Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the 2
Labor Force--Poverty Status in 1999 of People Who Did
Not Work or Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force
(Numbers in thousands)
Worked last year, spent time
Did not work last year out of the labor force
Reason Reason
Could Work
Home or not School Home or not School
Ill or family find or Ill or family avail- or
Total disabled Retired reasons work other Total disabled Retired reasons able other
TOTAL PEOPLE
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
TOTAL, BOTH SEXES............... 12,269 3,416 3,065 2,644 439 2,704 3,979 587 106 1,082 354 1,849
16 to 17 years............... 928 15 2 49 15 846 219 2 0 7 7 202
18 to 64 years............... 8,333 2,813 786 2,476 420 1,839 3,684 584 60 1,064 343 1,633
18 to 24 years............. 1,898 104 22 498 146 1,128 1,480 102 0 275 101 1,003
25 to 34 years............. 1,664 329 31 848 107 350 928 135 2 391 104 297
35 to 54 years ............ 3,091 1,558 139 943 134 317 1,078 306 15 364 113 280
55 to 64 years............. 1,680 822 593 188 33 44 197 42 43 34 25 53
65 years and over............ 3,007 588 2,277 118 4 19 76 0 45 11 5 14
TOTAL, MALES.................... 4,401 1,478 1,044 243 278 1,359 1,466 226 47 70 205 919
16 to 17 years............... 464 9 1 13 9 431 103 0 0 0 2 101
18 to 64 years............... 3,055 1,289 355 225 267 919 1,338 226 34 70 203 806
18 to 24 years............. 741 33 5 35 93 576 567 35 0 5 68 459
25 to 34 years............. 473 144 16 67 73 174 263 33 0 21 60 150
35 to 54 years ............ 1,163 761 76 98 80 147 423 146 10 32 65 170
55 to 64 years............. 678 351 258 26 21 22 85 12 24 12 10 26
65 years and over............ 882 180 688 4 2 9 25 0 13 0 0 12
TOTAL, FEMALES.................. 7,868 1,938 2,021 2,402 162 1,345 2,512 361 59 1,012 149 931
16 to 17 years............... 465 6 1 36 6 415 116 2 0 7 5 101
18 to 64 years............... 5,278 1,524 430 2,251 153 920 2,345 359 26 994 140 827
18 to 24 years............. 1,156 71 17 463 52 552 913 67 0 270 32 544
25 to 34 years............. 1,191 185 15 781 35 176 665 102 2 371 44 147
35 to 54 years ............ 1,928 797 63 846 54 169 655 159 6 332 49 110
55 to 64 years............. 1,002 471 335 162 12 22 112 31 19 22 14 27
65 years and over............ 2,125 408 1,590 114 2 10 51 0 32 11 5 2
HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIP
People 16 to 64 years old.... 9,262 2,827 788 2,526 435 2,685 3,902 587 60 1,071 349 1,835
IN FAMILIES..................... 6,001 1,403 502 1,998 287 1,811 2,333 391 39 808 207 887
Householder................ 2,444 801 269 958 104 312 1,355 292 22 599 113 329
IN FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS....... 4,201 809 116 1,651 190 1,435 1,999 351 5 743 184 716
Householder................ 1,742 552 58 835 77 220 1,220 280 0 565 103 272
IN FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS........ 1,964 257 43 1,083 90 489 1,116 184 3 494 95 340
Householder................ 873 157 22 560 33 100 754 145 0 390 48 170
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES.... 3,126 673 411 1,184 98 761 888 123 38 304 102 322
Husband.................... 783 374 201 53 60 94 317 71 22 26 61 136
Wife....................... 1,549 232 184 1,009 14 111 387 39 14 269 24 41
Related Children........... 657 60 16 66 16 499 156 10 0 3 10 132
Other...................... 138 7 11 56 7 57 29 2 1 6 7 13
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18... 2,055 350 78 947 75 605 721 109 4 265 96 248
Husband.................... 406 218 38 37 47 65 242 66 2 21 56 96
Wife....................... 1,000 93 24 812 10 59 318 30 0 239 24 25
Related Children........... 528 33 6 51 11 426 135 10 0 0 9 116
Other...................... 122 6 9 46 6 55 26 2 1 6 7 10
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 6.... 1,018 119 26 624 34 214 379 48 1 161 56 112
Husband.................... 161 74 16 23 19 29 143 33 0 10 34 66
Wife....................... 601 33 6 531 3 27 176 10 0 145 9 12
Related Children........... 175 12 0 31 6 126 35 3 0 0 6 27
Other...................... 81 0 4 40 6 32 24 2 1 6 7 8
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT. 2,491 628 64 727 158 913 1,303 230 0 489 84 500
Householder................ 1,232 402 43 566 51 170 895 186 0 456 45 208
Other...................... 1,258 226 21 161 107 743 408 44 0 33 39 292
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18... 1,912 391 31 653 93 744 1,176 204 0 464 70 436
Householder................ 1,035 316 18 525 37 138 848 180 0 435 40 193
Related Children........... 728 34 4 74 51 565 253 2 0 15 24 212
Other...................... 149 41 9 53 6 40 75 22 0 15 6 32
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 6.... 849 121 13 427 45 243 667 106 0 323 23 214
Householder................ 522 89 7 341 17 68 532 95 0 306 13 119
Related Children........... 239 8 0 44 25 162 89 2 0 14 8 65
Other...................... 88 23 6 41 4 14 46 9 0 4 2 31
IN UNRELATED SUBFAMILIES........ 95 20 0 56 2 17 73 10 0 43 4 17
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS........... 3,165 1,405 286 472 146 857 1,496 186 21 220 138 932
MALE.......................... 1,393 681 112 85 92 424 693 91 12 28 84 477
Householder................ 874 534 94 26 36 184 343 50 10 21 40 223
FEMALE........................ 1,772 725 174 386 54 433 803 94 9 192 54 454
Householder................ 1,000 590 141 99 23 147 406 74 4 74 38 215