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Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  69
          in 1999

                                                                                                                          In household in                     
                                                                In household that  In household that                     which one or more                    
                                             In household that   received means-    received means-   In household that     persons were      Live in public  
                                              received means-   tested assistance     tested cash       received food        covered by       or subsidized   
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch      assistance           stamps            Medicaid           housing      
                                                                                                                                                              
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
Characteristic                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                              
WHITE                                                                                                                                                         
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                    
Total......................         224,373    43,523     19.4    34,615     15.4    12,705      5.7    11,219      5.0    29,881     13.3     5,632      2.5 
Under 18 years...............        56,232    16,488     29.3    11,984     21.3     3,903      6.9     4,957      8.8    10,752     19.1     2,017      3.6 
18 to 24 years...............        21,073     4,479     21.3     3,909     18.6     1,296      6.2     1,135      5.4     3,365     16.0       613      2.9 
25 to 34 years...............        30,320     6,136     20.2     4,709     15.5     1,486      4.9     1,523      5.0     4,102     13.5       740      2.4 
35 to 44 years...............        36,915     6,167     16.7     4,525     12.3     1,708      4.6     1,455      3.9     3,977     10.8       584      1.6 
45 to 54 years...............        30,790     3,749     12.2     3,187     10.3     1,470      4.8       775      2.5     2,740      8.9       390      1.3 
55 to 59 years...............        11,079     1,361     12.3     1,290     11.6       704      6.4       322      2.9     1,114     10.1       186      1.7 
60 to 64 years...............         9,084     1,123     12.4     1,073     11.8       523      5.8       279      3.1       894      9.8       184      2.0 
65 years and over............        28,880     4,020     13.9     3,938     13.6     1,615      5.6       773      2.7     2,937     10.2       919      3.2 
  65 to 74 years.............        15,528     2,068     13.3     2,012     13.0       912      5.9       455      2.9     1,605     10.3       378      2.4 
  75 years and over.........         13,352     1,952     14.6     1,927     14.4       704      5.3       318      2.4     1,332     10.0       541      4.0 
                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total......................       110,428    20,702     18.7    16,228     14.7     5,889      5.3     4,909      4.4    14,081     12.8     2,253      2.0 
Under 18 years...............        28,846     8,742     30.3     6,314     21.9     2,036      7.1     2,533      8.8     5,678     19.7     1,002      3.5 
18 to 24 years...............        10,682     2,004     18.8     1,716     16.1       548      5.1       394      3.7     1,441     13.5       253      2.4 
25 to 34 years...............        15,144     2,732     18.0     2,133     14.1       642      4.2       561      3.7     1,825     12.0       295      1.9 
35 to 44 years...............        18,494     2,914     15.8     2,155     11.7       813      4.4       628      3.4     1,918     10.4       221      1.2 
45 to 54 years...............        15,204     1,784     11.7     1,481      9.7       693      4.6       322      2.1     1,263      8.3       149      1.0 
55 to 59 years...............         5,309       587     11.1       550     10.4       310      5.8       119      2.2       496      9.3        45      0.9 
60 to 64 years...............         4,415       489     11.1       460     10.4       209      4.7       117      2.7       379      8.6        78      1.8 
65 years and over............        12,335     1,452     11.8     1,418     11.5       638      5.2       235      1.9     1,082      8.8       208      1.7 
   65 to 74 years............         7,093       845     11.9       821     11.6       378      5.3       163      2.3       673      9.5       106      1.5 
   75 years and over........          5,242       606     11.6       597     11.4       259      4.9        73      1.4       408      7.8       102      2.0 
                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total.......................      113,945    22,821     20.0    18,387     16.1     6,817      6.0     6,310      5.5    15,800     13.9     3,379      3.0 
Under 18 years...............        27,387     7,746     28.3     5,671     20.7     1,868      6.8     2,424      8.9     5,074     18.5     1,015      3.7 
18 to 24 years...............        10,391     2,475     23.8     2,193     21.1       748      7.2       741      7.1     1,924     18.5       360      3.5 
25 to 34 years...............        15,176     3,404     22.4     2,576     17.0       845      5.6       962      6.3     2,277     15.0       445      2.9 
35 to 44 years...............        18,421     3,253     17.7     2,369     12.9       895      4.9       827      4.5     2,059     11.2       362      2.0 
45 to 54 years...............        15,586     1,965     12.6     1,705     10.9       777      5.0       453      2.9     1,477      9.5       240      1.5 
55 to 59 years...............         5,770       774     13.4       740     12.8       393      6.8       203      3.5       619     10.7       140      2.4 
60 to 64 years...............         4,670       634     13.6       613     13.1       314      6.7       162      3.5       515     11.0       106      2.3 
65 years and over............        16,545     2,568     15.5     2,520     15.2       978      5.9       537      3.2     1,855     11.2       710      4.3 
   65 to 74 years............         8,435     1,223     14.5     1,190     14.1       533      6.3       292      3.5       931     11.0       272      3.2 
   75 years and over........          8,109     1,345     16.6     1,330     16.4       444      5.5       245      3.0       924     11.4       438      5.4 
Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  70
          in 1999

