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Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            137
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE)

                                                         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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     NON-HISPANIC WHITE                   20923     35648     10171     48.6     16111      2693     12.9      4963 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                 16014     27190      7570     47.3     11961      1680     10.5      3091 
  Inside central cities...........         3769      6153      1715     45.5      2607       493     13.1       888 
    One million or more...........         2063      3370       855     41.5      1295       266     12.9       488 
    Under one million.............         1706      2783       860     50.4      1312       228     13.3       399 
  Outside central cities..........        12245     21037      5854     47.8      9354      1187      9.7      2204 
    One million or more...........         8140     14085      3803     46.7      6132       620      7.6      1117 
    Under one million.............         4105      6951      2052     50.0      3222       567     13.8      1087 
Outside metropolitan areas........         4909      8458      2602     53.0      4150      1013     20.6      1872 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................         4171      7124      1837     44.0      2861       481     11.5       926 
Midwest...........................         5900     10378      3145     53.3      5152       726     12.3      1351 
South.............................         6679     10840      3420     51.2      5283       977     14.6      1718 
West..............................         4173      7306      1770     42.4      2816       508     12.2       968 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................        16712     28641      8602     51.5     13775      1379      8.2      2556 
Renter occupied...................         4211      7007      1569     37.3      2336      1314     31.2      2407 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................        20923     35648     10171     48.6     16111      2693     12.9      4963 
  Worked..........................        18551     31525      9333     50.3     14847      2041     11.0      3797 
    Worked year-round, full-time..        14607     24631      7676     52.6     12187      1142      7.8      2118 
  Did not work....................         2372      4123       839     35.4      1265       652     27.5      1166 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            138
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE)

                                                         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...........        20536     35098     10011     48.7     15889      2624     12.8      4861 
  No work disability..............        19135     32660      9541     49.9     15205      2082     10.9      3855 
  With a work disability..........         1401      2438       471     33.6       684       542     38.7      1007 
    severe work disability........          697      1221       190     27.3       270       345     49.5       614 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................        20681     35266     10087     48.8     15974      2665     12.9      4909 
  Married-couple families.........        15893     27747      8093     50.9     13172      1368      8.6      2646 
  Male householder, wife absent...         1190      1825       616     51.8       867       198     16.6       344 
  Female householder, husband absent.      3599      5695      1378     38.3      1935      1100     30.6      1919 
Nonfamily households..............          241       381        85     35.2       137        27     11.2        54 
  Male householder................          200       326        81     40.6       134        22     10.7        40 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           41        55         3      8.4         3         6     13.8        14 
    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,            139
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE)

                                                      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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     NON-HISPANIC WHITE                    1559      3026       294     18.9       457       931     59.7      1876 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                   957      1874       180     18.8       280       540     56.4      1131 
  Inside central cities...........          293       526        57     19.6        79       180     61.4       347 
    One million or more...........          152       306        28     18.7        37        97     63.8       218 
    Under one million.............          141       220        29     20.6        41        83     58.8       130 
  Outside central cities..........          664      1348       122     18.4       201       360     54.2       784 
    One million or more...........          396       785        70     17.7       114       200     50.6       423 
    Under one million.............          268       563        52     19.5        86       160     59.6       361 
Outside metropolitan areas........          602      1152       114     19.0       177       391     65.0       745 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          294       615        52     17.7        88       164     55.7       368 
Midwest...........................          391       756        71     18.1       122       256     65.6       487 
South.............................          548      1043       128     23.3       192       330     60.2       671 
West..............................          326       612        44     13.4        54       181     55.4       350 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................          738      1427       191     25.8       306       351     47.6       707 
Renter occupied...................          821      1599       104     12.6       151       579     70.6      1169 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................         1559      3026       294     18.9       457       931     59.7      1876 
  Worked..........................          959      1925       182     19.0       278       582     60.7      1223 
    Worked year-round, full-time..          319       677        66     20.6       104       176     55.0       408 
  Did not work....................          600      1100       112     18.7       179       349     58.1       653 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            140
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE)

                                                      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...........         1520      2958       283     18.6       438       913     60.1      1845 
  No work disability..............         1104      2177       228     20.6       360       635     57.5      1321 
  With a work disability..........          416       781        56     13.4        78       278     67.0       524 
    severe work disability........          287       528        32     11.2        50       198     69.0       350 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................         1526      2982       287     18.8       450       928     60.8      1873 
  Married-couple families.........          631      1312       138     21.9       243       342     54.2       736 
  Male householder, wife absent...          116       209        31     26.5        43        67     58.0       126 
  Female householder, husband absent.       779      1461       118     15.2       164       519     66.6      1010 
Nonfamily households..............           33        44         7     21.7         7         3      8.2         3 
  Male householder................           16        22         7     45.2         7         3     17.2         3 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           17        22         0      0.0         0         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_005.htm