Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1999 (Numbers in thousands) 1
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
Poverty Level Poverty Level Poverty Level Poverty Level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
ALL AGES OF HOUSEHOLDERS
ALL FAMILY TYPES
Total ........................ 72,031 6,676 9.3 60,256 4,377 7.3 8,664 1,898 21.9 7,561 1,525 20.2
With no workers............... 9,312 2,139 23.0 7,906 1,361 17.2 1,141 643 56.4 711 384 54.0
With one or more workers...... 62,719 4,537 7.2 52,350 3,016 5.8 7,523 1,254 16.7 6,850 1,141 16.7
1 worker................... 21,266 3,438 16.2 16,831 2,178 12.9 3,440 1,059 30.8 2,626 825 31.4
2 or more workers.......... 41,453 1,099 2.7 35,519 838 2.4 4,083 195 4.8 4,224 316 7.5
Householder worked.......... 54,379 3,683 6.8 45,441 2,393 5.3 6,501 1,084 16.7 5,811 878 15.1
Householder did not work.... 8,340 854 10.2 6,909 623 9.0 1,023 171 16.7 1,039 263 25.3
With one or more full-time,
year-round workers........... 52,501 1,743 3.3 44,314 1,258 2.8 5,817 400 6.9 5,608 559 10.0
1 worker................... 31,258 1,610 5.1 26,481 1,145 4.3 3,469 391 11.3 3,295 504 15.3
2 or more workers.......... 21,243 133 0.6 17,834 113 0.6 2,348 10 0.4 2,313 55 2.4
Householder worked..........
year-round full-time....... 40,573 1,262 3.1 34,161 866 2.5 4,592 329 7.2 4,182 374 8.9
Householder did not work....
year-round full-time....... 11,928 481 4.0 10,153 392 3.9 1,224 72 5.9 1,426 185 13.0
Married-Couple Families
Total ........................ 55,315 2,673 4.8 48,794 2,161 4.4 4,144 294 7.1 5,133 728 14.2
With no workers............... 7,149 827 11.6 6,537 644 9.9 428 100 23.3 362 119 33.0
With one or more workers...... 48,166 1,846 3.8 42,257 1,517 3.6 3,716 195 5.2 4,772 608 12.7
1 worker................... 12,204 1,140 9.3 10,723 921 8.6 878 134 15.2 1,464 389 26.6
2 or more workers.......... 35,962 707 2.0 31,534 596 1.9 2,838 61 2.1 3,308 220 6.6
Husband worked.............. 44,255 1,505 3.4 39,028 1,268 3.2 3,210 131 4.1 4,470 557 12.5
Wife worked................ 33,432 566 1.7 29,394 477 1.6 2,607 51 1.9 2,817 155 5.5
Wife did not work.......... 10,823 939 8.7 9,634 791 8.2 603 81 13.4 1,653 402 24.3
Husband did not work........ 3,911 341 8.7 3,229 249 7.7 506 63 12.5 302 52 17.2
Wife worked................ 3,101 276 8.9 2,560 203 7.9 427 58 13.6 196 39 19.9
Wife did not work.......... 810 65 8.0 669 46 6.9 79 5 6.6 106 13 12.1
ALL AGES OF HOUSEHOLDERS
With one or more full-time,
year-round workers........... 42,088 992 2.4 36,873 844 2.3 3,282 91 2.8 4,129 378 9.2
Husband worked
full-time, year-round...... 36,990 844 2.3 32,647 736 2.3 2,683 57 2.1 3,668 344 9.4
Wife worked
full-time, year-round..... 17,450 95 0.5 14,961 78 0.5 1,690 7 0.4 1,503 26 1.7
Wife did not work
full-time, year-round..... 19,540 749 3.8 17,686 658 3.7 993 50 5.0 2,166 318 14.7
Husband did not work
full-time, year-round...... 5,098 148 2.9 4,226 107 2.5 599 35 5.8 461 35 7.5
Wife worked
full-time, year-round..... 4,165 131 3.1 3,442 94 2.7 511 33 6.4 291 26 8.9
Wife did not work
full-time, year-round..... 933 18 1.9 783 13 1.7 88 2 2.2 169 9 5.2
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1999 (Numbers in thousands) 2
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
Poverty Level Poverty Level Poverty Level Poverty Level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
Families with Female
Householder, No Spouse Present
Total ..................... 12,687 3,531 27.8 8,380 1,883 22.5 3,814 1,499 39.3 1,769 686 38.8
With no workers............... 1,792 1,148 64.0 1,097 607 55.3 640 504 78.9 298 240 80.6
With one or more workers...... 10,895 2,384 21.9 7,284 1,277 17.5 3,175 995 31.3 1,471 446 30.3
1 worker................... 7,064 2,055 29.1 4,527 1,079 23.8 2,245 876 39.0 895 369 41.2
2 or more workers.......... 3,831 329 8.6 2,756 197 7.2 929 118 12.7 577 77 13.4
Householder worked.......... 9,250 2,123 22.9 6,102 1,121 18.4 2,790 905 32.4 1,221 368 30.2
Householder did not work.... 1,645 261 15.9 1,182 156 13.2 384 89 23.2 250 78 31.1
With one or more full-time,
year-round workers........... 7,383 619 8.4 5,094 317 6.2 2,033 284 14.0 991 138 14.0
1 worker................... 6,028 605 10.0 4,195 305 7.3 1,650 281 17.1 750 130 17.3
2 or more workers.......... 1,355 15 1.1 898 12 1.3 383 3 0.7 241 8 3.5
Householder worked..........
year-round full-time....... 5,849 548 9.4 3,955 267 6.8 1,702 262 15.4 739 113 15.2
Householder did not work....
year-round full-time....... 1,534 72 4.7 1,138 49 4.3 331 22 6.8 252 26 10.2