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Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1999   (Numbers in thousands)                                                                                              5

                                            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 
                                                                                                                                                       
HOUSEHOLDERS WITH RELATED CHILDREN                                                                                                                     
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                       
ALL FAMILY TYPES                                                                                                                                       
Total ........................        37,277     5,129     13.8    29,841     3,236     10.8     5,585     1,615     28.9     5,320     1,330     25.0 
With no workers...............         1,611     1,251     77.7       941       695     73.8       578       493     85.2       329       286     86.9 
With one or more workers......        35,666     3,878     10.9    28,899     2,541      8.8     5,007     1,122     22.4     4,991     1,044     20.9 
   1 worker...................        13,025     2,987     22.9     9,820     1,863     19.0     2,590       960     37.1     2,027       763     37.7 
   2 or more workers..........        22,641       891      3.9    19,079       678      3.6     2,417       161      6.7     2,964       281      9.5 
  Householder worked..........        32,333     3,270     10.1    26,188     2,070      7.9     4,571     1,014     22.2     4,306       816     19.0 
  Householder did not work....         3,333       608     18.2     2,711       472     17.4       436       108     24.7       685       228     33.3 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........        30,352     1,505      5.0    25,111     1,062      4.2     3,766       366      9.7     4,065       530     13.0 
   1 worker...................        19,666     1,411      7.2    16,420       981      6.0     2,427       362     14.9     2,484       477     19.2 
   2 or more workers..........        10,686        93      0.9     8,692        81      0.9     1,339         4      0.3     1,581        52      3.3 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......        24,459     1,108      4.5    20,107       737      3.7     3,180       310      9.7     3,082       356     11.6 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......         5,893       397      6.7     5,004       325      6.5       586        56      9.6       983       174     17.7 
                                                                                                                                                       
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                       
Total ........................        26,373     1,662      6.3    22,660     1,333      5.9     2,307       199      8.6     3,609       607     16.8 
With no workers...............           322       206     63.9       220       139     63.0        70        43      (B)        62        50      (B) 
With one or more workers......        26,050     1,456      5.6    22,440     1,195      5.3     2,237       156      7.0     3,547       557     15.7 
   1 worker...................         5,923       870     14.7     5,145       705     13.7       432       101     23.4     1,082       352     32.5 
   2 or more workers..........        20,127       586      2.9    17,294       490      2.8     1,804        55      3.1     2,465       205      8.3 
  Husband worked..............        24,988     1,232      4.9    21,674     1,035      4.8     2,022       111      5.5     3,389       517     15.3 
   Wife worked................        18,767       467      2.5    16,162       391      2.4     1,661        45      2.7     2,106       143      6.8 
   Wife did not work..........         6,221       765     12.3     5,513       644     11.7       361        66     18.3     1,283       374     29.1 
  Husband did not work........         1,062       225     21.1       765       160     20.9       214        45     21.1       158        40     25.1 
   Wife worked................           834       178     21.3       599       126     21.1       181        42     23.2       107        33     30.5 
   Wife did not work..........           228        47     20.5       166        34     20.2        33         3      (B)        51         7      (B) 
                                                                                                                                                       
HOUSEHOLDERS WITH RELATED CHILDREN                                                                                                                     
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                       
With one or more full-time,                                                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........        23,861       822      3.4    20,597       695      3.4     2,034        78      3.8     3,095       359     11.6 
  Husband worked                                                                                                                                       
   full-time, year-round......        22,020       707      3.2    19,194       617      3.2     1,737        47      2.7     2,806       329     11.7 
    Wife worked                                                                                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....         9,118        61      0.7     7,527        49      0.7     1,060         4      0.4     1,084        26      2.4 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                                                  
    full-time, year-round.....        12,902       647      5.0    11,667       568      4.9       677        43      6.4     1,722       303     17.6 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                                                 
   full-time, year-round......         1,841       114      6.2     1,403        77      5.5       296        31     10.4       289        30     10.2 
    Wife worked                                                                                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....         1,574       102      6.5     1,209        68      5.6       254        31     12.2       196        24     12.4 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                                                  
    full-time, year-round.....           267        12      4.6       194        10      5.0        42         0      (B)        93         5      5.6 
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1999   (Numbers in thousands)                                                                                              6

                                            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 .....................         8,736     3,116     35.7     5,500     1,656     30.1     2,892     1,333     46.1     1,353       630     46.6 
With no workers...............         1,139       941     82.6       625       491     78.5       466       417     89.4       245       218     88.7 
With one or more workers......         7,596     2,175     28.6     4,875     1,165     23.9     2,426       916     37.8     1,108       413     37.3 
   1 worker...................         5,614     1,905     33.9     3,473     1,001     28.8     1,920       818     42.6       739       348     47.0 
   2 or more workers..........         1,982       270     13.6     1,402       164     11.7       506        98     19.4       368        65     17.6 
  Householder worked..........         7,079     2,006     28.3     4,537     1,051     23.2     2,268       862     38.0       967       354     36.6 
  Householder did not work....           518       169     32.7       339       114     33.7       158        54     34.4       140        59     41.9 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........         4,849       577     11.9     3,201       288      9.0     1,482       271     18.3       707       133     18.8 
   1 worker...................         4,269       565     13.2     2,841       276      9.7     1,303       271     20.8       554       124     22.4 
   2 or more workers..........           580        12      2.0       359        12      3.3       179         0      0.0       153         8      5.5 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......         4,368       517     11.8     2,858       247      8.6     1,366       252     18.4       567       109     19.2 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......           482        60     12.5       343        41     12.0       116        19     16.6       140        24     17.0 

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/new17_003.htm