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Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the 1
Labor Force--Poverty Status in 1998 of People Who Did
Not Work or Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force
(Numbers in thousands)
Did not work last year
Reason
Could
Home or not School
Ill or family find or
Total disabled Retired reasons work other
TOTAL, BOTH SEXES............... 21.1 34.0 11.6 23.6 54.5 27.4
16 to 17 years............... 21.3 32.0 18.3 30.8 46.2 20.6
18 to 64 years............... 29.4 37.2 16.6 24.7 56.5 32.8
18 to 24 years............. 34.4 35.7 26.0 49.1 47.1 29.7
25 to 34 years............. 36.9 45.2 35.5 31.0 77.9 38.1
35 to 54 years ............ 29.7 39.2 20.7 19.4 54.1 42.7
55 to 64 years............. 20.7 30.9 15.5 14.7 40.2 30.5
65 years and over............ 11.8 23.0 10.7 11.7 14.8 18.9
TOTAL, MALES.................... 20.0 31.3 9.2 30.0 53.8 28.3
16 to 17 years............... 21.3 28.5 0.0 23.2 42.1 20.9
18 to 64 years............... 32.5 35.1 15.7 36.4 56.2 34.8
18 to 24 years............. 32.4 36.3 9.3 50.2 49.0 30.3
25 to 34 years............. 46.6 42.6 61.5 38.3 79.0 43.4
35 to 54 years ............ 36.9 36.4 19.2 32.8 52.1 54.2
55 to 64 years............. 21.6 29.2 14.8 33.9 37.5 29.6
65 years and over............ 8.4 13.8 7.9 5.3 2.6 19.7
TOTAL, FEMALES.................. 21.7 36.5 13.4 23.3 55.4 26.5
16 to 17 years............... 21.3 48.1 28.0 37.8 51.9 20.3
18 to 64 years............... 27.9 39.3 17.2 24.2 56.9 31.0
18 to 24 years............. 35.9 34.9 36.3 49.0 43.5 29.1
25 to 34 years............. 33.8 48.7 32.1 30.7 76.1 33.4
35 to 54 years ............ 26.9 42.2 22.1 18.8 56.2 36.0
55 to 64 years............. 20.2 32.5 16.1 14.2 45.1 31.1
65 years and over............ 14.1 28.7 12.6 12.4 27.8 18.4
Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the 2
Labor Force--Poverty Status in 1998 of People Who Did
Not Work or Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force
(Numbers in thousands)
Did not work last year
Reason
Could
Home or not School
Ill or family find or
Total disabled Retired reasons work other
HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIP
People 16 to 64 years old.... 28.3 37.1 16.6 24.8 56.1 27.5
IN FAMILIES..................... 21.1 24.7 11.3 21.0 45.3 20.7
Householder................ 31.4 32.9 12.4 34.6 65.0 48.6
IN FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS....... 26.6 37.8 25.4 24.9 56.8 22.8
Householder................ 44.0 46.9 28.7 39.4 80.2 60.8
IN FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS........ 31.7 46.0 25.2 26.5 66.4 37.6
Householder................ 45.9 54.7 33.1 40.0 88.4 66.3
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES.... 13.6 19.1 9.9 13.6 29.2 10.9
Husband.................... 21.4 24.5 11.0 28.1 50.3 38.1
Wife....................... 13.2 17.9 9.3 13.0 19.9 15.6
Related Children........... 9.2 8.4 3.4 19.3 13.5 8.6
Other...................... 18.3 11.7 9.7 20.5 28.9 22.7
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18... 16.3 27.5 20.1 16.0 36.0 11.8
Husband.................... 34.1 32.5 26.7 25.2 62.0 48.2
Wife....................... 16.5 28.7 19.7 15.3 29.6 16.1
Related Children........... 11.1 11.9 7.8 22.6 22.2 10.2
Other...................... 18.9 14.0 8.2 22.9 26.2 21.4
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 6.... 19.8 35.6 19.0 17.5 43.7 19.7
