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Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  25
          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                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                              
NON-HISPANIC WHITE                                                                                                                                            
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                    
Total......................         193,334    28,912     15.0    24,408     12.6     9,027      4.7     7,166      3.7    20,793     10.8     3,699      1.9 
Under 18 years...............        45,243     9,920     21.9     7,591     16.8     2,370      5.2     2,861      6.3     6,830     15.1     1,120      2.5 
18 to 24 years...............        17,308     2,851     16.5     2,629     15.2       874      5.0       737      4.3     2,213     12.8       361      2.1 
25 to 34 years...............        24,980     3,846     15.4     3,127     12.5     1,024      4.1       958      3.8     2,709     10.8       471      1.9 
35 to 44 years...............        32,194     4,209     13.1     3,340     10.4     1,301      4.0     1,025      3.2     2,907      9.0       399      1.2 
45 to 54 years...............        27,941     2,805     10.0     2,521      9.0     1,191      4.3       589      2.1     2,150      7.7       283      1.0 
55 to 59 years...............        10,127     1,081     10.7     1,050     10.4       571      5.6       229      2.3       897      8.9       149      1.5 
60 to 64 years...............         8,355       877     10.5       860     10.3       422      5.0       204      2.4       703      8.4       138      1.7 
65 years and over............        27,187     3,325     12.2     3,291     12.1     1,276      4.7       563      2.1     2,383      8.8       777      2.9 
  65 to 74 years.............        14,441     1,637     11.3     1,615     11.2       706      4.9       328      2.3     1,267      8.8       291      2.0 
  75 years and over.........         12,746     1,688     13.2     1,676     13.1       570      4.5       235      1.8     1,116      8.8       485      3.8 
                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total......................        94,905    13,621     14.4    11,363     12.0     4,225      4.5     3,163      3.3     9,723     10.2     1,411      1.5 
Under 18 years...............        23,231     5,337     23.0     4,057     17.5     1,247      5.4     1,522      6.6     3,643     15.7       545      2.3 
18 to 24 years...............         8,697     1,225     14.1     1,110     12.8       348      4.0       233      2.7       902     10.4       122      1.4 
25 to 34 years...............        12,454     1,672     13.4     1,394     11.2       448      3.6       358      2.9     1,172      9.4       196      1.6 
35 to 44 years...............        16,159     2,003     12.4     1,613     10.0       653      4.0       460      2.8     1,424      8.8       159      1.0 
45 to 54 years...............        13,784     1,345      9.8     1,188      8.6       578      4.2       255      1.8     1,000      7.3       122      0.9 
55 to 59 years...............         4,868       470      9.6       450      9.3       258      5.3        95      2.0       400      8.2        36      0.7 
60 to 64 years...............         4,069       371      9.1       363      8.9       167      4.1        80      2.0       289      7.1        68      1.7 
65 years and over............        11,643     1,199     10.3     1,188     10.2       526      4.5       160      1.4       893      7.7       164      1.4 
   65 to 74 years............         6,645       689     10.4       683     10.3       317      4.8       115      1.7       560      8.4        81      1.2 
   75 years and over........          4,998       510     10.2       505     10.1       210      4.2        46      0.9       333      6.7        83      1.7 
                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total.......................       98,429    15,291     15.5    13,045     13.3     4,803      4.9     4,003      4.1    11,070     11.2     2,287      2.3 
Under 18 years...............        22,012     4,583     20.8     3,533     16.1     1,123      5.1     1,339      6.1     3,188     14.5       576      2.6 
18 to 24 years...............         8,611     1,625     18.9     1,519     17.6       525      6.1       505      5.9     1,312     15.2       238      2.8 
25 to 34 years...............        12,526     2,174     17.4     1,733     13.8       576      4.6       600      4.8     1,537     12.3       276      2.2 
35 to 44 years...............        16,035     2,206     13.8     1,727     10.8       648      4.0       565      3.5     1,483      9.2       240      1.5 
45 to 54 years...............        14,157     1,460     10.3     1,334      9.4       614      4.3       334      2.4     1,150      8.1       161      1.1 