                                                                                                                          In household in                     
                                                                In household that  In household that                     which one or more                    
                                             In household that   received means-    received means-   In household that     persons were      Live in public  
                                              received means-   tested assistance     tested cash       received food        covered by       or subsidized   
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch      assistance           stamps            Medicaid           housing      
                                                                                                                                                              
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
Household relationship                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
Total.........................      224,373    43,523     19.4    34,615     15.4    12,705      5.7    11,219      5.0    29,881     13.3     5,632      2.5 
  65 years and over..........        28,880     4,020     13.9     3,938     13.6     1,615      5.6       773      2.7     2,937     10.2       919      3.2 
In families..................       187,139    37,677     20.1    29,042     15.5    10,420      5.6     9,520      5.1    25,603     13.7     4,052      2.2 
  Householder................        60,256    10,186     16.9     8,159     13.5     3,015      5.0     2,573      4.3     7,102     11.8     1,248      2.1 
    Under 65 years...........        49,957     9,020     18.1     7,033     14.1     2,466      4.9     2,378      4.8     6,160     12.3     1,175      2.4 
    65 years and over........        10,299     1,166     11.3     1,126     10.9       549      5.3       195      1.9       942      9.1        72      0.7 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........        55,274    16,082     29.1    11,644     21.1     3,773      6.8     4,803      8.7    10,436     18.9     1,977      3.6 
     Under 6 years...........        18,206     5,471     30.1     4,492     24.7     1,267      7.0     1,754      9.6     4,086     22.4       777      4.3 
      6 to 17 years..........        37,068    10,611     28.6     7,152     19.3     2,506      6.8     3,050      8.2     6,350     17.1     1,200      3.2 
  Own children 18 years and over     16,613     3,292     19.8     2,766     16.6     1,339      8.1       615      3.7     2,427     14.6       241      1.4 
                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families          154,818    24,407     15.8    18,020     11.6     5,653      3.7     4,697      3.0    15,840     10.2     1,726      1.1 
  Husbands...................        48,737     5,950     12.2     4,602      9.4     1,503      3.1     1,060      2.2     3,968      8.1       462      0.9 
    Under 65 years...........        39,656     5,168     13.0     3,840      9.7     1,172      3.0       957      2.4     3,340      8.4       401      1.0 
    65 years and over........         9,081       782      8.6       761      8.4       331      3.6       103      1.1       628      6.9        62      0.7 
  Wives......................        48,654     5,972     12.3     4,631      9.5     1,515      3.1     1,094      2.2     4,004      8.2       463      1.0 
    Under 65 years...........        41,638     5,432     13.0     4,105      9.9     1,300      3.1     1,028      2.5     3,585      8.6       404      1.0 
    65 years and over........         7,016       540      7.7       526      7.5       215      3.1        66      0.9       419      6.0        59      0.8 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........        43,495     9,764     22.4     6,588     15.1     1,639      3.8     2,148      4.9     5,878     13.5       725      1.7 
      Under 6 years..........        14,810     3,388     22.9     2,650     17.9       533      3.6       821      5.5     2,397     16.2       315      2.1 
      6 to 17 years..........        28,685     6,376     22.2     3,938     13.7     1,107      3.9     1,327      4.6     3,481     12.1       409      1.4 
  Own children 18 years and over     11,388     1,815     15.9     1,457     12.8       718      6.3       240      2.1     1,307     11.5        48      0.4 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female house-                                                                                                                                
  holder, no spouse present          23,895    10,746     45.0     8,913     37.3     4,007     16.8     4,256     17.8     7,918     33.1     2,160      9.0 
  Householder................         8,380     3,400     40.6     2,847     34.0     1,256     15.0     1,312     15.7     2,511     30.0       726      8.7 
    Under 65 years...........         7,067     3,065     43.4     2,528     35.8     1,077     15.2     1,230     17.4     2,240     31.7       710     10.0 
    65 years and over........         1,313       335     25.5       319     24.3       179     13.6        81      6.2       271     20.6        16      1.2 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         9,202     5,273     57.3     4,229     46.0     1,892     20.6     2,363     25.7     3,812     41.4     1,181     12.8 
      Under 6 years..........         2,571     1,666     64.8     1,482     57.6       664     25.8       805     31.3     1,367     53.2       425     16.5 
      6 to 17 years..........         6,632     3,607     54.4     2,748     41.4     1,228     18.5     1,558     23.5     2,445     36.9       756     11.4 
    18 years and over........         4,190     1,271     30.3     1,121     26.8       531     12.7       336      8.0       960     22.9       178      4.2 
Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  71
          in 1999

