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Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  10
          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                                                                                                                                                         
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                    
Total......................          21,922    13,635     62.2    11,695     53.3     5,013     22.9     6,778     30.9    10,165     46.4     2,990     13.6 
Under 18 years...............         7,568     6,121     80.9     5,079     67.1     2,039     26.9     3,289     43.5     4,531     59.9     1,262     16.7 
18 to 24 years...............         3,125     1,443     46.2     1,301     41.7       500     16.0       660     21.1     1,121     35.9       333     10.7 
25 to 34 years...............         2,792     1,804     64.6     1,499     53.7       566     20.3       876     31.4     1,328     47.6       338     12.1 
35 to 44 years...............         2,614     1,602     61.3     1,324     50.7       600     22.9       781     29.9     1,149     43.9       297     11.4 
45 to 54 years...............         1,749       951     54.3       823     47.0       449     25.7       443     25.3       711     40.6       196     11.2 
55 to 59 years...............           890       394     44.2       378     42.4       228     25.6       189     21.3       311     35.0       112     12.5 
60 to 64 years...............           776       324     41.8       313     40.4       179     23.1       146     18.8       275     35.4        95     12.3 
65 years and over............         2,409       997     41.4       979     40.6       453     18.8       395     16.4       739     30.7       357     14.8 
  65 to 74 years.............         1,127       508     45.1       493     43.7       260     23.1       235     20.8       403     35.7       166     14.7 
  75 years and over.........          1,283       489     38.1       486     37.9       193     15.1       160     12.5       337     26.2       191     14.9 
                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total......................         9,557     5,879     61.5     4,962     51.9     2,075     21.7     2,848     29.8     4,331     45.3     1,137     11.9 
Under 18 years...............         3,780     3,113     82.4     2,585     68.4     1,023     27.1     1,661     43.9     2,325     61.5       607     16.1 
18 to 24 years...............         1,316       519     39.4       446     33.9       147     11.2       196     14.9       369     28.0       109      8.3 
25 to 34 years...............         1,111       633     56.9       522     47.0       190     17.1       272     24.5       459     41.3        92      8.3 
35 to 44 years...............         1,168       655     56.1       532     45.6       245     20.9       299     25.6       455     39.0       111      9.5 
45 to 54 years...............           756       404     53.4       342     45.2       180     23.8       176     23.3       288     38.1        75      9.9 
55 to 59 years...............           366       141     38.5       134     36.6        84     22.8        70     19.1       113     30.8        26      7.1 
60 to 64 years...............           353       149     42.3       143     40.6        81     22.9        65     18.4       130     36.7        47     13.3 
65 years and over............           707       265     37.5       258     36.5       125     17.7       108     15.3       192     27.2        69      9.8 
   65 to 74 years............           404       163     40.3       157     38.8        79     19.6        77     19.1       127     31.4        37      9.1 
   75 years and over........            303       103     33.9       101     33.4        46     15.1        31     10.1        65     21.5        32     10.7 
                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total.......................       12,366     7,756     62.7     6,733     54.4     2,938     23.8     3,930     31.8     5,834     47.2     1,854     15.0 
Under 18 years...............         3,788     3,008     79.4     2,493     65.8     1,016     26.8     1,628     43.0     2,206     58.2       655     17.3 
18 to 24 years...............         1,809       924     51.1       855     47.3       352     19.5       463     25.6       752     41.6       224     12.4 
25 to 34 years...............         1,681     1,171     69.7       977     58.1       376     22.3       603     35.9       869     51.7       246     14.6 
35 to 44 years...............         1,446       947     65.5       792     54.8       355     24.6       482     33.3       693     47.9       186     12.8 
45 to 54 years...............           993       547     55.1       480     48.4       269     27.1       267     26.9       423     42.6       121     12.2 
55 to 59 years...............           524       253     48.2       244     46.5       145     27.6       119     22.8       199     37.9        86     16.3 
60 to 64 years...............           422       174     41.3       170     40.3        98     23.2        81     19.2       145     34.3        48     11.4 
65 years and over............         1,703       732     43.0       721     42.3       328     19.3       287     16.8       547     32.1       288     16.9 
   65 to 74 years............           723       345     47.8       336     46.5       181     25.0       158     21.8       276     38.2       129     17.9 
   75 years and over........            980       386     39.4       385     39.3       147     15.0       129     13.2       271     27.7       159     16.2 
Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  11
          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.........................       21,922    13,635     62.2    11,695     53.3     5,013     22.9     6,778     30.9    10,165     46.4     2,990     13.6 
  65 years and over..........         2,409       997     41.4       979     40.6       453     18.8       395     16.4       739     30.7       357     14.8 
In families..................        15,141    10,915     72.1     9,083     60.0     3,705     24.5     5,679     37.5     8,038     53.1     2,213     14.6 
  Householder................         4,377     2,896     66.2     2,462     56.3     1,046     23.9     1,527     34.9     2,180     49.8       652     14.9 
    Under 65 years...........         3,959     2,766     69.9     2,344     59.2       994     25.1     1,467     37.1     2,073     52.4       644     16.3 
    65 years and over........           418       130     31.2       118     28.3        52     12.4        60     14.3       107     25.6         9      2.0 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         7,123     5,884     82.6     4,875     68.4     1,963     27.6     3,171     44.5     4,346     61.0     1,239     17.4 
     Under 6 years...........         2,653     2,171     81.8     1,931     72.8       716     27.0     1,162     43.8     1,741     65.6       512     19.3 
      6 to 17 years..........         4,470     3,713     83.1     2,944     65.9     1,247     27.9     2,009     44.9     2,605     58.3       726     16.3 
  Own children 18 years and over        885       588     66.5       481     54.4       203     23.0       277     31.3       402     45.4       110     12.4 