55 to 59 years...............         5,259       611     11.6       600     11.4       313      6.0       134      2.5       497      9.4       114      2.2 
60 to 64 years...............         4,286       506     11.8       496     11.6       255      5.9       124      2.9       414      9.7        70      1.6 
65 years and over............        15,544     2,126     13.7     2,103     13.5       750      4.8       403      2.6     1,489      9.6       613      3.9 
   65 to 74 years............         7,796       948     12.2       932     12.0       389      5.0       214      2.7       707      9.1       210      2.7 
   75 years and over........          7,748     1,179     15.2     1,171     15.1       360      4.6       189      2.4       782     10.1       403      5.2 
Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  26
          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.........................      193,334    28,912     15.0    24,408     12.6     9,027      4.7     7,166      3.7    20,793     10.8     3,699      1.9 
  65 years and over..........        27,187     3,325     12.2     3,291     12.1     1,276      4.7       563      2.1     2,383      8.8       777      2.9 
In families..................       159,362    24,019     15.1    19,650     12.3     7,057      4.4     5,774      3.6    17,208     10.8     2,314      1.5 
  Householder................        53,071     7,055     13.3     5,953     11.2     2,198      4.1     1,720      3.2     5,156      9.7       792      1.5 
    Under 65 years...........        43,372     6,114     14.1     5,029     11.6     1,757      4.1     1,583      3.7     4,387     10.1       746      1.7 
    65 years and over........         9,700       941      9.7       924      9.5       440      4.5       136      1.4       768      7.9        45      0.5 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........        44,527     9,632     21.6     7,337     16.5     2,265      5.1     2,749      6.2     6,591     14.8     1,092      2.5 
     Under 6 years...........        14,182     3,158     22.3     2,732     19.3       717      5.1       974      6.9     2,491     17.6       435      3.1 
      6 to 17 years..........        30,345     6,474     21.3     4,605     15.2     1,547      5.1     1,775      5.8     4,100     13.5       657      2.2 
  Own children 18 years and over     14,232     2,259     15.9     2,010     14.1       975      6.9       381      2.7     1,737     12.2        99      0.7 
                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families          134,703    15,445     11.5    12,411      9.2     4,111      3.1     2,868      2.1    10,876      8.1       986      0.7 
  Husbands...................        43,794     4,064      9.3     3,401      7.8     1,177      2.7       711      1.6     2,920      6.7       286      0.7 
    Under 65 years...........        35,149     3,414      9.7     2,757      7.8       893      2.5       641      1.8     2,389      6.8       246      0.7 
    65 years and over........         8,646       650      7.5       644      7.5       284      3.3        70      0.8       530      6.1        40      0.5 
  Wives......................        43,578     4,097      9.4     3,428      7.9     1,183      2.7       734      1.7     2,955      6.8       287      0.7 
    Under 65 years...........        36,910     3,662      9.9     2,998      8.1     1,011      2.7       695      1.9     2,612      7.1       252      0.7 
    65 years and over........         6,668       435      6.5       430      6.4       172      2.6        39      0.6       342      5.1        36      0.5 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........        35,912     5,648     15.7     4,129     11.5     1,027      2.9     1,210      3.4     3,728     10.4       386      1.1 
      Under 6 years..........        11,848     1,871     15.8     1,572     13.3       307      2.6       451      3.8     1,438     12.1       168      1.4 
      6 to 17 years..........        24,064     3,776     15.7     2,557     10.6       720      3.0       759      3.2     2,290      9.5       219      0.9 
  Own children 18 years and over      9,922     1,262     12.7     1,098     11.1       567      5.7       149      1.5       966      9.7        20      0.2 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female house-                                                                                                                                
  holder, no spouse present          18,233     6,992     38.3     5,853     32.1     2,397     13.1     2,558     14.0     5,154     28.3     1,214      6.7 
  Householder................         6,733     2,383     35.4     2,022     30.0       822     12.2       871     12.9     1,776     26.4       464      6.9 
    Under 65 years...........         5,564     2,133     38.3     1,784     32.1       695     12.5       814     14.6     1,576     28.3       455      8.2 
