Table 23. Single Years of Age - Poverty Status of People in 1998             113
(Numbers in thousands)

                               All Races                        White       
                                  Below Poverty              Below Poverty  
                                      Level                      Level      
                                         Percent                    Percent 
                                              of                         of 
                         Total   Number    Total    Total   Number    Total 
BELOW 125 PERCENT                                                           
OF POVERTY                                                                  
RELATED CHILDREN                                                            
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                              
   Total...........     70,253   16,447     23.4   55,126   10,405     18.9 
0 Years............      3,711      936     25.2    3,001      640     21.3 
1 Year.............      3,825      977     25.5    3,001      649     21.6 
2 Years............      3,817    1,002     26.3    3,022      672     22.2 
3 Years............      3,908    1,061     27.1    3,031      650     21.5 
4 Years............      3,931      989     25.2    3,084      659     21.4 
5 Years............      3,968    1,077     27.1    3,088      694     22.5 
6 Years............      3,938      982     24.9    3,123      636     20.4 
7 Years............      4,111    1,097     26.7    3,190      675     21.2 
8 Years............      3,991      975     24.4    3,084      622     20.2 
9 Years............      4,092    1,022     25.0    3,223      643     20.0 
10 Years...........      3,906      913     23.4    2,988      534     17.9 
11 Years...........      3,985      888     22.3    3,180      573     18.0 
12 Years...........      3,765      787     20.9    2,990      506     16.9 
13 Years...........      3,981      828     20.8    3,079      462     15.0 
14 Years...........      3,813      844     22.1    3,005      494     16.4 
15 Years...........      3,787      720     19.0    2,986      467     15.7 
16 Years...........      3,911      731     18.7    3,040      439     14.4 
17 Years...........      3,812      618     16.2    3,010      388     12.9 
Table 23. Single Years of Age - Poverty Status of People in 1998             114
(Numbers in thousands)

                                     Black             Hispanic Origin      
                                  Below Poverty              Below Poverty  
                                      Level                      Level      
                                         Percent                    Percent 
                                              of                         of 
                         Total   Number    Total    Total   Number    Total 
BELOW 125 PERCENT                                                           
OF POVERTY                                                                  
RELATED CHILDREN                                                            
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                              
   Total...........     11,176    5,031     45.0   10,921    4,629     42.4 
0 Years............        513      240     46.7      689      292     42.3 
1 Year.............        592      268     45.2      672      317     47.2 
2 Years............        542      259     47.8      661      328     49.6 
3 Years............        665      355     53.3      756      319     42.1 
4 Years............        601      280     46.6      668      289     43.3 
5 Years............        635      313     49.2      714      318     44.6 
6 Years............        583      281     48.2      644      287     44.5 
7 Years............        732      375     51.3      657      292     44.4 
8 Years............        696      298     42.8      591      265     44.9 
9 Years............        649      324     50.0      606      265     43.7 
10 Years...........        716      309     43.2      571      232     40.7 
11 Years...........        594      272     45.7      575      234     40.8 
12 Years...........        553      224     40.5      570      229     40.2 
13 Years...........        690      305     44.3      505      190     37.6 
14 Years...........        583      282     48.3      521      206     39.5 
15 Years...........        598      211     35.3      515      185     35.9 
16 Years...........        669      239     35.7      517      197     38.2 
17 Years...........        565      196     34.7      489      184     37.6