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Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  28
          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                                                                                                                                            
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                    
Total......................          14,875     8,080     54.3     7,319     49.2     3,234     21.7     4,095     27.5     6,242     42.0     1,855     12.5 
Under 18 years...............         4,252     3,237     76.1     2,815     66.2     1,119     26.3     1,785     42.0     2,503     58.9       672     15.8 
18 to 24 years...............         2,236       845     37.8       804     36.0       317     14.2       418     18.7       660     29.5       202      9.0 
25 to 34 years...............         1,732       983     56.8       872     50.4       340     19.6       501     28.9       774     44.7       206     11.9 
35 to 44 years...............         1,845     1,001     54.3       893     48.4       434     23.5       525     28.5       760     41.2       191     10.4 
45 to 54 years...............         1,361       679     49.9       614     45.2       355     26.1       334     24.5       531     39.0       138     10.1 
55 to 59 years...............           750       309     41.2       299     39.8       185     24.7       136     18.2       240     31.9        87     11.6 
60 to 64 years...............           636       237     37.2       233     36.7       136     21.5       103     16.2       204     32.1        67     10.6 
65 years and over............         2,063       789     38.2       787     38.1       348     16.9       292     14.1       570     27.6       292     14.1 
  65 to 74 years.............           915       381     41.6       381     41.6       189     20.7       175     19.1       303     33.1       128     14.0 
  75 years and over.........          1,148       408     35.5       406     35.4       159     13.9       116     10.1       267     23.3       163     14.2 
                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total......................         6,452     3,439     53.3     3,091     47.9     1,347     20.9     1,749     27.1     2,635     40.8       686     10.6 
Under 18 years...............         2,173     1,694     77.9     1,492     68.6       569     26.2       959     44.1     1,327     61.1       321     14.8 
18 to 24 years...............           912       258     28.3       236     25.8        74      8.1       100     10.9       174     19.0        43      4.7 
25 to 34 years...............           689       332     48.1       294     42.7       123     17.8       159     23.1       261     37.8        56      8.1 
35 to 44 years...............           846       416     49.2       373     44.1       194     22.9       208     24.6       311     36.8        81      9.6 
45 to 54 years...............           593       293     49.4       261     44.0       144     24.4       137     23.2       218     36.8        60     10.2 
55 to 59 years...............           318       113     35.5       106     33.4        74     23.2        57     18.0        87     27.2        23      7.3 
60 to 64 years...............           302       115     37.9       111     36.8        62     20.5        45     14.9       100     33.1        40     13.3 
65 years and over............           618       219     35.4       219     35.4       107     17.3        84     13.6       158     25.6        61      9.9 
   65 to 74 years............           349       134     38.5       134     38.5        68     19.6        64     18.3       106     30.5        33      9.3 
   75 years and over........            270        84     31.2        84     31.2        39     14.4        20      7.5        52     19.3        29     10.6 
                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total.......................        8,423     4,641     55.1     4,228     50.2     1,888     22.4     2,346     27.8     3,606     42.8     1,168     13.9 
Under 18 years...............         2,079     1,544     74.2     1,324     63.7       550     26.4       826     39.7     1,176     56.6       352     16.9 
18 to 24 years...............         1,323       587     44.4       568     43.0       243     18.4       319     24.1       486     36.8       158     12.0 
25 to 34 years...............         1,043       651     62.5       578     55.4       217     20.8       342     32.8       513     49.2       150     14.4 
35 to 44 years...............           999       585     58.5       521     52.1       240     24.0       317     31.8       449     44.9       110     11.0 
45 to 54 years...............           767       386     50.2       353     46.1       210     27.4       197     25.6       313     40.8        78     10.1 
55 to 59 years...............           432       196     45.4       193     44.6       111     25.8        79     18.3       153     35.4        63     14.7 
60 to 64 years...............           334       122     36.6       122     36.6        74     22.3        58     17.4       104     31.2        27      8.1 
65 years and over............         1,445       570     39.4       568     39.3       241     16.7       208     14.4       412     28.5       231     16.0 
   65 to 74 years............           566       247     43.5       247     43.5       121     21.3       111     19.6       197     34.7        96     16.9 
   75 years and over........            879       323     36.8       322     36.6       120     13.7        96     11.0       215     24.5       135     15.3 
Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  29
          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.........................       14,875     8,080     54.3     7,319     49.2     3,234     21.7     4,095     27.5     6,242     42.0     1,855     12.5 
  65 years and over..........         2,063       789     38.2       787     38.1       348     16.9       292     14.1       570     27.6       292     14.1 
In families..................         9,118     5,900     64.7     5,175     56.8     2,142     23.5     3,206     35.2     4,520     49.6     1,210     13.3 
  Householder................         2,942     1,762     59.9     1,572     53.4       674     22.9       972     33.1     1,376     46.8       402     13.7 
    Under 65 years...........         2,595     1,672     64.5     1,484     57.2       635     24.5       930     35.8     1,296     49.9       396     15.2 
    65 years and over........           347        90     25.9        88     25.4        39     11.2        43     12.3        80     22.9         6      1.7 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         3,921     3,072     78.3     2,662     67.9     1,056     26.9     1,694     43.2     2,359     60.1       658     16.8 
     Under 6 years...........         1,417     1,114     78.6     1,040     73.4       369     26.1       611     43.1       929     65.6       284     20.0 
      6 to 17 years..........         2,504     1,958     78.2     1,622     64.8       687     27.4     1,082     43.2     1,429     57.1       374     14.9 
  Own children 18 years and over        560       309     55.2       273     48.7       117     20.9       154     27.5       210     37.4        35      6.3 
