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Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1999   (Numbers in thousands)                                                                                             13

                                         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: HHLDRS WITH                                                                                                                     
REL. CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                    
ALL FAMILY TYPES                                                                                                                                    
Total ........................     68,803    11,511     16.7    54,482     7,427     13.6    10,476     3,519     33.6    13,456     3,789     28.2 
With no workers...............      2,551     2,239     87.8     1,411     1,240     87.9       983       899     91.5       649       595     91.7 
With one or more workers......     66,252     9,273     14.0    53,071     6,186     11.7     9,494     2,620     27.6    12,806     3,194     24.9 
   1 worker...................     24,546     6,841     27.9    18,939     4,331     22.9     4,281     2,135     49.9     4,910     2,110     43.0 
   2 or more workers..........     41,706     2,432      5.8    34,132     1,855      5.4     5,212       485      9.3     7,896     1,083     13.7 
  Householder worked..........     58,680     7,634     13.0    46,815     4,893     10.5     8,612     2,315     26.9    10,825     2,420     22.4 
  Householder did not work....      7,573     1,639     21.6     6,256     1,294     20.7       881       304     34.5     1,981       774     39.0 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                                                         
 year-round workers...........     56,265     4,100      7.3    46,121     2,983      6.5     7,037       923     13.1    10,498     1,803     17.2 
   1 worker...................     37,309     3,762     10.1    31,177     2,685      8.6     4,300       910     21.2     6,230     1,536     24.7 
   2 or more workers..........     18,956       338      1.8    14,943       298      2.0     2,737        13      0.5     4,268       267      6.3 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                                                      
   year-round full-time.......     43,096     2,776      6.4    35,019     1,924      5.5     5,608       694     12.4     7,559     1,134     15.0 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                                                      
   year-round full-time.......     13,170     1,324     10.0    11,102     1,059      9.5     1,429       229     16.0     2,939       668     22.7 
                                                                                                                                                    
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                    
Total ........................     53,320     4,877      9.1    45,421     4,032      8.9     4,811       554     11.5    10,090     2,294     22.7 
With no workers...............        502       409     81.6       331       282     85.2       105        81     76.9       117       109     93.5 
With one or more workers......     52,818     4,468      8.5    45,090     3,750      8.3     4,706       474     10.1     9,973     2,185     21.9 
   1 worker...................     15,215     2,691     17.7    13,413     2,266     16.9       896       253     28.2     3,305     1,309     39.6 
   2 or more workers..........     37,604     1,777      4.7    31,677     1,484      4.7     3,810       221      5.8     6,668       876     13.1 
  Husband worked..............     51,184     4,062      7.9    43,996     3,453      7.8     4,302       386      9.0     9,680     2,094     21.6 
   Wife worked................     34,508     1,370      4.0    29,201     1,112      3.8     3,386       191      5.6     5,296       523      9.9 
   Wife did not work..........     16,676     2,693     16.1    14,795     2,341     15.8       916       195     21.3     4,384     1,571     35.8 
  Husband did not work........      1,635       406     24.8     1,094       297     27.1       404        88     21.7       293        91     31.2 
   Wife worked................      1,248       332     26.6       813       223     27.4       330        88     26.6       167        65     39.1 
   Wife did not work..........        387        74     19.2       281        74     26.4        75         0      (B)       126        26     20.8 
                                                                                                                                                    
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES: HHLDRS WITH                                                                                                                     
REL. CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                    
With one or more full-time,                                                                                                                         
 year-round workers...........     47,797     2,689      5.6    40,820     2,289      5.6     4,252       248      5.8     8,548     1,429     16.7 
  Husband worked                                                                                                                                    
   full-time, year-round......     44,477     2,396      5.4    38,430     2,116      5.5     3,565       143      4.0     7,852     1,347     17.2 
    Wife worked                                                                                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....     14,875       203      1.4    11,971       162      1.4     1,898        13      0.7     2,569       131      5.1 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                                               
    full-time, year-round.....     29,602     2,193      7.4    26,459     1,954      7.4     1,668       130      7.8     5,284     1,216     23.0 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                                              
   full-time, year-round......      3,320       293      8.8     2,390       172      7.2       687       106     15.4       696        82     11.7 
    Wife worked                                                                                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....      2,615       230      8.8     1,880       109      5.8       549       106     19.3       374        42     11.3 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                                               
    full-time, year-round.....        705        63      8.9       510        63     12.3       137         0      0.0       322        39     12.2 
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1999   (Numbers in thousands)                                                                                             14

                                         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 .....................     12,650     6,005     47.5     7,019     2,955     42.1     5,094     2,819     55.3     2,603     1,310     50.3 
With no workers...............      1,908     1,701     89.1     1,000       885     88.5       836       782     93.6       507       461     90.8 
With one or more workers......     10,742     4,304     40.1     6,019     2,070     34.4     4,259     2,037     47.8     2,096       849     40.5 
   1 worker...................      7,510     3,748     49.9     4,118     1,770     43.0     3,039     1,792     59.0     1,218       674     55.4 
   2 or more workers..........      3,232       556     17.2     1,900       300     15.8     1,220       245     20.1       878       175     19.9 
  Householder worked..........      9,774     3,940     40.3     5,434     1,854     34.1     3,932     1,888     48.0     1,764       724     41.1 
  Householder did not work....        968       364     37.6       585       215     36.8       327       149     45.5       332       125     37.6 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                                                         
 year-round workers...........      6,397     1,199     18.7     3,748       547     14.6     2,442       626     25.6     1,349       284     21.1 
   1 worker...................      4,923     1,170     23.8     2,936       518     17.7     1,858       626     33.7       876       256     29.2 
   2 or more workers..........      1,475        29      1.9       812        29      3.5       584         0      0.0       472        29      6.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                                                      
   year-round full-time.......      5,282     1,014     19.2     2,994       430     14.4     2,127       559     26.3       912       199     21.8 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                                                      
   year-round full-time.......      1,115       185     16.5       754       117     15.5       315        68     21.5       436        85     19.6 

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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