
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1999 (Numbers in thousands) 9
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
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES:
ALL AGES OF HOUSEHOLDERS
ALL FAMILY TYPES
Total ........................ 228,633 23,396 10.2 187,139 15,141 8.1 29,488 6,688 22.7 29,198 6,349 21.7
With no workers............... 21,550 6,263 29.1 17,480 3,766 21.5 3,285 2,099 63.9 2,043 1,277 62.5
With one or more workers...... 207,084 17,132 8.3 169,659 11,375 6.7 26,203 4,588 17.5 27,155 5,071 18.7
1 worker................... 63,857 12,154 19.0 49,708 7,625 15.3 10,753 3,682 34.2 9,359 3,333 35.6
2 or more workers.......... 143,227 4,979 3.5 119,951 3,751 3.1 15,449 906 5.9 17,796 1,739 9.8
Householder worked.......... 179,363 13,609 7.6 147,342 8,831 6.0 22,388 3,880 17.3 22,946 3,859 16.8
Householder did not work.... 27,721 3,523 12.7 22,318 2,545 11.4 3,815 708 18.6 4,210 1,213 28.8
With one or more full-time,
year-round workers........... 176,516 7,311 4.1 146,419 5,246 3.6 20,568 1,626 7.9 22,555 2,710 12.0
1 worker................... 103,462 6,659 6.4 86,839 4,707 5.4 11,647 1,570 13.5 12,645 2,341 18.5
2 or more workers.......... 73,054 652 0.9 59,579 539 0.9 8,921 56 0.6 9,910 369 3.7
Householder worked..........
year-round full-time....... 135,142 5,070 3.8 111,951 3,470 3.1 15,889 1,272 8.0 16,569 1,759 10.6
Householder did not work....
year-round full-time....... 41,374 2,241 5.4 34,467 1,777 5.2 4,679 354 7.6 5,986 952 15.9
Married-Couple Families
Total ........................ 179,169 10,422 5.8 154,818 8,305 5.4 14,832 1,217 8.2 20,942 3,522 16.8
With no workers............... 15,395 2,276 14.8 13,792 1,681 12.2 1,071 351 32.8 921 372 40.4
With one or more workers...... 163,773 8,146 5.0 141,027 6,624 4.7 13,761 866 6.3 20,020 3,150 15.7
1 worker................... 38,930 4,780 12.3 33,825 3,836 11.3 2,922 549 18.8 5,807 1,847 31.8
2 or more workers.......... 124,843 3,366 2.7 107,202 2,788 2.6 10,839 317 2.9 14,214 1,303 9.2
Husband worked.............. 151,715 6,797 4.5 131,584 5,691 4.3 11,931 613 5.1 18,815 2,919 15.5
Wife worked................ 113,053 2,535 2.2 97,485 2,084 2.1 9,627 249 2.6 11,544 842 7.3
Wife did not work.......... 38,662 4,263 11.0 34,100 3,607 10.6 2,304 363 15.8 7,271 2,078 28.6
Husband did not work........ 12,058 1,348 11.2 9,442 932 9.9 1,830 253 13.8 1,205 231 19.2
Wife worked................ 8,778 1,039 11.8 6,864 727 10.6 1,436 230 16.0 737 168 22.8
Wife did not work.......... 3,280 309 9.4 2,578 205 8.0 394 24 6.0 468 63 13.4
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES:
ALL AGES OF HOUSEHOLDERS
With one or more full-time,
year-round workers........... 145,554 4,561 3.1 125,207 3,820 3.1 12,328 429 3.5 17,334 1,988 11.5
Husband worked
full-time, year-round...... 129,052 3,890 3.0 112,102 3,368 3.0 10,089 265 2.6 15,344 1,808 11.8
Wife worked
full-time, year-round..... 57,495 407 0.7 47,972 319 0.7 6,191 36 0.6 6,052 177 2.9
Wife did not work
full-time, year-round..... 71,557 3,483 4.9 64,130 3,048 4.8 3,898 230 5.9 9,292 1,631 17.6
Husband did not work
full-time, year-round...... 16,502 671 4.1 13,105 452 3.4 2,239 164 7.3 1,990 180 9.0
Wife worked
full-time, year-round..... 12,525 562 4.5 9,926 375 3.8 1,776 154 8.7 1,171 126 10.8
Wife did not work
full-time, year-round..... 3,977 110 2.8 3,178 77 2.4 463 10 2.2 819 54 6.5
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1999 (Numbers in thousands) 10
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 ..................... 38,223 11,607 30.4 23,895 5,891 24.7 12,644 5,179 41.0 6,113 2,488 40.7
With no workers............... 5,236 3,554 67.9 3,026 1,791 59.2 2,035 1,655 81.3 993 836 84.2
With one or more workers...... 32,987 8,053 24.4 20,869 4,101 19.6 10,609 3,524 33.2 5,121 1,653 32.3
1 worker................... 19,794 6,623 33.5 11,884 3,261 27.4 6,978 2,985 42.8 2,793 1,274 45.6
2 or more workers.......... 13,193 1,430 10.8 8,984 839 9.3 3,631 538 14.8 2,328 379 16.3
Householder worked.......... 27,748 7,081 25.5 17,389 3,556 20.4 9,123 3,139 34.4 4,220 1,374 32.6
Householder did not work.... 5,239 972 18.6 3,480 545 15.7 1,486 384 25.9 900 279 31.0
With one or more full-time,
year-round workers........... 22,327 2,324 10.4 14,639 1,133 7.7 6,804 1,116 16.4 3,537 579 16.4
1 worker................... 17,290 2,247 13.0 11,499 1,076 9.4 5,218 1,096 21.0 2,465 539 21.9
2 or more workers.......... 5,037 77 1.5 3,140 57 1.8 1,586 20 1.3 1,071 40 3.8
Householder worked..........
year-round full-time....... 17,299 1,985 11.5 11,123 921 8.3 5,541 989 17.8 2,542 444 17.5
Householder did not work....
year-round full-time....... 5,028 339 6.8 3,516 212 6.0 1,263 127 10.1 995 136 13.6