Table 23. Single Years of Age - Poverty Status of People in 1998              99
(Numbers in thousands)

                               All Races                        White       
                                  Below Poverty              Below Poverty  
                                      Level                      Level      
                                         Percent                    Percent 
                                              of                         of 
                         Total   Number    Total    Total   Number    Total 
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                           
RELATED CHILDREN                                                            
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                              
                                                                            
   Total...........     70,253   12,845     18.3   55,126    7,935     14.4 
0 Years............      3,711      745     20.1    3,001      500     16.7 
1 Year.............      3,825      792     20.7    3,001      509     16.9 
2 Years............      3,817      762     20.0    3,022      505     16.7 
3 Years............      3,908      837     21.4    3,031      490     16.1 
4 Years............      3,931      786     20.0    3,084      500     16.2 
5 Years............      3,968      852     21.5    3,088      552     17.9 
6 Years............      3,938      751     19.1    3,123      476     15.2 
7 Years............      4,111      854     20.8    3,190      503     15.8 
8 Years............      3,991      750     18.8    3,084      463     15.0 
9 Years............      4,092      810     19.8    3,223      511     15.8 
10 Years...........      3,906      709     18.1    2,988      399     13.4 
11 Years...........      3,985      686     17.2    3,180      421     13.2 
12 Years...........      3,765      627     16.7    2,990      388     13.0 
13 Years...........      3,981      613     15.4    3,079      334     10.9 
14 Years...........      3,813      655     17.2    3,005      375     12.5 
15 Years...........      3,787      578     15.3    2,986      374     12.5 
16 Years...........      3,911      555     14.2    3,040      337     11.1 
17 Years...........      3,812      483     12.7    3,010      299      9.9 
Table 23. Single Years of Age - Poverty Status of People in 1998             100
(Numbers in thousands)

                                     Black             Hispanic Origin      
                                  Below Poverty              Below Poverty  
                                      Level                      Level      
                                         Percent                    Percent 
                                              of                         of 
                         Total   Number    Total    Total   Number    Total 
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                           
RELATED CHILDREN                                                            
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                              
                                                                            
   Total...........     11,176    4,073     36.4   10,921    3,670     33.6 
0 Years............        513      198     38.6      689      230     33.4 
1 Year.............        592      227     38.4      672      263     39.1 
2 Years............        542      191     35.3      661      250     37.8 
3 Years............        665      301     45.2      756      254     33.6 
4 Years............        601      245     40.7      668      230     34.4 
5 Years............        635      243     38.2      714      265     37.1 
6 Years............        583      227     38.9      644      208     32.3 
7 Years............        732      313     42.8      657      234     35.7 
8 Years............        696      234     33.6      591      201     34.1 
9 Years............        649      255     39.3      606      215     35.5 
10 Years...........        716      259     36.2      571      190     33.3 
11 Years...........        594      228     38.5      575      185     32.1 
12 Years...........        553      194     35.1      570      174     30.5 
13 Years...........        690      230     33.4      505      151     29.9 
14 Years...........        583      227     38.9      521      163     31.4 
15 Years...........        598      163     27.2      515      144     27.9 
16 Years...........        669      180     27.0      517      164     31.8 
17 Years...........        565      158     28.0      489      148     30.3