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Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1999   (Numbers in thousands)                                                                                              7

                                            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 6 YEARS                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                       
ALL FAMILY TYPES                                                                                                                                       
Total ........................        16,651     2,814     16.9    13,303     1,787     13.4     2,562       910     35.5     2,861       780     27.3 
With no workers...............           685       600     87.6       392       341     86.8       257       235     91.2       166       151     91.0 
With one or more workers......        15,966     2,214     13.9    12,910     1,446     11.2     2,305       675     29.3     2,695       629     23.3 
   1 worker...................         6,507     1,777     27.3     4,982     1,112     22.3     1,219       585     48.0     1,169       459     39.3 
   2 or more workers..........         9,458       437      4.6     7,929       334      4.2     1,086        90      8.3     1,526       170     11.1 
  Householder worked..........        14,357     1,902     13.2    11,547     1,193     10.3     2,142       626     29.2     2,284       485     21.2 
  Householder did not work....         1,608       312     19.4     1,363       254     18.6       163        50     30.7       411       144     35.0 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........        13,386       869      6.5    11,122       621      5.6     1,649       215     13.1     2,190       345     15.7 
   1 worker...................         9,163       818      8.9     7,717       576      7.5     1,063       213     20.0     1,395       308     22.1 
   2 or more workers..........         4,223        50      1.2     3,406        45      1.3       585         3      0.4       795        37      4.6 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......        10,462       624      6.0     8,600       423      4.9     1,366       174     12.8     1,591       223     14.0 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......         2,924       245      8.4     2,522       198      7.8       282        41     14.6       599       122     20.3 
                                                                                                                                                       
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                       
Total ........................        12,215       933      7.6    10,554       775      7.3     1,037       103      9.9     2,049       410     20.0 
With no workers...............           104        81     78.6        66        55      (B)        24        16      (B)        26        24      (B) 
With one or more workers......        12,112       851      7.0    10,488       720      6.9     1,013        87      8.6     2,023       386     19.1 
   1 worker...................         3,444       540     15.7     3,050       458     15.0       192        47     24.6       713       254     35.7 
   2 or more workers..........         8,667       312      3.6     7,438       262      3.5       821        40      4.8     1,310       132     10.1 
  Husband worked..............        11,775       769      6.5    10,250       657      6.4       940        72      7.6     1,962       370     18.8 
   Wife worked................         8,181       259      3.2     7,040       214      3.0       759        36      4.7     1,096        87      8.0 
   Wife did not work..........         3,594       510     14.2     3,210       443     13.8       181        36     19.7       865       282     32.6 
  Husband did not work........           336        82     24.5       238        63     26.3        74        15      (B)        61        16      (B) 
   Wife worked................           269        69     25.5       185        49     26.5        65        15      (B)        36        12      (B) 
   Wife did not work..........            68        14      (B)        54        14      (B)         9         0      (B)        25         4      (B) 
                                                                                                                                                       
HOUSEHOLDERS WITH RELATED CHILDREN                                                                                                                     
UNDER 6 YEARS                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                       
With one or more full-time,                                                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........        11,023       504      4.6     9,562       434      4.5       923        46      5.0     1,750       259     14.8 
  Husband worked                                                                                                                                       
   full-time, year-round......        10,300       449      4.4     9,021       401      4.4       785        25      3.2     1,615       245     15.1 
    Wife worked                                                                                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....         3,540        33      0.9     2,905        28      1.0       440         3      0.6       528        19      3.6 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                                                  
    full-time, year-round.....         6,760       417      6.2     6,117       374      6.1       345        23      6.5     1,088       225     20.7 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                                                 
   full-time, year-round......           723        54      7.5       541        33      6.1       138        21     15.0       135        14     10.3 
    Wife worked                                                                                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....           608        45      7.4       451        23      5.1       120        21     17.1        82         9     10.7 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                                                  
    full-time, year-round.....           115        10      8.5        91        10     10.7        18         0      (B)        53         5      (B) 
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1999   (Numbers in thousands)                                                                                              8

                                            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 .....................         3,560     1,697     47.7     2,088       872     41.7     1,356       773     57.0       609       314     51.6 
With no workers...............           538       479     89.0       301       263     87.2       220       207     94.2       132       120     90.4 
With one or more workers......         3,022     1,218     40.3     1,787       609     34.1     1,136       565     49.8       476       194     40.8 
   1 worker...................         2,407     1,117     46.4     1,413       557     39.4       909       517     56.9       326       166     50.9 
   2 or more workers..........           615       101     16.5       374        52     13.9       227        48     21.2       150        28     19.0 
  Householder worked..........         2,838     1,146     40.4     1,671       562     33.6     1,077       540     50.2       413       169     40.8 
  Householder did not work....           184        72     39.1       116        47     40.7        59        25      (B)        63        26      (B) 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........         1,728       309     17.9     1,068       143     13.4       618       160     25.9       288        61     21.3 
   1 worker...................         1,469       304     20.7       919       137     14.9       516       160     31.0       211        56     26.4 
   2 or more workers..........           260         5      2.1       149         5      3.7       102         0      0.0        77         5      7.1 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......         1,513       275     18.1       915       119     13.0       561       149     26.5       210        46     21.8 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......           215        35     16.2       153        23     15.3        57        11      (B)        78        16     19.8 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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