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Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            133
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)

                                                         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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     HISPANIC ORIGIN                       4496      8396      1227     27.3      2015      2091     46.5      4065 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                  4099      7607      1123     27.4      1825      1884     46.0      3635 
  Inside central cities...........         2080      3830       529     25.5       863      1073     51.6      2013 
    One million or more...........         1461      2700       344     23.5       577       774     53.0      1424 
    Under one million.............          619      1130       186     30.0       286       299     48.3       590 
  Outside central cities..........         2019      3777       594     29.4       962       811     40.2      1622 
    One million or more...........         1498      2757       467     31.2       760       548     36.6      1062 
    Under one million.............          521      1020       127     24.3       202       263     50.5       560 
Outside metropolitan areas........          397       789       104     26.1       190       206     51.9       429 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          669      1196       151     22.5       253       316     47.2       598 
Midwest...........................          346       655       143     41.3       266       114     32.8       200 
South.............................         1492      2655       479     32.1       753       682     45.7      1281 
West..............................         1988      3890       455     22.9       744       979     49.2      1986 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................         2134      4041       773     36.2      1331       719     33.7      1447 
Renter occupied...................         2362      4355       454     19.2       684      1372     58.1      2617 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................         4496      8396      1227     27.3      2015      2091     46.5      4065 
  Worked..........................         3657      6791      1106     30.2      1820      1551     42.4      3027 
    Worked year-round, full-time..         2658      4860       889     33.5      1482      1001     37.7      1910 
  Did not work....................          839      1605       122     14.5       195       539     64.3      1037 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            134
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)

                                                         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...........         4392      8235      1197     27.3      1973      2039     46.4      3984 
  No work disability..............         4059      7634      1153     28.4      1910      1832     45.1      3617 
  With a work disability..........          333       601        44     13.1        62       207     62.0       367 
    severe work disability........          218       401        24     11.1        38       143     65.7       246 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................         4443      8311      1214     27.3      2001      2077     46.7      4042 
  Married-couple families.........         2963      5665       894     30.2      1514      1256     42.4      2529 
  Male householder, wife absent...          288       477        74     25.7       103       140     48.6       238 
  Female householder, husband absent.      1192      2169       246     20.7       384       680     57.1      1275 
Nonfamily households..............           53        85        13     24.1        14        14     25.7        23 
  Male householder................           41        70        11     27.9        13        10     25.0        19 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           13        15         1     11.6         1         4     28.0         4 
    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,            135
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)

                                                      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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     HISPANIC ORIGIN                       1148      2430       104      9.0       180       873     76.0      1807 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                  1027      2159        91      8.8       161       774     75.4      1584 
  Inside central cities...........          597      1240        47      7.9        87       477     79.9       949 
    One million or more...........          417       860        32      7.7        62       334     80.0       642 
    Under one million.............          180       381        15      8.5        25       143     79.5       306 
  Outside central cities..........          430       919        43     10.1        73       297     69.1       635 
    One million or more...........          292       621        33     11.4        61       183     62.7       388 
    Under one million.............          138       298        10      7.3        12       114     82.7       247 
Outside metropolitan areas........          121       271        13     10.8        20        99     81.8       224 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          199       412        18      8.9        37       145     73.1       298 
Midwest...........................           58       116         8     14.5        19        42     71.8        78 
South.............................          371       733        29      7.8        40       283     76.1       569 
West..............................          519      1168        49      9.4        84       403     77.6       862 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................          261       586        28     10.9        57       191     73.0       425 
Renter occupied...................          887      1844        75      8.5       123       682     76.9      1382 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................         1148      2430       104      9.0       180       873     76.0      1807 
  Worked..........................          697      1511        73     10.4       126       525     75.3      1124 
    Worked year-round, full-time..          314       679        31      9.7        55       235     74.9       494 
  Did not work....................          450       918        31      6.9        54       347     77.1       683 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            136
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)

                                                      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...........         1123      2394       101      9.0       178       856     76.2      1780 
  No work disability..............          963      2077        91      9.4       161       738     76.6      1561 
  With a work disability..........          160       317        11      6.8        17       118     74.0       219 
    severe work disability........          118       232        10      8.2        16        85     71.7       150 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................         1144      2424       104      9.1       180       870     76.1      1805 
  Married-couple families.........          520      1182        49      9.4        88       396     76.2       875 
  Male householder, wife absent...           72       132         4      4.9         5        56     77.7       104 
  Female householder, husband absent.       552      1111        51      9.3        87       418     75.7       826 
Nonfamily households..............            4         6         0      0.0         0         2     71.0         2 
  Male householder................            1         1         0      0.0         0         1    100.0         1 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............            2         5         0      0.0         0         1     55.9         1 
    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_004.htm