Husband.................... 38.7 39.5 29.7 20.8 73.0 51.6
Wife....................... 17.6 37.7 21.0 16.7 21.3 16.0
Related Children........... 20.9 29.4 0.0 28.4 49.9 17.7
Other...................... 19.9 18.9 11.6 25.4 16.0 17.1
Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the 3
Labor Force--Poverty Status in 1998 of People Who Did
Not Work or Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force
(Numbers in thousands)
Did not work last year
Reason
Could
Home or not School
Ill or family find or
Total disabled Retired reasons work other
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT. 47.8 34.9 24.3 68.6 67.2 45.2
Householder................ 65.5 51.3 25.7 80.4 90.1 71.2
Other...................... 37.7 23.0 21.0 45.6 55.0 41.8
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18... 59.2 55.8 44.0 74.3 79.5 50.0
Householder................ 76.7 66.1 39.8 85.1 91.9 76.7
Related Children........... 46.4 32.0 100.0 47.2 72.9 46.2
Other...................... 47.1 45.2 47.6 46.3 56.4 47.1
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 6.... 71.4 64.4 41.5 76.9 82.5 68.3
Householder................ 83.8 79.7 40.6 88.4 94.5 82.1
Related Children........... 61.6 37.8 100.0 54.6 77.0 65.6
Other...................... 46.4 44.2 32.9 44.6 62.2 47.9
IN UNRELATED SUBFAMILIES........ 78.3 97.5 72.5 86.1 100.0 58.8
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS........... 69.5 69.2 37.6 88.3 96.4 82.4
MALE.......................... 67.8 65.2 32.1 87.9 96.4 87.9
Householder................ 60.0 63.2 30.1 59.7 92.8 77.7
FEMALE........................ 71.1 73.4 41.7 88.3 96.4 75.3
Householder................ 62.9 70.4 38.7 78.4 94.0 59.4
Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the 4
Labor Force--Poverty Status in 1998 of People Who Did
Not Work or Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force
(Numbers in thousands)
Worked last year, spent time
out of the labor force
Reason
Work
Home or not School
Ill or family avail or
Total disabled Retired reasons able other
TOTAL, BOTH SEXES............... 13.4 16.9 4.2 19.8 18.5 11.1
16 to 17 years............... 7.6 40.8 0.0 36.6 12.4 7.0
18 to 64 years............... 14.8 17.2 5.0 20.1 19.3 12.1
18 to 24 years............. 16.8 27.7 0.0 39.1 27.3 12.6
25 to 34 years............. 22.3 25.9 32.3 25.9 28.5 17.0
35 to 54 years ............ 10.9 12.9 4.3 12.0 15.3 8.3
55 to 64 years............. 6.6 9.3 4.8 7.3 4.0 8.0
65 years and over............ 4.1 11.8 3.5 1.7 0.0 4.0
TOTAL, MALES.................... 11.6 14.9 4.0 26.1 20.8 10.2
16 to 17 years............... 5.9 49.2 . 0.0 14.0 5.7
18 to 64 years............... 13.4 15.1 5.6 27.3 21.4 11.4
18 to 24 years............. 12.3 20.5 0.0 31.1 27.9 10.6
25 to 34 years............. 22.9 28.7 57.9 40.3 31.1 17.5
35 to 54 years ............ 12.1 12.4 4.6 21.9 16.5 9.2
55 to 64 years............. 6.5 5.2 4.9 15.6 5.6 9.1
65 years and over............ 3.6 10.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 4.8
TOTAL, FEMALES.................. 14.6 18.4 4.4 19.3 15.6 11.8
16 to 17 years............... 9.3 37.7 0.0 42.2 8.6 8.3
18 to 64 years............... 15.7 18.6 4.4 19.6 16.6 12.6
18 to 24 years............. 20.7 31.1 0.0 39.7 26.2 14.8
25 to 34 years............. 22.0 24.4 0.0 25.0 24.3 16.6
35 to 54 years ............ 10.4 13.4 4.0 11.2 13.9 7.8
55 to 64 years............. 6.6 13.3 4.5 6.3 2.3 7.3
