Table 11. Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1999--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)
All income levels With income below poverty threshold
Worked in previous year Worked full time year round Worked in previous year Worked full time year round
Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd.
avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold
for 4_person family for 4_person family for 4_person family for 4_person family
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
WHITE
Both Sexes
Total........................... 124,041 18,483 14.9 81,713 6,256 7.7 6,614 6,178 93.4 1,863 1,639 88.0
16 to 17 years..................... 3,021 363 12.0 95 17 17.5 216 192 89.1 4 4 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 116,025 15,669 13.5 79,865 5,888 7.4 6,281 5,868 93.4 1,825 1,601 87.7
18 to 24 years................. 17,396 4,281 24.6 6,482 1,175 18.1 1,963 1,869 95.2 317 290 91.7
25 to 34 years................. 26,653 3,634 13.6 19,404 1,574 8.1 1,617 1,510 93.4 547 482 88.1
35 to 44 years................. 32,291 3,309 10.2 24,328 1,421 5.8 1,507 1,347 89.4 557 458 82.2
45 to 54 years................. 26,440 2,298 8.7 20,488 1,017 5.0 777 733 94.3 265 238 89.9
55 to 64 years................. 13,244 2,148 16.2 9,163 702 7.7 417 408 98.0 140 133 95.0
65 years and over.................. 4,995 2,451 49.1 1,753 352 20.1 118 118 100.0 33 33 (B)
Male
Total........................... 66,501 8,752 13.2 49,156 3,213 6.5 3,183 2,913 91.5 1,173 1,003 85.5
16 to 17 years..................... 1,615 183 11.3 65 13 (B) 101 89 88.5 4 4 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 61,976 7,286 11.8 47,938 3,004 6.3 3,023 2,764 91.4 1,146 976 85.2
18 to 24 years................. 9,124 2,049 22.5 3,748 591 15.8 889 837 94.1 165 145 87.5
25 to 34 years................. 14,392 1,842 12.8 11,816 890 7.5 786 714 90.8 368 317 86.2
35 to 44 years................. 17,440 1,612 9.2 14,958 764 5.1 778 681 87.6 372 297 79.8
45 to 54 years................. 13,844 943 6.8 11,930 447 3.8 367 338 92.1 157 141 89.5
55 to 64 years................. 7,176 839 11.7 5,485 312 5.7 203 195 95.9 83 76 91.7
65 years and over.................. 2,910 1,284 44.1 1,154 196 16.9 59 59 (B) 23 23 (B)
Female
Total........................... 57,539 9,731 16.9 32,556 3,044 9.3 3,432 3,265 95.1 690 636 92.2
16 to 17 years..................... 1,406 180 12.8 30 4 (B) 115 103 89.6 0 0 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 54,049 8,384 15.5 31,927 2,884 9.0 3,258 3,103 95.3 679 625 92.1
18 to 24 years................. 8,272 2,231 27.0 2,734 584 21.3 1,074 1,033 96.2 151 146 96.4
25 to 34 years................. 12,261 1,792 14.6 7,588 684 9.0 831 796 95.8 179 165 92.2
35 to 44 years................. 14,851 1,697 11.4 9,369 657 7.0 729 666 91.3 185 161 87.0
45 to 54 years................. 12,596 1,354 10.8 8,558 569 6.7 410 395 96.3 107 97 90.5
55 to 64 years................. 6,069 1,309 21.6 3,677 390 10.6 213 213 100.0 57 57 (B)
65 years and over.................. 2,085 1,167 56.0 599 156 26.1 59 59 (B) 10 10 (B)
Household Relationship
People 16 to 64 years old....... 119,045 16,032 13.5 79,960 5,904 7.4 6,496 6,060 93.3 1,830 1,606 87.8
In families........................ 95,551 8,392 8.8 63,201 2,928 4.6 3,970 3,533 89.0 1,361 1,137 83.6
Householder.................... 43,174 4,473 10.4 33,336 1,743 5.2 2,351 2,178 92.7 851 741 87.0
In families with related children
under 18 years. 53,828 4,908 9.1 34,600 1,747 5.0 3,339 2,902 86.9 1,141 918 80.4
Householder.................... 26,062 3,209 12.3 20,045 1,292 6.4 2,058 1,886 91.6 733 623 84.9
In families with related children
under 6 years.. 22,056 2,252 10.2 14,860 856 5.8 1,847 1,537 83.3 669 514 76.9
Householder.................... 11,505 1,592 13.8 8,573 631 7.4 1,190 1,071 89.9 421 344 81.7
Table 11. Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1999--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)
All income levels With income below poverty threshold
Worked in previous year Worked full time year round Worked in previous year Worked full time year round
Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd.
avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold
for 4_person family for 4_person family for 4_person family for 4_person family
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
In married-couple families......... 80,296 4,624 5.8 53,854 1,643 3.1 2,194 1,841 83.9 932 741 79.6
Husband.......................... 36,687 2,086 5.7 31,691 989 3.1 1,223 1,043 85.3 719 580 80.7
Wife............................. 30,920 1,845 6.0 18,148 505 2.8 675 590 87.4 174 147 84.6
Related children /1.............. 11,470 587 5.1 3,267 115 3.5 205 154 75.1 18 5 (B)
Other............................ 1,219 105 8.6 748 33 4.4 91 53 58.7 21 9 (B)
Householder....................... 34,843 1,977 5.7 27,561 785 2.8 1,043 900 86.3 511 423 82.7
In married-couple families with
related children under 18 years. 45,022 2,190 4.9 29,425 822 2.8 1,777 1,423 80.1 765 574 75.1
Husband.......................... 21,568 1,178 5.5 19,119 623 3.3 1,017 837 82.3 610 471 77.3
Wife............................. 16,703 726 4.3 8,720 171 2.0 519 434 83.6 119 93 77.5
Related children /1.............. 5,953 242 4.1 1,079 18 1.6 167 116 69.4 16 3 (B)
Other............................ 798 44 5.5 508 10 2.1 75 37 (B) 20 7 (B)
Householder....................... 20,072 1,028 5.1 16,006 459 2.9 846 703 83.1 418 330 78.9
In married-couple families with
related children under 6 years.. 18,919 1,083 5.7 13,022 441 3.4 1,033 774 74.9 479 341 71.2
Husband.......................... 10,217 704 6.9 8,994 383 4.3 648 519 80.1 399 297 74.4
Wife............................. 7,181 311 4.3 3,329 50 1.5 270 214 79.2 53 38 (B)
Related children /1.............. 995 42 4.2 356 4 1.1 57 17 (B) 14 2 (B)
Other............................ 527 26 4.8 343 4 1.3 58 24 (B) 14 4 (B)
Householder....................... 9,229 569 6.2 7,208 257 3.6 515 413 80.1 261 194 74.5
In families with female householder,
no spouse present.................. 10,819 3,160 29.2 6,235 1,032 16.5 1,509 1,434 95.0 331 302 91.2
Householder...................... 5,917 2,118 35.8 3,883 786 20.3 1,113 1,088 97.7 267 249 93.0
Other............................ 4,902 1,042 21.3 2,352 245 10.4 395 346 87.6 64 53 (B)
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 6,706 2,363 35.2 3,659 760 20.8 1,357 1,282 94.5 299 270 90.3
Householder...................... 4,507 1,886 41.9 2,845 683 24.0 1,047 1,021 97.6 247 228 92.5
Related children /1.............. 1,605 379 23.6 437 40 9.2 225 193 85.6 24 20 (B)
Other............................ 594 98 16.4 377 37 9.8 85 68 80.1 29 23 (B)
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 2,350 973 41.4 1,278 327 25.6 677 633 93.6 147 135 91.2
Householder...................... 1,663 849 51.1 909 288 31.7 562 548 97.5 119 112 94.0
Related children /1.............. 380 71 18.8 163 19 11.8 64 49 (B) 13 12 (B)
Other............................ 307 52 17.0 207 20 9.6 51 37 (B) 15 10 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies........... 401 225 56.1 214 86 40.0 105 105 100.0 13 13 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 23,093 7,415 32.1 16,545 2,891 17.5 2,421 2,421 100.0 456 456 100.0
Male ............................. 13,039 3,807 29.2 9,602 1,542 16.1 1,254 1,254 100.0 274 274 100.0
Householder...................... 8,901 2,201 24.7 6,804 924 13.6 675 675 100.0 168 168 100.0
Female............................ 10,054 3,608 35.9 6,943 1,348 19.4 1,168 1,168 100.0 182 182 100.0
Householder...................... 7,117 2,117 29.7 5,169 800 15.5 571 571 100.0 96 96 100.0
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/1 Includes related children 16 and 17 years of age and own children 18 years and over.