            27     21.2        38     30.0 
65 years and over............           114     32.1        98     27.5 
  65 to 74 years.............            63     28.1        64     28.5 
  75 years and over.........             51     38.9        34     25.6 
                                                                        
Male                                                                    
                                                                        
  Total......................           818     22.3     1,340     36.6 
Under 18 years...............           538     27.9       887     46.0 
18 to 24 years...............            71     15.5       121     26.5 
25 to 34 years...............            62     12.4       122     24.3 
35 to 44 years...............            53     13.4       104     26.5 
45 to 54 years...............            44     25.4        54     31.1 
55 to 59 years...............            15      (B)        17      (B) 
60 to 64 years...............             8      (B)        15      (B) 
65 years and over............            26     22.6        20     17.2 
   65 to 74 years............            10     13.2        13     16.7 
   75 years and over........             16      (B)         7      (B) 
                                                                        
Female                                                                  
                                                                        
  Total.......................        1,277     29.0     1,828     41.5 
Under 18 years...............           606     31.8       943     49.4 
18 to 24 years...............           108     19.5       173     31.2 
25 to 34 years...............           198     27.3       286     39.5 
35 to 44 years...............           156     28.6       222     40.8 
45 to 54 years...............            70     28.7        90     36.9 
55 to 59 years...............            31     30.8        13     12.4 
60 to 64 years...............            19     21.6        24     27.5 
65 years and over............            88     36.8        78     32.4 
   65 to 74 years............            53     35.9        51     34.6 
   75 years and over........             35     38.2        27     28.8 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     68
          in 1998

                                   In household that                    
                                    received means-   In household that 
                                      tested cash       received food   
                                       assistance           stamps      
                                                                        
                                     Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                        
                                                                        
Household relationship                                                  
                                                                        
Total.........................        2,095     26.0     3,168     39.3 
  65 years and over..........           114     32.1        98     27.5 
In families..................         1,829     26.8     2,916     42.8 
  Householder................           454     27.6       673     40.8 
    Under 65 years...........           435     28.0       651     41.9 
    65 years and over........            20     21.0        22     23.3 
  Related children                                                      
    Under 18 years...........         1,114     30.4     1,785     48.6 
     Under 6 years...........           444     29.7       732     49.1 
      6 to 17 years..........           670     30.8     1,053     48.3 
  Own children 18 years and over         95     24.5       142     36.9 
                                                                        
In married-couple families              454     12.8     1,108     31.1 
  Husbands...................            99     12.7       213     27.4 
    Under 65 years...........            90     12.7       203     28.7 
    65 years and over........             9      (B)        11      (B) 
  Wives......................            92     11.9       213     27.4 
    Under 65 years...........            85     11.7       207     28.3 
    65 years and over........             7      (B)         6      (B) 
  Related children                                                      
    Under 18 years...........           227     13.1       594     34.4 
      Under 6 years..........            92     12.8       274     37.8 
      6 to 17 years..........           134     13.4       320     32.0 
  Own children 18 years and over         21     12.6        52     31.8 
                                                                        
In families with female house-                                          
  holder, no spouse present           1,311     46.2     1,649     58.1 
  Householder................           342     45.2       418     55.3 
    Under 65 years...........           332     45.2       409     55.5 
    65 years and over........             9      (B)         9      (B) 
  Related children                                                      
    Under 18 years...........           854     49.1     1,097     63.1 
      Under 6 years..........           340     50.0       416     61.2 
      6 to 17 years..........           514     48.5       681     64.3 
    18 years and over........            69     34.4        82     41.3 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     69
          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                      64     15.2       158     37.9 
    Householder..............            19     16.4        41     35.3 
      Under 65 years.........            18     16.1        39     34.8 
      65 years and over......             1      (B)         2      (B) 
    Related children                                                    
      Under 18 years.........            34     16.2        94     45.4 
        Under 6 years........            12     13.1        42     47.8 
        6 to 17 years........            22     18.6        52     43.7 
      18 years and over......             5      (B)         8      (B) 
                                                                        
In unrelated subfamilies                 22     14.2        37     23.5 
  Under 18 years.............            16     17.0        26     28.1 
    Under 6 years............             4      (B)        12      (B) 
    6 to 17 years............            12      (B)        14      (B) 
  18 years and over..........             7      (B)        11      (B) 
                                                                        
Unrelated individuals......             243     22.2       215     19.6 
  Male.......................            83     15.8        91     17.3 
    Under 65 years...........            68     13.7        86     17.4 
      Living alone...........            28     23.5        26     22.3 
    65 years and over........            16      (B)         5      (B) 
      Living alone...........            13      (B)         5      (B) 
  Female.....................           160     28.0       124     21.8 
    Under 65 years...........            88     20.9        73     17.3 
      Living alone...........            47     33.1        30     21.4 
    65 years and over........            72     48.1        51     34.3 
      Living alone...........            71     50.1        51     36.1 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     70
          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                                                          
                                                                        
PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN                                               
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL                                                     
                                                                        
