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Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the 3
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
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
TOTAL, BOTH SEXES............... 19.9 32.9 10.9 22.0 45.3 27.0 13.7 18.8 4.1 17.0 18.0 12.3
16 to 17 years............... 20.4 37.4 11.4 29.0 42.0 19.8 8.2 17.5 0.0 16.6 22.0 7.8
18 to 64 years............... 27.8 35.4 16.8 23.0 46.0 32.7 15.1 20.2 4.9 17.1 18.6 13.4
18 to 24 years............. 34.4 31.4 48.7 47.1 43.0 30.1 17.9 28.5 0.0 30.0 24.9 15.2
25 to 34 years............. 34.6 40.4 48.5 29.8 54.0 39.2 18.2 22.7 28.6 19.1 26.6 14.5
35 to 54 years ............ 27.2 36.7 22.4 17.4 46.2 39.3 12.9 19.9 6.3 12.7 13.4 9.7
55 to 64 years............. 20.5 32.3 15.0 13.0 38.8 24.9 7.6 10.3 4.4 8.7 12.3 8.6
65 years and over............ 11.1 24.4 9.7 10.8 18.2 15.1 3.7 0.1 3.4 9.6 5.3 4.8
TOTAL, MALES.................... 19.2 29.5 9.0 36.8 42.7 27.0 12.4 14.9 3.3 11.8 18.4 12.9
16 to 17 years............... 19.9 46.3 24.4 21.0 34.8 19.5 7.2 0.0 . 0.0 10.7 7.3
18 to 64 years............... 30.7 31.7 17.7 44.3 43.4 33.2 14.5 16.4 5.2 12.9 19.2 14.4
18 to 24 years............. 30.1 18.6 35.6 37.9 38.1 29.7 14.5 22.8 . 5.4 24.0 13.5
25 to 34 years............. 41.5 35.3 51.0 53.6 50.1 40.3 17.4 13.2 100.0 16.0 24.7 16.7
35 to 54 years ............ 35.0 33.3 24.9 44.1 45.2 43.8 16.0 18.7 9.2 12.6 14.4 16.2
55 to 64 years............. 22.4 29.3 15.6 36.5 43.7 36.4 7.4 6.0 4.4 17.5 12.4 10.7
65 years and over............ 8.3 19.4 7.2 4.8 18.5 19.8 2.2 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 7.8
TOTAL, FEMALES.................. 20.4 36.0 12.2 21.1 50.4 26.9 14.6 22.4 5.3 17.5 17.5 11.8
16 to 17 years............... 20.9 28.7 7.0 33.7 58.5 20.1 9.3 20.4 0.0 33.3 38.8 8.5
18 to 64 years............... 26.4 39.3 16.0 21.9 51.5 32.2 15.5 23.7 4.6 17.5 17.8 12.6
18 to 24 years............. 37.9 46.0 54.3 48.0 55.9 30.6 20.9 32.8 0.0 32.6 27.1 16.9
25 to 34 years............. 32.4 45.4 46.0 28.8 64.6 38.1 18.6 29.5 24.0 19.3 29.6 12.8
35 to 54 years ............ 23.9 40.6 19.9 16.3 47.9 36.1 11.5 21.2 4.0 12.8 12.2 6.0
55 to 64 years............. 19.3 34.9 14.6 11.8 32.4 19.1 7.8 14.2 4.5 6.7 12.2 7.2
65 years and over............ 13.0 27.5 11.5 11.3 18.0 12.5 5.6 0.2 6.1 12.5 9.1 1.6
Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the 4
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
HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIP
People 16 to 64 years old.... 26.9 35.4 16.7 23.1 45.9 27.1 14.5 20.2 4.9 17.1 18.6 12.5
IN FAMILIES..................... 20.3 24.4 12.9 19.3 36.6 20.6 10.4 17.9 3.8 14.1 14.4 7.3
Householder................ 28.6 31.8 15.1 28.6 54.4 44.5 20.2 27.6 4.0 27.1 20.5 14.1
IN FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS....... 24.8 38.3 23.4 22.5 46.2 21.8 14.2 27.8 4.6 16.3 22.4 9.8
Householder................ 39.8 48.7 27.7 33.2 66.7 54.2 28.4 40.1 0.0 30.7 29.1 20.4
IN FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS........ 28.8 40.5 20.6 24.8 57.2 33.9 20.2 30.9 8.2 18.0 29.2 18.8
Householder................ 40.4 53.3 30.5 35.5 79.0 58.8 33.4 45.8 0.0 34.4 29.6 27.3