                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families            4,875     2,612     53.6     2,264     46.4       800     16.4     1,359     27.9     1,949     40.0       386      7.9 
  Husbands...................         1,448       639     44.1       555     38.3       218     15.0       328     22.6       478     33.0       102      7.0 
    Under 65 years...........         1,158       579     50.0       495     42.8       192     16.6       300     25.9       428     37.0        91      7.9 
    65 years and over........           290        59     20.5        59     20.5        26      8.8        28      9.6        50     17.1        11      3.7 
  Wives......................         1,443       651     45.1       570     39.5       220     15.3       339     23.5       495     34.3       101      7.0 
    Under 65 years...........         1,255       618     49.2       537     42.8       201     16.0       328     26.2       463     36.9        93      7.4 
    65 years and over........           188        33     17.5        33     17.5        19     10.4        11      5.6        31     16.6         8      4.3 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         1,720     1,200     69.8     1,029     59.9       314     18.2       620     36.1       891     51.8       178     10.3 
      Under 6 years..........           610       417     68.4       391     64.1        98     16.0       230     37.7       344     56.5        82     13.5 
      6 to 17 years..........         1,110       783     70.5       638     57.5       216     19.5       391     35.2       547     49.2        95      8.6 
  Own children 18 years and over        209       102     48.7        89     42.6        46     21.9        66     31.6        68     32.5         6      2.7 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female house-                                                                                                                                
  holder, no spouse present           3,618     2,919     80.7     2,589     71.5     1,190     32.9     1,657     45.8     2,331     64.4       748     20.7 
  Householder................         1,255       984     78.4       893     71.2       405     32.3       571     45.5       796     63.5       275     21.9 
    Under 65 years...........         1,186       948     80.0       859     72.5       393     33.1       558     47.1       765     64.5       275     23.2 
    65 years and over........            69        35      (B)        34      (B)        13      (B)        12      (B)        31      (B)         0      (B) 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         1,931     1,667     86.3     1,455     75.4       654     33.9       956     49.5     1,331     68.9       441     22.9 
      Under 6 years..........           693       607     87.5       568     81.9       241     34.7       327     47.1       534     77.0       176     25.3 
      6 to 17 years..........         1,237     1,060     85.7       887     71.7       414     33.4       629     50.9       797     64.4       266     21.5 
    18 years and over........           302       186     61.5       164     54.3        72     23.7        80     26.4       131     43.3        22      7.4 
Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  30
          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                     625       370     59.1       323     51.6       152     24.4       189     30.3       240     38.4        77     12.3 
    Householder..............           230       124     53.8       107     46.5        49     21.2        60     26.3        82     35.5        26     11.3 
      Under 65 years.........           204       116     57.0       100     48.8        46     22.6        56     27.3        77     37.6        26     12.7 
      65 years and over......            25         7      (B)         7      (B)         3      (B)         5      (B)         5      (B)         0      (B) 
    Related children                                                                                                                                          
      Under 18 years.........           271       205     75.7       177     65.4        88     32.4       117     43.3       137     50.4        39     14.5 
        Under 6 years........           114        90     79.6        81     71.2        31     27.4        55     48.2        51     44.7        26     22.7 
        6 to 17 years........           157       115     73.0        96     61.2        57     36.0        63     39.8        86     54.5        13      8.5 
      18 years and over......            49        22      (B)        20      (B)         0      (B)         8      (B)        11      (B)         7      (B) 
                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies                316       204     64.6       201     63.6        89     28.0       133     41.9       187     59.0        13      4.2 
  Under 18 years.............           193       125     64.6       122     63.3        53     27.6        80     41.6       116     59.9         7      3.9 
    Under 6 years............            71        47      (B)        47      (B)        30      (B)        36      (B)        44      (B)         2      (B) 
    6 to 17 years............           122        78     64.0        76     61.9        23     19.1        45     36.5        72     58.8         5      4.5 
  18 years and over..........           123        80     64.6        79     64.0        35     28.6        52     42.4        71     57.5         6      4.6 
                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals......           5,440     1,976     36.3     1,942     35.7     1,004     18.4       757     13.9     1,535     28.2       631     11.6 
  Male.......................         2,189       775     35.4       750     34.3       430     19.6       299     13.6       612     27.9       220     10.1 
    Under 65 years...........         1,896       627     33.1       602     31.8       355     18.7       247     13.0       512     27.0       170      9.0 
      Living alone...........           778       252     32.3       252     32.3       168     21.6       126     16.2       212     27.2       107     13.8 
    65 years and over........           294       148     50.4       148     50.4        75     25.5        52     17.5       100     33.9        50     17.2 
      Living alone...........           216       109     50.6       109     50.6        46     21.5        45     20.9        65     30.0        46     21.1 
  Female.....................         3,251     1,201     37.0     1,192     36.7       574     17.7       458     14.1       923     28.4       411     12.6 
    Under 65 years...........         2,107       716     34.0       706     33.5       381     18.1       279     13.3       589     28.0       190      9.0 
      Living alone...........           822       310     37.7       310     37.7       198     24.1       143     17.4       250     30.4       114     13.8 
    65 years and over........         1,144       486     42.5       486     42.5       193     16.9       179     15.6       334     29.2       220     19.3 
      Living alone...........         1,034       420     40.6       420     40.6       167     16.2       170     16.4       268     25.9       218     21.1 

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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