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Table 10. Work Experience During Year by Selected Characteristics and                                                                                                                                                      1
          Poverty Status in 1999 of People 16 Years Old and Over
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                                     Worked during Year                                                                
                                            All workers          Worked full time year-round   Not full time year-round     Did not work during year   
                                                Below Poverty                Below Poverty                Below Poverty                Below Poverty   
                                                    Level                        Level                        Level                        Level       
                                       Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                       
ALL PEOPLE                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                       
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                       
     Total........................   148,295     9,113      6.1    97,941     2,499      2.6    50,354     6,614     13.1    61,550    12,269     19.9 
16 to 17 years....................     3,533       304      8.6       108         4      4.0     3,426       300      8.8     4,549       928     20.4 
18 to 64 years....................   139,218     8,649      6.2    95,861     2,458      2.6    43,357     6,190     14.3    29,923     8,333     27.8 
  18 to 24 years..................    21,016     2,705     12.9     7,675       421      5.5    13,341     2,285     17.1     5,517     1,898     34.4 
  25 to 34 years..................    32,974     2,303      7.0    23,930       762      3.2     9,044     1,541     17.0     4,812     1,664     34.6 
  35 to 54 years..................    70,053     3,108      4.4    53,674     1,084      2.0    16,379     2,024     12.4    11,383     3,091     27.2 
  55 to 64 years..................    15,175       532      3.5    10,582       192      1.8     4,593       340      7.4     8,212     1,680     20.5 
65 years and over.................     5,544       160      2.9     1,973        36      1.8     3,571       124      3.5    27,078     3,007     11.1 
                                                                                                                                                       
Male                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                       
     Total........................    78,145     3,962      5.1    57,520     1,396      2.4    20,625     2,566     12.4    22,964     4,401     19.2 
16 to 17 years....................     1,882       144      7.7        72         4      (B)     1,809       140      7.7     2,326       464     19.9 
18 to 64 years ...................    73,057     3,740      5.1    56,163     1,369      2.4    16,894     2,370     14.0     9,958     3,055     30.7 
  18 to 24 years .................    10,826     1,117     10.3     4,380       207      4.7     6,446       911     14.1     2,464       741     30.1 
  25 to 34 years .................    17,423       949      5.4    14,139       424      3.0     3,284       525     16.0     1,140       473     41.5 
  35 to 54 years .................    36,701     1,424      3.9    31,419       639      2.0     5,282       785     14.9     3,324     1,163     35.0 
  55 to 64 years .................     8,107       249      3.1     6,224       100      1.6     1,883       149      7.9     3,030       678     22.4 
65 years and over.................     3,206        78      2.4     1,285        23      1.8     1,921        55      2.9    10,680       882      8.3 
                                                                                                                                                       
Female                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                       
     Total........................    70,150     5,151      7.3    40,421     1,102      2.7    29,729     4,049     13.6    38,586     7,868     20.4 
16 to 17 years....................     1,651       160      9.7        35         0      (B)     1,616       160      9.9     2,223       465     20.9 
18 to 64 years....................    66,161     4,909      7.4    39,698     1,089      2.7    26,463     3,820     14.4    19,965     5,278     26.4 
  18 to 24 years..................    10,189     1,588     15.6     3,294       214      6.5     6,895     1,374     19.9     3,052     1,156     37.9 
  25 to 34 years..................    15,551     1,354      8.7     9,791       338      3.5     5,761     1,016     17.6     3,671     1,191     32.4 
  35 to 54 years..................    33,352     1,684      5.0    22,255       445      2.0    11,097     1,239     11.2     8,059     1,928     23.9 
  55 to 64 years..................     7,068       283      4.0     4,358        92      2.1     2,710       191      7.0     5,182     1,002     19.3 
65 years and over.................     2,338        82      3.5       687        13      1.9     1,650        69      4.2    16,398     2,125     13.0 
                                                                                                                                                       