                                                                                                                          In household in                     
                                                                In household that  In household that                     which one or more                    
                                             In household that   received means-    received means-   In household that     persons were      Live in public  
                                              received means-   tested assistance     tested cash       received food        covered by       or subsidized   
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch      assistance           stamps            Medicaid           housing      
                                                                                                                                                              
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with male householder                                                                                                                             
  no spouse present                   8,426     2,524     30.0     2,109     25.0       760      9.0       567      6.7     1,844     21.9       166      2.0 
    Householder..............         3,082       813     26.4       677     22.0       247      8.0       177      5.7       586     19.0        61      2.0 
      Under 65 years.........         2,746       717     26.1       585     21.3       194      7.1       160      5.8       508     18.5        61      2.2 
      65 years and over......           335        97     28.8        92     27.5        53     15.9        17      5.2        78     23.2         0      0.0 
    Related children                                                                                                                                          
      Under 18 years.........         2,577     1,045     40.5       826     32.1       242      9.4       292     11.3       746     28.9        71      2.8 
        Under 6 years........           825       417     50.5       360     43.6        71      8.6       128     15.5       321     38.9        36      4.4 
        6 to 17 years........         1,752       628     35.8       466     26.6       171      9.8       165      9.4       424     24.2        35      2.0 
      18 years and over......         1,034       206     19.9       188     18.1        90      8.7        39      3.8       161     15.5        15      1.4 
                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies              1,082       504     46.6       433     40.0       183     16.9       209     19.3       407     37.6        42      3.9 
  Under 18 years.............           625       297     47.4       254     40.7       108     17.4       127     20.3       241     38.6        26      4.1 
    Under 6 years............           197       104     52.7       100     50.6        47     24.0        58     29.5        94     47.6        13      6.7 
    6 to 17 years............           428       193     45.0       155     36.1        61     14.3        69     16.1       148     34.5        12      2.9 
  18 years and over..........           457       208     45.4       179     39.1        75     16.4        82     17.9       165     36.1        17      3.7 
                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals......          36,151     5,341     14.8     5,140     14.2     2,103      5.8     1,491      4.1     3,871     10.7     1,538      4.3 
  Male.......................        17,127     2,388     13.9     2,263     13.2       997      5.8       656      3.8     1,792     10.5       539      3.1 
    Under 65 years...........        14,700     1,960     13.3     1,835     12.5       831      5.7       575      3.9     1,523     10.4       396      2.7 
      Living alone...........         7,136       573      8.0       573      8.0       302      4.2       194      2.7       437      6.1       236      3.3 
    65 years and over........         2,427       428     17.6       428     17.6       167      6.9        81      3.3       269     11.1       143      5.9 
      Living alone...........         2,079       354     17.0       354     17.0       115      5.5        62      3.0       204      9.8       137      6.6 
  Female.....................        19,025     2,953     15.5     2,877     15.1     1,105      5.8       834      4.4     2,080     10.9       999      5.3 
    Under 65 years...........        11,986     1,581     13.2     1,505     12.6       680      5.7       494      4.1     1,195     10.0       382      3.2 
      Living alone...........         6,435       645     10.0       645     10.0       329      5.1       235      3.6       479      7.4       245      3.8 
    65 years and over........         7,039     1,372     19.5     1,372     19.5       426      6.0       340      4.8       885     12.6       617      8.8 
      Living alone...........         6,688     1,250     18.7     1,250     18.7       369      5.5       323      4.8       767     11.5       613      9.2 

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/pov/new03_003.htm