Both Sexes                                                              
Total......................           4,295     53.2     1,463     18.1 
Under 18 years...............         2,315     60.3       806     21.0 
18 to 24 years...............           425     42.1       125     12.4 
25 to 34 years...............           637     52.0       172     14.0 
35 to 44 years...............           434     46.2       178     19.0 
45 to 54 years...............           177     42.2        56     13.3 
55 to 59 years...............            75     47.1        19     12.0 
60 to 64 years...............            54     42.3        28     22.3 
65 years and over............           179     50.3        78     21.8 
  65 to 74 years.............           103     45.9        37     16.7 
  75 years and over.........             76     57.6        40     30.3 
                                                                        
Male                                                                    
                                                                        
  Total......................         1,816     49.6       575     15.7 
Under 18 years...............         1,125     58.4       382     19.8 
18 to 24 years...............           157     34.5        50     10.9 
25 to 34 years...............           226     45.1        40      8.0 
35 to 44 years...............           143     36.3        56     14.2 
45 to 54 years...............            73     42.0        12      7.0 
55 to 59 years...............            29      (B)         9      (B) 
60 to 64 years...............            13      (B)        10      (B) 
65 years and over............            51     43.9        16     14.0 
   65 to 74 years............            27     35.8         8     10.6 
   75 years and over........             24      (B)         8      (B) 
                                                                        
Female                                                                  
                                                                        
  Total.......................        2,479     56.3       888     20.2 
Under 18 years...............         1,190     62.3       424     22.2 
18 to 24 years...............           268     48.4        75     13.6 
25 to 34 years...............           411     56.8       132     18.3 
35 to 44 years...............           291     53.4       122     22.4 
45 to 54 years...............           104     42.4        43     17.7 
55 to 59 years...............            46     45.2        10      9.9 
60 to 64 years...............            41     47.5        19     21.7 
65 years and over............           128     53.3        61     25.5 
   65 to 74 years............            76     51.2        29     19.9 
   75 years and over........             53     56.8        32     34.5 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     71
          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.........................        4,295     53.2     1,463     18.1 
  65 years and over..........           179     50.3        78     21.8 
In families..................         3,860     56.6     1,319     19.4 
  Householder................           909     55.1       333     20.2 
    Under 65 years...........           876     56.3       325     20.9 
    65 years and over........            33     35.5         8      8.2 
  Related children                                                      
    Under 18 years...........         2,244     61.2       803     21.9 
     Under 6 years...........           959     64.3       326     21.8 
      6 to 17 years..........         1,285     59.0       477     21.9 
  Own children 18 years and over        182     47.3        75     19.5 
                                                                        
In married-couple families            1,684     47.3       438     12.3 
  Husbands...................           349     44.8        91     11.6 
    Under 65 years...........           326     46.1        84     11.9 
    65 years and over........            23      (B)         7      (B) 
  Wives......................           342     43.9        92     11.9 
    Under 65 years...........           329     45.0        86     11.8 
    65 years and over........            14      (B)         6      (B) 
  Related children                                                      
    Under 18 years...........           870     50.5       235     13.6 
      Under 6 years..........           403     55.7       113     15.7 
      6 to 17 years..........           467     46.7       122     12.2 
  Own children 18 years and over         55     33.7        16      9.8 
                                                                        
In families with female house-                                          
  holder, no spouse present           1,972     69.5       829     29.2 
  Householder................           511     67.6       225     29.7 
    Under 65 years...........           504     68.4       225     30.5 
    65 years and over........             7      (B)         0      (B) 
  Related children                                                      
    Under 18 years...........         1,264     72.7       541     31.1 
      Under 6 years..........           510     75.0       200     29.4 
      6 to 17 years..........           754     71.2       341     32.2 
    18 years and over........           118     59.0        52     26.3 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     72
          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                     205     49.1        52     12.4 
    Householder..............            55     46.9        17     14.1 
      Under 65 years.........            51     45.5        15     13.7 
      65 years and over......             4      (B)         1      (B) 
    Related children                                                    
      Under 18 years.........           110     52.9        27     12.9 
        Under 6 years........            46     51.9        12     13.9 
        6 to 17 years........            64     53.6        14     12.1 
      18 years and over......            10      (B)         7      (B) 
                                                                        
In unrelated subfamilies                 59     37.2         0      0.0 
  Under 18 years.............            38     40.9         0      0.0 
    Under 6 years............            20      (B)         0      (B) 
    6 to 17 years............            18      (B)         0      (B) 
  18 years and over..........            21      (B)         0      (B) 
                                                                        
Unrelated individuals......             376     34.3       143     13.1 
  Male.......................           138     26.1        45      8.5 
    Under 65 years...........           113     23.0        36      7.3 
      Living alone...........            33     28.2        21     17.9 
    65 years and over........            24      (B)         9      (B) 
      Living alone...........            22      (B)         8      (B) 
  Female.....................           239     41.8        99     17.3 
    Under 65 years...........           145     34.4        48     11.3 
      Living alone...........            54     37.9        33     23.5 
    65 years and over........            94     62.9        51     34.3 
      Living alone...........            93     65.2        49     34.2 

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/pov/new03_008.htm