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                       
     Persons 16 to 64 years old...   142,751     8,953      6.3    95,968     2,463      2.6    46,783     6,490     13.9    34,472     9,262     26.9 
In families.......................   114,257     5,819      5.1    75,666     1,885      2.5    38,591     3,934     10.2    29,550     6,001     20.3 
    Householder...................    51,875     3,622      7.0    39,672     1,247      3.1    12,203     2,375     19.5     8,540     2,444     28.6 
   In families with related                                                                                                                            
    children under 18 years.......    65,523     4,945      7.5    42,189     1,613      3.8    23,334     3,332     14.3    16,929     4,201     24.8 
    Householder...................    32,143     3,251     10.1    24,375     1,104      4.5     7,769     2,146     27.6     4,378     1,742     39.8 
   In families with related                                                                                                                            
    children under 6 years........    27,198     2,753     10.1    18,153       929      5.1     9,045     1,824     20.2     6,819     1,964     28.8 
    Householder...................    14,301     1,900     13.3    10,426       621      6.0     3,876     1,278     33.0     2,160       873     40.4 
  In married-couple families......    92,204     2,661      2.9    62,270     1,106      1.8    29,934     1,555      5.2    22,466     3,126     13.9 
    Husband.......................    41,735     1,464      3.5    35,997       833      2.3     5,738       631     11.0     3,628       783     21.6 
    Wife..........................    35,487       831      2.3    21,363       225      1.1    14,124       607      4.3    12,197     1,549     12.7 
    Related Children..............    13,439       265      2.0     3,981        23      0.6     9,458       242      2.6     5,933       657     11.1 
Table 10. Work Experience During Year by Selected Characteristics and                                                                                                                                                      2
          Poverty Status in 1999 of People 16 Years Old and Over
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                                     Worked during Year                                                                
                                            All workers          Worked full time year-round   Not full time year-round     Did not work during year   
                                                Below Poverty                Below Poverty                Below Poverty                Below Poverty   
                                                    Level                        Level                        Level                        Level       
                                       Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
    Other.........................     1,543       100      6.5       930        25      2.7       614        75     12.2       707       138     19.5 
  In married-couple families with                                                                                                                      
   related children under 18 years    52,494     2,162      4.1    34,649       909      2.6    17,844     1,252      7.0    12,648     2,055     16.3 
    Husband.......................    24,850     1,224      4.9    21,951       706      3.2     2,898       517     17.9     1,142       406     35.6 
    Wife..........................    19,571       644      3.3    10,682       163      1.5     8,889       481      5.4     6,604     1,000     15.1 
    Related Children..............     7,047       211      3.0     1,374        17      1.3     5,674       194      3.4     4,431       528     11.9 
    Other.........................     1,025        83      8.1       642        23      3.6       383        60     15.6       470       122     26.0 
  In married-couple families with                                                                                                                      
   related children under 6 years.    22,154     1,227      5.5    15,312       555      3.6     6,842       672      9.8     5,238     1,018     19.4 
    Husband.......................    11,732       769      6.6    10,275       449      4.4     1,457       320     21.9       390       161     41.1 
    Wife..........................     8,443       328      3.9     4,148        78      1.9     4,295       250      5.8     3,723       601     16.1 
    Related Children..............     1,327        67      5.1       477        14      3.0       850        53      6.2       806       175     21.7 
    Other.........................       652        63      9.7       412        14      3.3       239        50     20.7       318        81     25.6 
  In families with female                                                                                                                              
   householder, no spouse present.    16,155     2,792     17.3     9,280       645      7.0     6,875     2,146     31.2     5,506     2,491     45.2 
    Householder...................     9,011     2,109     23.4     5,759       548      9.5     3,253     1,561     48.0     1,926     1,232     64.0 
    Other.........................     7,144       683      9.6     3,521        98      2.8     3,622       585     16.1     3,580     1,258     35.1 
  In families with female                                                                                                                              
   householder, no spouse present                                                                                                                      
   with related children under 18.    10,279     2,505     24.4     5,608       596     10.6     4,670     1,908     40.9     3,544     1,912     53.9 
    Householder...................     7,022     1,999     28.5     4,341       517     11.9     2,681     1,482     55.3     1,394     1,035     74.2 
    Related Children..............     2,350       386     16.4       700        49      7.0     1,649       337     20.4     1,783       728     40.8 
    Other.........................       907       119     13.1       567        30      5.3       340        89     26.3       367       149     40.6 
  In families with female                                                                                                                              
   householder, no spouse present                                                                                                                      
   with related children under 6..     3,959     1,354     34.2     2,091       318     15.2     1,868     1,036     55.5     1,363       849     62.3 
    Householder...................     2,823     1,146     40.6     1,501       275     18.3     1,322       871     65.9       649       522     80.4 
    Related Children..............       652       138     21.2       283        28     10.0       369       110     29.8       503       239     47.5 
    Other.........................       485        71     14.5       307        15      4.9       177        55     31.2       211        88     41.7 
                                                                                                                                                       
  In unrelated subfamilies........       511       133     26.1       288        18      6.1       223       116     52.0       161        95     59.3 
                                                                                                                                                       
  Unrelated individuals...........    27,982     3,001     10.7    20,014       561      2.8     7,968     2,440     30.6     4,762     3,165     66.5 
   Male...........................    15,735     1,515      9.6    11,602       323      2.8     4,133     1,192     28.8     2,224     1,393     62.7 
     Householder..................    10,636       773      7.3     8,138       183      2.3     2,498       590     23.6     1,511       874     57.8 
   Female.........................    12,247     1,485     12.1     8,412       237      2.8     3,835     1,248     32.5     2,538     1,772     69.8 
     Householder..................     8,749       758      8.7     6,288       133      2.1     2,461       625     25.4     1,678     1,000     59.6 

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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