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Table 9.  Number of Children, Marital Status, and Work Experience                                                                                                                                                          9
          in 1999 of People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)

                                      16 Years and Over               16 to 24 Years                 25 to 34 Years                35 Years and Over       
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                 Below                          Below                          Below                          Below        
                                                Poverty                        Poverty                        Poverty                        Poverty       
                                                 Level                          Level                          Level                          Level        
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                      Percent                        Percent                        Percent                        Percent 
                                                           of                             of                             of                             of 
                                    Total     Number    Total      Total     Number    Total      Total     Number    Total      Total     Number    Total 
Characteristic                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
PEOPLE WHO WORKED,                                                                                                                                         
BUT NOT YEAR-ROUND FULL-TIME                                                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                 
  Total.......................     41,431      4,111      9.9     14,103      1,371      9.7      7,196      1,115     15.5     20,133      1,625      8.1 
In families with no own                                                                                                                                    
children under 18.............     19,666        939      4.8      5,947        298      5.0      2,237        101      4.5     11,483        541      4.7 
In families with one or more                                                                                                                               
own children under 18.........     21,765      3,171     14.6      8,156      1,074     13.2      4,958      1,014     20.4      8,650      1,084     12.5 
      1 child.................      9,348      1,121     12.0      4,373        511     11.7      1,704        239     14.0      3,271        371     11.4 
      2 or more children......     12,417      2,050     16.5      3,783        563     14.9      3,254        775     23.8      5,379        712     13.2 
In families with one or more                                                                                                                               
own children under 6..........      7,664      1,610     21.0      1,866        652     34.9      3,596        658     18.3      2,202        300     13.6 
      1 child.................      5,212      1,042     20.0      1,304        423     32.4      2,241        398     17.7      1,667        222     13.3 
      2 or more children......      2,453        567     23.1        563        229     40.7      1,355        260     19.2        535         78     14.7 
                                                                                                                                                           
Male                                                                                                                                                       
   Total......................     16,192      1,357      8.4      6,939        491      7.1      2,187        302     13.8      7,066        563      8.0 
In families with no own                                                                                                                                    
children under 18.............      9,176        404      4.4      3,132        145      4.6      1,103         49      4.4      4,941        210      4.3 
In families with one or more                                                                                                                               
own children under 18.........      7,016        952     13.6      3,807        346      9.1      1,084        254     23.4      2,125        353     16.6 
     1 child..................      3,411        335      9.8      2,082        163      7.8        441         59     13.4        888        113     12.8 
     2 or more children.......      3,605        617     17.1      1,725        183     10.6        642        195     30.3      1,237        240     19.4 
In families with one or more                                                                                                                               
own children under 6..........      1,920        459     23.9        469        115     24.5        776        198     25.5        674        146     21.7 
     1 child..................      1,315        254     19.3        362         79     21.8        457         82     18.0        496         93     18.7 
     2 or more children.......        604        205     34.0        108         36     33.6        318        116     36.4        178         53     30.0 
                                                                                                                                                           
Female                             25,240      2,754     10.9      7,164        880     12.3      5,009        812     16.2     13,067      1,061      8.1 
In families with no own                                                                                                                                    
children under 18.............     10,491        535      5.1      2,815        153      5.4      1,134         52      4.6      6,542        330      5.1 
In families with one or more                                                                                                                               
own children under 18.........     14,749      2,219     15.0      4,349        728     16.7      3,875        760     19.6      6,525        731     11.2 
     1 child..................      5,937        786     13.2      2,291        348     15.2      1,263        180     14.3      2,383        258     10.8 
     2 or more children.......      8,812      1,433     16.3      2,058        380     18.4      2,612        580     22.2      4,142        473     11.4 
In families with one or more                                                                                                                               
own children under 6..........      5,745      1,151     20.0      1,397        537     38.4      2,820        459     16.3      1,527        154     10.1 
     1 child..................      3,896        788     20.2        942        344     36.5      1,784        315     17.7      1,170        129     11.0 
     2 or more children.......      1,849        362     19.6        455        193     42.4      1,037        144     13.9        357         25      7.0 

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/pov/new09_009.htm