Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1998 (Numbers in thousands) 9
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
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Poverty Level Poverty Level Poverty Level Poverty Level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES:
ALL AGES OF HOUSEHOLDERS
ALL FAMILY TYPES
Total ........................ 227,229 25,370 11.2 186,184 16,549 8.9 29,333 7,259 24.7 28,055 6,814 24.3
With no workers............... 22,943 7,383 32.2 18,255 4,387 24.0 3,840 2,496 65.0 2,405 1,657 68.9
With one or more workers...... 204,286 17,987 8.8 167,928 12,162 7.2 25,494 4,762 18.7 25,650 5,157 20.1
1 worker................... 63,891 12,875 20.2 50,120 8,214 16.4 10,654 3,913 36.7 9,195 3,551 38.6
2 or more workers.......... 140,395 5,113 3.6 117,808 3,948 3.4 14,839 849 5.7 16,455 1,607 9.8
Householder worked.......... 178,095 14,387 8.1 147,028 9,687 6.6 21,597 3,914 18.1 22,189 4,193 18.9
Householder did not work.... 26,191 3,601 13.7 20,901 2,475 11.8 3,896 848 21.8 3,460 964 27.8
With one or more full-time,
year-round workers........... 173,000 8,317 4.8 144,135 6,039 4.2 19,732 1,831 9.3 21,118 2,937 13.9
1 worker................... 102,542 7,684 7.5 86,349 5,521 6.4 11,558 1,743 15.1 12,432 2,707 21.8
2 or more workers.......... 70,458 633 0.9 57,786 518 0.9 8,174 88 1.1 8,686 230 2.6
Householder worked..........
year-round full-time....... 134,491 5,923 4.4 112,102 4,190 3.7 15,321 1,445 9.4 16,117 2,070 12.8
Householder did not work....
year-round full-time....... 38,509 2,395 6.2 32,033 1,849 5.8 4,411 386 8.8 5,001 867 17.3
Married-Couple Families
Total ........................ 177,042 10,982 6.2 153,434 8,913 5.8 14,241 1,219 8.6 19,993 3,560 17.8
With no workers............... 15,722 2,437 15.5 14,081 1,855 13.2 1,090 347 31.9 1,029 463 45.0
With one or more workers...... 161,320 8,545 5.3 139,353 7,058 5.1 13,151 872 6.6 18,963 3,096 16.3
1 worker................... 38,772 4,876 12.6 33,980 3,963 11.7 2,678 497 18.5 5,593 1,893 33.9
2 or more workers.......... 122,548 3,669 3.0 105,374 3,095 2.9 10,473 375 3.6 13,371 1,203 9.0
Husband worked.............. 149,412 7,334 4.9 129,831 6,172 4.8 11,544 682 5.9 17,794 2,836 15.9
Wife worked................ 111,022 2,870 2.6 95,832 2,402 2.5 9,436 313 3.3 10,911 838 7.7
Wife did not work.......... 38,390 4,464 11.6 33,999 3,771 11.1 2,109 369 17.5 6,883 1,998 29.0
Husband did not work........ 11,908 1,211 10.2 9,523 886 9.3 1,607 190 11.8 1,169 261 22.3
Wife worked................ 8,646 825 9.5 6,994 659 9.4 1,206 105 8.7 702 170 24.2
Wife did not work.......... 3,262 386 11.8 2,528 227 9.0 401 85 21.2 468 91 19.5
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1998 (Numbers in thousands) 10
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
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Poverty Level Poverty Level Poverty Level Poverty Level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES:
ALL AGES OF HOUSEHOLDERS
With one or more full-time,
year-round workers........... 142,559 5,244 3.7 123,168 4,423 3.6 11,614 475 4.1 16,319 2,110 12.9
Husband worked
full-time, year-round...... 126,246 4,510 3.6 109,959 3,867 3.5 9,505 341 3.6 14,438 1,857 12.9
Wife worked
full-time, year-round..... 55,150 364 0.7 46,258 280 0.6 5,584 63 1.1 5,424 115 2.1
Wife did not work
full-time, year-round..... 71,097 4,145 5.8 63,701 3,587 5.6 3,921 277 7.1 9,014 1,741 19.3
Husband did not work
full-time, year-round...... 16,312 734 4.5 13,210 556 4.2 2,108 135 6.4 1,881 253 13.5
Wife worked
full-time, year-round..... 12,429 558 4.5 9,998 410 4.1 1,779 123 6.9 1,218 153 12.6
Wife did not work
full-time, year-round..... 3,883 176 4.5 3,212 146 4.6 330 12 3.6 662 100 15.1
Families with Female
Householder, No Spouse Present
Total ..................... 39,000 12,907 33.1 24,211 6,674 27.6 13,156 5,629 42.8 6,074 2,837 46.7
With no workers............... 6,258 4,509 72.0 3,486 2,264 64.9 2,521 2,014 79.9 1,264 1,116 88.3
With one or more workers...... 32,742 8,398 25.6 20,725 4,410 21.3 10,635 3,616 34.0 4,811 1,721 35.8
1 worker................... 20,018 7,146 35.7 12,236 3,694 30.2 7,030 3,175 45.2 2,791 1,388 49.7
2 or more workers.......... 12,724 1,253 9.8 8,489 716 8.4 3,605 441 12.2 2,020 333 16.5
Householder worked.......... 27,581 7,289 26.4 17,563 3,857 22.0 8,905 3,129 35.1 4,098 1,510 36.8
Householder did not work.... 5,161 1,109 21.5 3,162 553 17.5 1,730 487 28.1 712 211 29.6
With one or more full-time,
year-round workers........... 21,886 2,624 12.0 14,276 1,268 8.9 6,755 1,270 18.8 3,201 624 19.5
1 worker................... 17,203 2,568 14.9 11,357 1,241 10.9 5,311 1,245 23.5 2,335 614 26.3
2 or more workers.......... 4,683 56 1.2 2,920 27 0.9 1,444 25 1.7 866 10 1.2
Householder worked..........
year-round full-time....... 17,164 2,225 13.0 11,199 1,065 9.5 5,416 1,098 20.3 2,376 486 20.4
Householder did not work....
year-round full-time....... 4,722 399 8.5 3,077 203 6.6 1,339 173 12.9 825 138 16.8