                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families            8,305     5,352     64.4     4,291     51.7     1,377     16.6     2,539     30.6     3,734     45.0       716      8.6 
  Husbands...................         2,148     1,159     54.0       941     43.8       324     15.1       538     25.0       818     38.1       166      7.7 
    Under 65 years...........         1,814     1,086     59.9       871     48.0       296     16.3       501     27.6       758     41.8       154      8.5 
    65 years and over........           334        73     21.8        70     20.9        28      8.4        36     10.9        60     18.0        12      3.5 
  Wives......................         2,164     1,180     54.5       967     44.7       330     15.2       562     26.0       845     39.0       168      7.8 
    Under 65 years...........         1,936     1,131     58.5       921     47.6       305     15.8       540     27.9       802     41.4       156      8.1 
    65 years and over........           228        49     21.5        46     20.1        25     10.8        22      9.7        43     18.7        12      5.3 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         3,428     2,654     77.4     2,113     61.6       616     18.0     1,286     37.5     1,834     53.5       346     10.1 
      Under 6 years..........         1,331     1,016     76.4       883     66.3       233     17.5       497     37.3       781     58.7       165     12.4 
      6 to 17 years..........         2,097     1,638     78.1     1,230     58.7       383     18.3       790     37.7     1,053     50.2       181      8.6 
  Own children 18 years and over        336       207     61.5       157     46.8        65     19.3       106     31.4       131     38.9        22      6.4 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female house-                                                                                                                                
  holder, no spouse present           5,891     4,947     84.0     4,302     73.0     2,152     36.5     2,888     49.0     3,909     66.3     1,407     23.9 
  Householder................         1,883     1,521     80.8     1,344     71.4       662     35.2       891     47.3     1,213     64.4       454     24.1 
    Under 65 years...........         1,789     1,462     81.8     1,290     72.1       639     35.7       870     48.7     1,164     65.1       453     25.3 
    65 years and over........            95        59     62.1        54     57.0        23     24.6        20     21.6        48     51.1         1      1.4 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         3,266     2,888     88.4     2,492     76.3     1,247     38.2     1,737     53.2     2,285     70.0       848     26.0 
      Under 6 years..........         1,142     1,013     88.8       926     81.1       448     39.2       598     52.3       869     76.1       320     28.1 
      6 to 17 years..........         2,124     1,875     88.3     1,566     73.7       799     37.6     1,139     53.6     1,416     66.7       528     24.9 
    18 years and over........           478       342     71.5       294     61.5       137     28.8       156     32.5       254     53.0        80     16.7 
Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  12
          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                     945       616     65.2       489     51.7       176     18.6       253     26.8       395     41.8        90      9.5 
    Householder..............           333       201     60.5       161     48.5        60     17.9        84     25.4       132     39.6        33      9.8 
      Under 65 years.........           301       189     62.8       154     51.0        57     18.9        79     26.3       127     42.0        33     10.8 
      65 years and over......            32        12      (B)         8      (B)         3      (B)         5      (B)         5      (B)         0      (B) 
    Related children                                                                                                                                          
      Under 18 years.........           430       341     79.4       271     63.0       100     23.2       147     34.3       227     52.8        44     10.3 
        Under 6 years........           181       141     78.3       123     67.8        35     19.5        67     37.2        91     50.6        27     15.2 
        6 to 17 years........           249       200     80.2       148     59.4        65     25.9        80     32.2       136     54.4        17      6.8 
      18 years and over......            70        40      (B)        30      (B)         1      (B)        16      (B)        17      (B)         9      (B) 
                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies                407       279     68.6       253     62.2       107     26.4       161     39.5       231     56.9        21      5.3 
  Under 18 years.............           246       168     68.3       154     62.7        65     26.4       100     40.4       142     57.7        14      5.7 
    Under 6 years............            97        69     71.2        68     69.6        39     40.0        50     51.4        62     63.6         7      7.5 
    6 to 17 years............           149        99     66.4        87     58.2        26     17.4        50     33.3        80     53.9         7      4.5 
  18 years and over..........           160       111     69.0        99     61.5        42     26.5        61     38.0        89     55.7         7      4.6 
                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals......           6,375     2,441     38.3     2,359     37.0     1,201     18.8       938     14.7     1,895     29.7       756     11.9 
  Male.......................         2,575       939     36.5       893     34.7       495     19.2       353     13.7       737     28.6       254      9.9 
    Under 65 years...........         2,257       774     34.3       728     32.2       411     18.2       290     12.9       626     27.7       198      8.8 
      Living alone...........           844       272     32.2       272     32.2       178     21.0       135     15.9       229     27.1       117     13.8 
    65 years and over........           318       165     52.0       165     52.0        84     26.4        62     19.6       112     35.1        56     17.6 
      Living alone...........           231       122     52.8       122     52.8        54     23.4        51     22.3        74     32.0        51     22.1 
  Female.....................         3,800     1,502     39.5     1,467     38.6       706     18.6       585     15.4     1,158     30.5       502     13.2 
    Under 65 years...........         2,490       915     36.8       880     35.3       449     18.0       354     14.2       736     29.5       235      9.4 
      Living alone...........           917       368     40.2       368     40.2       233     25.5       172     18.7       293     31.9       149     16.3 
    65 years and over........         1,310       587     44.8       587     44.8       257     19.6       231     17.6       422     32.2       267     20.4 
      Living alone...........         1,182       514     43.5       514     43.5       229     19.4       219     18.6       352     29.7       264     22.4 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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