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Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            129
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (BLACK)

                                                         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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     BLACK                                 4847      8464      1570     32.4      2401      2129     43.9      3920 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                  4234      7411      1380     32.6      2099      1787     42.2      3353 
  Inside central cities...........         2558      4417       739     28.9      1091      1206     47.2      2213 
    One million or more...........         1807      3183       513     28.4       784       831     46.0      1543 
    Under one million.............          750      1234       226     30.1       306       375     50.0       669 
  Outside central cities..........         1677      2993       641     38.2      1008       581     34.6      1140 
    One million or more...........         1218      2160       453     37.2       738       371     30.5       703 
    Under one million.............          459       834       188     41.0       270       210     45.7       438 
Outside metropolitan areas........          612      1053       190     31.1       303       342     55.9       567 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          867      1510       202     23.3       303       381     43.9       716 
Midwest...........................          931      1688       302     32.4       484       412     44.3       763 
South.............................         2644      4552       923     34.9      1390      1195     45.2      2171 
West..............................          404       713       143     35.4       224       141     34.8       270 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................         2263      3881       982     43.4      1483       620     27.4      1191 
Renter occupied...................         2583      4583       588     22.7       919      1509     58.4      2729 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................         4847      8464      1570     32.4      2401      2129     43.9      3920 
  Worked..........................         3913      6839      1420     36.3      2165      1530     39.1      2870 
    Worked year-round, full-time..         2791      4772      1181     42.3      1828       847     30.3      1531 
  Did not work....................          934      1625       150     16.1       236       599     64.1      1050 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            130
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (BLACK)

                                                         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...........         4645      8154      1520     32.7      2326      2039     43.9      3777 
  No work disability..............         3957      6981      1403     35.4      2168      1571     39.7      2973 
  With a work disability..........          688      1173       117     17.0       159       468     68.0       804 
    severe work disability........          496       856        74     14.9       107       371     74.7       613 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................         4762      8351      1547     32.5      2372      2102     44.1      3883 
  Married-couple families.........         1979      3585       907     45.8      1437       514     26.0       998 
  Male householder, wife absent...          343       490       112     32.6       151       126     36.6       188 
  Female householder, husband absent.      2441      4276       529     21.7       785      1463     59.9      2697 
Nonfamily households..............           84       113        23     27.0        29        27     31.6        38 
  Male householder................           59        82        18     30.9        24        24     41.2        36 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           25        31         4     17.6         4         2      8.9         2 
    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,            131
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (BLACK)

                                                      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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     BLACK                                 1328      2647       110      8.3       224      1036     78.0      2037 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                  1140      2312       101      8.8       206       872     76.5      1756 
  Inside central cities...........          802      1591        52      6.5       106       633     78.9      1241 
    One million or more...........          558      1150        43      7.8        96       423     75.8       859 
    Under one million.............          244       441         9      3.7        10       209     85.9       382 
  Outside central cities..........          338       721        48     14.3       100       240     70.9       515 
    One million or more...........          230       493        36     15.7        81       162     70.3       344 
    Under one million.............          108       228        12     11.5        20        78     72.3       171 
Outside metropolitan areas........          189       335         9      4.7        18       163     86.5       280 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          259       532        15      5.6        41       213     82.1       414 
Midwest...........................          271       586        16      5.9        46       214     78.8       440 
South.............................          704      1324        70     10.0       122       546     77.5      1033 
West..............................           94       205         9      9.1        15        63     67.4       150 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................          279       600        48     17.1        97       179     64.1       396 
Renter occupied...................         1049      2047        62      5.9       127       857     81.6      1641 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................         1328      2647       110      8.3       224      1036     78.0      2037 
  Worked..........................          798      1658        71      9.0       146       612     76.7      1263 
    Worked year-round, full-time..          272       591        48     17.7       102       179     65.9       393 
  Did not work....................          530       989        38      7.2        79       424     79.9       774 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            132
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (BLACK)

                                                      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...........         1271      2544        96      7.5       193      1002     78.8      1978 
  No work disability..............          912      1883        82      9.0       166       692     75.9      1426 
  With a work disability..........          359       661        13      3.7        27       310     86.3       552 
    severe work disability........          283       519        10      3.4        20       252     89.0       437 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................         1315      2628       104      7.9       217      1036     78.8      2037 
  Married-couple families.........          180       426        19     10.8        47       135     75.0       307 
  Male householder, wife absent...           82       108         5      6.5         7        58     70.1        82 
  Female householder, husband absent.      1053      2093        80      7.6       162       843     80.1      1648 
Nonfamily households..............           14        19         5     38.2         7         0      0.0         0 
  Male householder................            2         4         2    100.0         4         0      0.0         0 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           11        15         3     26.1         3         0      0.0         0 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 

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/032000/noncash/3_003.htm