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES.... 13.9 18.2 12.0 13.3 24.0 12.6 5.0 7.9 3.9 6.4 9.4 3.5
Husband.................... 21.6 22.4 14.4 27.4 50.7 37.5 10.4 11.3 4.2 9.7 14.6 11.5
Wife....................... 12.7 17.4 9.6 12.3 15.4 17.0 4.9 5.6 3.3 6.4 6.0 1.9
Related Children........... 11.1 12.0 29.5 20.3 10.9 10.2 2.5 5.7 0.0 1.6 4.5 2.3
Other...................... 19.5 3.8 15.6 30.4 14.7 26.4 8.1 4.5 12.0 11.2 14.3 6.4
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18... 16.3 27.4 22.4 15.2 35.4 13.2 6.7 12.9 3.8 7.2 15.0 4.5
Husband.................... 35.6 34.3 26.1 27.5 62.4 44.0 17.0 19.0 4.5 12.2 20.6 16.6
Wife....................... 15.1 21.9 21.2 14.3 28.5 17.9 6.2 7.6 0.0 7.2 10.4 2.2
Related Children........... 11.9 25.6 21.6 20.4 14.6 10.8 3.4 14.8 0.0 0.0 9.3 3.2
Other...................... 26.0 6.9 15.9 29.2 27.7 37.7 11.6 6.8 12.0 12.6 16.4 10.5
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 6.... 19.4 30.3 16.9 17.0 46.4 22.5 9.1 11.8 4.5 7.3 22.2 8.8
Husband.................... 41.1 41.6 26.5 34.6 68.1 49.3 20.9 22.6 0.0 11.4 26.6 21.3
Wife....................... 16.1 24.4 14.1 15.9 19.4 15.4 6.2 4.4 0.0 7.3 12.5 2.3
Related Children........... 21.7 34.0 0.0 24.1 35.4 20.3 6.6 13.9 . 0.0 20.2 6.7
Other...................... 25.6 0.0 9.1 32.0 52.1 34.1 17.3 12.6 21.7 14.4 32.0 14.3
Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the 5
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
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT. 45.2 38.3 22.8 62.4 58.2 42.5 32.7 47.6 0.0 55.0 30.5 21.8
Householder................ 64.0 55.3 29.8 76.9 82.6 66.7 51.0 62.8 0.0 63.0 48.9 34.6
Other...................... 35.1 24.8 15.4 37.6 51.0 39.2 18.2 23.5 0.0 20.1 21.1 17.3
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18... 53.9 55.9 29.8 69.7 63.1 44.9 41.6 60.8 0.0 58.7 49.2 28.3
Householder................ 74.2 68.6 32.0 81.9 89.0 71.3 57.0 67.6 0.0 64.5 59.5 41.3
Related Children........... 40.8 26.0 27.2 38.1 59.2 41.6 22.3 9.6 . 19.4 45.4 21.6
Other...................... 40.6 37.8 26.9 52.6 26.9 38.8 36.4 47.8 0.0 36.4 27.1 33.3
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 6.... 62.3 56.6 30.3 69.9 66.5 56.8 57.5 73.5 0.0 64.6 57.3 45.7
Householder................ 80.4 70.9 36.9 86.3 100.0 73.5 67.4 78.8 0.0 71.5 73.4 54.1
Related Children........... 47.5 25.1 0.0 31.6 61.5 56.4 34.7 23.1 . 24.9 76.9 35.5
Other...................... 41.7 42.8 30.0 54.5 33.1 27.4 40.1 56.4 . 19.8 17.8 45.8
IN UNRELATED SUBFAMILIES........ 59.3 57.6 0.0 86.9 30.0 32.7 49.0 68.1 0.0 63.9 36.2 31.2
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS........... 66.5 63.9 34.9 89.6 92.6 80.8 34.6 26.3 11.2 49.8 32.8 36.2
MALE.......................... 62.7 61.5 30.6 90.8 93.4 75.8 32.3 23.3 13.8 26.0 34.1 36.4
Householder................ 57.8 61.7 30.8 74.9 89.8 69.1 27.2 20.4 13.5 34.9 29.0 29.9
FEMALE........................ 69.8 66.4 38.3 89.3 91.2 86.4 36.8 30.1 9.1 57.4 31.0 36.1
Householder................ 59.6 65.1 34.8 70.4 85.3 73.6 29.1 30.2 5.1 48.3 29.1 27.7
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/new13_003.htm