65 years and over............ 4.7 12.8 4.4 1.9 0.0 3.1
Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the 5
Labor Force--Poverty Status in 1998 of People Who Did
Not Work or Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force
(Numbers in thousands)
Worked last year, spent time
out of the labor force
Reason
Work
Home or not School
Ill or family avail or
Total disabled Retired reasons able other
HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIP
People 16 to 64 years old.... 14.1 17.3 5.0 20.2 19.3 11.2
IN FAMILIES..................... 10.2 13.7 3.0 16.5 12.7 7.2
Householder................ 20.8 22.1 4.0 32.6 16.1 16.2
IN FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS....... 14.2 21.4 6.3 19.1 20.0 9.7
Householder................ 29.6 30.6 9.3 36.8 24.5 23.8
IN FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS........ 22.9 24.9 15.9 23.2 30.8 20.9
Householder................ 37.3 36.1 20.7 43.5 36.1 30.8
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES.... 5.2 7.1 1.9 7.2 9.0 3.8
Husband.................... 9.8 10.8 2.7 14.4 13.7 10.0
Wife....................... 5.2 5.1 1.0 6.5 4.1 4.1
Related Children........... 2.5 2.5 0.0 13.2 8.5 1.9
Other...................... 9.5 8.8 0.0 7.6 6.0 11.3
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18... 6.7 11.2 0.0 7.8 14.0 4.7
Husband.................... 15.8 16.9 0.0 17.5 21.7 14.1
Wife....................... 6.5 7.4 0.0 7.1 5.0 5.2
Related Children........... 3.2 3.7 0.0 12.1 14.5 2.5
Other...................... 11.1 13.4 0.0 10.5 8.4 11.8
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 6.... 11.3 14.4 0.0 9.6 27.2 10.7
Husband.................... 23.5 26.3 0.0 22.3 36.9 19.6
Wife....................... 8.3 9.6 0.0 8.7 6.5 6.8
Related Children........... 10.7 0.0 0.0 14.0 34.9 8.6
Other...................... 14.2 0.0 0.0 16.9 12.7 19.0
Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the 6
Labor Force--Poverty Status in 1998 of People Who Did
Not Work or Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force
(Numbers in thousands)
Worked last year, spent time
out of the labor force
Reason
Work
Home or not School
Ill or family avail or
Total disabled Retired reasons able other
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT. 31.5 36.1 14.9 58.9 24.2 20.4
Householder................ 54.4 50.0 17.8 68.2 40.6 43.9
Other...................... 13.4 8.4 0.0 23.2 12.4 12.9
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18... 41.7 48.7 29.7 66.3 41.1 27.1
Householder................ 61.6 57.9 42.2 72.7 46.6 50.4
Related Children........... 18.3 10.8 . 20.9 34.9 17.8
Other...................... 21.0 28.6 0.0 44.2 13.0 13.6
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 6.... 58.2 51.0 55.0 71.7 46.1 47.1
Householder................ 71.8 60.2 100.0 79.8 60.4 65.0
Related Children........... 29.6 11.4 . 22.2 25.3 37.4
Other...................... 28.5 82.2 0.0 51.9 20.9 16.3
IN UNRELATED SUBFAMILIES........ 65.8 85.3 . 78.3 26.9 44.5
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS........... 34.5 29.9 15.1 60.5 42.8 31.3
MALE.......................... 31.7 29.8 17.7 62.7 40.3 29.1
Householder................ 26.8 24.7 18.1 65.8 38.4 23.2
FEMALE........................ 37.3 30.0 12.8 59.9 48.1 33.7
Householder................ 26.8 22.3 12.5 47.4 43.4 24.4
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/new13_003.htm