    65 years and over........         1,169       250     21.4       238     20.4       127     10.8        58      4.9       201     17.2         9      0.8 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         6,646     3,339     50.2     2,670     40.2     1,056     15.9     1,351     20.3     2,391     36.0       651      9.8 
      Under 6 years..........         1,768     1,040     58.8       938     53.1       361     20.4       443     25.1       861     48.7       240     13.6 
      6 to 17 years..........         4,878     2,300     47.1     1,731     35.5       695     14.3       908     18.6     1,529     31.4       411      8.4 
    18 years and over........         3,423       853     24.9       770     22.5       343     10.0       216      6.3       650     19.0        72      2.1 
Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  27
          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                   6,426     1,582     24.6     1,386     21.6       549      8.5       348      5.4     1,177     18.3       114      1.8 
    Householder..............         2,469       556     22.5       477     19.3       185      7.5       115      4.7       404     16.3        42      1.7 
      Under 65 years.........         2,180       482     22.1       403     18.5       143      6.6       105      4.8       342     15.7        42      1.9 
      65 years and over......           289        74     25.7        74     25.7        42     14.4        10      3.4        61     21.3         0      0.0 
    Related children                                                                                                                                          
      Under 18 years.........         1,969       645     32.8       538     27.3       181      9.2       189      9.6       473     24.0        55      2.8 
        Under 6 years........           566       247     43.7       222     39.3        49      8.7        81     14.3       192     33.9        28      4.9 
        6 to 17 years........         1,404       398     28.3       316     22.5       132      9.4       108      7.7       281     20.0        27      1.9 
      18 years and over......           887       144     16.3       142     16.0        65      7.4        16      1.8       122     13.7         7      0.8 
                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies                836       379     45.3       341     40.8       151     18.1       165     19.7       322     38.5        34      4.1 
  Under 18 years.............           486       226     46.5       201     41.4        89     18.2        98     20.1       194     40.0        19      3.9 
    Under 6 years............           137        68     49.9        67     48.6        36     26.1        41     30.1        64     46.6         8      5.7 
    6 to 17 years............           349       158     45.1       135     38.6        53     15.1        57     16.2       130     37.4        11      3.2 
  18 years and over..........           350       153     43.7       140     39.9        63     17.9        67     19.1       127     36.4        15      4.3 
                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals......          33,136     4,514     13.6     4,417     13.3     1,819      5.5     1,227      3.7     3,263      9.8     1,351      4.1 
  Male.......................        15,367     1,977     12.9     1,908     12.4       875      5.7       549      3.6     1,490      9.7       467      3.0 
    Under 65 years...........        13,055     1,592     12.2     1,524     11.7       730      5.6       485      3.7     1,248      9.6       344      2.6 
      Living alone...........         6,592       516      7.8       516      7.8       281      4.3       172      2.6       397      6.0       216      3.3 
    65 years and over........         2,312       385     16.6       385     16.6       145      6.3        64      2.8       242     10.5       123      5.3 
      Living alone...........         1,985       319     16.1       319     16.1        97      4.9        52      2.6       183      9.2       118      5.9 
  Female.....................        17,769     2,537     14.3     2,509     14.1       944      5.3       678      3.8     1,774     10.0       884      5.0 
    Under 65 years...........        11,007     1,295     11.8     1,266     11.5       595      5.4       399      3.6       998      9.1       326      3.0 
      Living alone...........         6,083       567      9.3       567      9.3       287      4.7       200      3.3       425      7.0       204      3.3 
    65 years and over........         6,762     1,243     18.4     1,243     18.4       349      5.2       279      4.1       776     11.5       558      8.3 
      Living alone...........         6,439     1,129     17.5     1,129     17.5       295      4.6       266      4.1       664     10.3       557      8.6 

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_009.htm