Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics, 121
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status: 1999 (ALL RACES)
All households with school age children
Receiving regular-price Receiving free or reduced-
school lunch price school lunch
Number Number Number
of of of
Number children Number Percent children Number Percent children
Characteristics
ALL RACES 31602 54900 13480 42.7 21370 7237 22.9 13643
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 25495 44227 10514 41.2 16613 5583 21.9 10559
Inside central cities........... 8944 15395 3161 35.3 4851 2909 32.5 5409
One million or more........... 5715 9967 1823 31.9 2837 1969 34.5 3661
Under one million............. 3229 5427 1338 41.4 2014 940 29.1 1748
Outside central cities.......... 16551 28832 7353 44.4 11763 2673 16.2 5150
One million or more........... 11341 19794 4927 43.4 7976 1597 14.1 2977
Under one million............. 5210 9038 2426 46.6 3786 1076 20.7 2172
Outside metropolitan areas........ 6107 10673 2966 48.6 4756 1655 27.1 3084
REGION
Northeast......................... 5859 10099 2243 38.3 3497 1191 20.3 2272
Midwest........................... 7358 13038 3656 49.7 6009 1317 17.9 2451
South............................. 11045 18445 4928 44.6 7582 2902 26.3 5280
West.............................. 7340 13318 2653 36.1 4282 1828 24.9 3640
TENURE
Owner occupied.................... 21983 38105 10763 49.0 17292 2848 13.0 5464
Renter occupied................... 9619 16794 2717 28.2 4078 4390 45.6 8179
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 31602 54900 13480 42.7 21370 7237 22.9 13643
Worked.......................... 27234 47176 12299 45.2 19575 5363 19.7 10211
Worked year-round, full-time.. 20882 35754 10097 48.4 16110 3123 15.0 5861
Did not work.................... 4368 7723 1181 27.0 1795 1874 42.9 3432
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics, 122
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status: 1999 (ALL RACES)
All households with school age children
Receiving regular-price Receiving free or reduced-
school lunch price school lunch
Number Number Number
of of of
Number children Number Percent children Number Percent children
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total age 16 to 64........... 30841 53777 13217 42.9 20992 7010 22.7 13290
No work disability.............. 28331 49376 12578 44.4 20072 5742 20.3 10981
With a work disability.......... 2511 4401 639 25.4 919 1268 50.5 2309
severe work disability........ 1463 2594 290 19.9 417 894 61.1 1573
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD
Family household.................. 31219 54308 13361 42.8 21191 7170 23.0 13523
Married-couple families......... 21859 38879 10298 47.1 16825 3353 15.3 6662
Male householder, wife absent... 1883 2872 826 43.8 1148 482 25.6 803
Female householder, husband absent. 7477 12557 2238 29.9 3217 3335 44.6 6059
Nonfamily households.............. 383 591 119 31.0 179 68 17.7 120
Male householder................ 308 493 111 36.0 171 59 19.1 102
Living alone.................. 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
Female householders............. 75 98 8 10.4 8 9 12.1 17
Living alone.................. 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics, 123
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status: 1999 (ALL RACES)
Households in poverty with school age children
Receiving regular-price Receiving free or reduced-
school lunch price school lunch
Number Number Number
of of of
Number children Number Percent children Number Percent children
Characteristics
ALL RACES 4230 8503 552 13.1 903 2955 69.9 5997
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 3251 6597 409 12.6 682 2250 69.2 4616
Inside central cities........... 1775 3535 185 10.4 303 1322 74.4 2630
One million or more........... 1190 2450 123 10.3 216 878 73.8 1786
Under one million............. 585 1085 62 10.6 87 444 75.8 844
Outside central cities.......... 1476 3062 225 15.2 378 928 62.9 1986
One million or more........... 948 1949 150 15.8 260 562 59.3 1183
Under one million............. 528 1113 75 14.2 118 366 69.3 803
Outside metropolitan areas........ 979 1907 143 14.6 221 705 72.1 1381
REGION
Northeast......................... 759 1568 87 11.4 171 520 68.6 1077
Midwest........................... 761 1528 107 14.0 196 537 70.6 1060
South............................. 1658 3176 241 14.5 364 1175 70.9 2327
West.............................. 1052 2231 118 11.2 172 723 68.7 1534
TENURE
Owner occupied.................... 1363 2773 293 21.5 483 767 56.3 1628
Renter occupied................... 2868 5730 259 9.0 420 2188 76.3 4370
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 4230 8503 552 13.1 903 2955 69.9 5997
Worked.......................... 2597 5412 352 13.5 571 1810 69.7 3829
Worked year-round, full-time.. 955 2077 155 16.3 272 626 65.5 1390
Did not work.................... 1634 3091 200 12.3 332 1146 70.1 2168
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics, 124
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status: 1999 (ALL RACES)
Households in poverty with school age children
Receiving regular-price Receiving free or reduced-
school lunch price school lunch
Number Number Number
of of of
Number children Number Percent children Number Percent children
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total age 16 to 64........... 4103 8287 520 12.7 845 2885 70.3 5873
No work disability.............. 3139 6469 438 13.9 719 2156 68.7 4525
With a work disability.......... 963 1818 83 8.6 126 729 75.7 1348
severe work disability........ 698 1310 52 7.5 86 542 77.6 966
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD
Family household.................. 4175 8424 540 12.9 889 2948 70.6 5987
Married-couple families......... 1428 3133 214 15.0 389 949 66.4 2096
Male householder, wife absent... 282 467 44 15.6 60 185 65.5 322
Female householder, husband absent. 2465 4824 282 11.4 440 1814 73.6 3569
Nonfamily households.............. 55 79 12 22.2 15 7 13.5 10
Male householder................ 25 38 9 38.1 12 6 25.1 9
Living alone.................. 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
Female householders............. 31 41 3 9.6 3 1 4.2 1
Living alone.................. 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0