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Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1999   (Numbers in thousands)                                                                                             15

                                         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:                                                                                                                                 
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                    
ALL FAMILY TYPES                                                                                                                                    
Total ........................     70,480    11,510     16.3    55,274     7,123     12.9    11,132     3,644     32.7    11,300     3,382     29.9 
With no workers...............      3,181     2,579     81.1     1,775     1,377     77.6     1,200     1,066     88.9       721       651     90.4 
With one or more workers......     67,299     8,932     13.3    53,499     5,746     10.7     9,932     2,578     26.0    10,579     2,731     25.8 
   1 worker...................     24,731     6,610     26.7    18,343     4,001     21.8     5,016     2,151     42.9     4,372     1,861     42.6 
   2 or more workers..........     42,568     2,322      5.5    35,156     1,745      5.0     4,916       427      8.7     6,208       869     14.0 
  Householder worked..........     60,461     7,469     12.4    48,035     4,643      9.7     9,013     2,312     25.7     9,125     2,171     23.8 
  Householder did not work....      6,838     1,462     21.4     5,464     1,103     20.2       919       266     28.9     1,454       560     38.5 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                                                         
 year-round workers...........     56,909     3,812      6.7    46,365     2,680      5.8     7,362       901     12.2     8,536     1,479     17.3 
   1 worker...................     37,676     3,531      9.4    31,095     2,441      7.9     4,728       887     18.8     5,337     1,285     24.1 
   2 or more workers..........     19,233       281      1.5    15,270       239      1.6     2,633        13      0.5     3,199       194      6.1 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                                                      
   year-round full-time.......     45,162     2,732      6.0    36,514     1,794      4.9     6,127       750     12.2     6,414       984     15.3 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                                                      
   year-round full-time.......     11,748     1,080      9.2     9,851       886      9.0     1,234       150     12.2     2,122       495     23.3 
                                                                                                                                                    
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                    
Total ........................     51,341     4,297      8.4    43,495     3,428      7.9     4,724       510     10.8     7,846     1,745     22.2 
With no workers...............        636       469     73.8       408       299     73.4       151       115     76.6       125       105     84.2 
With one or more workers......     50,706     3,828      7.6    43,087     3,128      7.3     4,573       395      8.6     7,721     1,639     21.2 
   1 worker...................     12,683     2,246     17.7    10,984     1,818     16.6       925       246     26.6     2,537       977     38.5 
   2 or more workers..........     38,023     1,583      4.2    32,103     1,310      4.1     3,648       149      4.1     5,184       663     12.8 
  Husband worked..............     48,790     3,327      6.8    41,804     2,799      6.7     4,131       298      7.2     7,439     1,541     20.7 
   Wife worked................     35,152     1,232      3.5    29,778     1,016      3.4     3,304       119      3.6     4,348       453     10.4 
   Wife did not work..........     13,638     2,095     15.4    12,026     1,783     14.8       827       179     21.7     3,091     1,087     35.2 
  Husband did not work........      1,916       502     26.2     1,283       329     25.7       442        97     21.9       282        99     35.1 
   Wife worked................      1,563       417     26.7     1,055       276     26.2       372        93     24.9       204        84     41.2 
   Wife did not work..........        353        84     23.9       228        53     23.3        70         4      (B)        78        15     19.1 
                                                                                                                                                    
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES:                                                                                                                                 
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                    
With one or more full-time,                                                                                                                         
 year-round workers...........     46,137     2,249      4.9    39,260     1,895      4.8     4,147       194      4.7     6,628     1,068     16.1 
  Husband worked                                                                                                                                    
   full-time, year-round......     42,813     1,948      4.6    36,857     1,695      4.6     3,542       124      3.5     6,058       979     16.2 
    Wife worked                                                                                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....     16,291       173      1.1    13,146       133      1.0     2,048        13      0.6     2,187       101      4.6 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                                               
    full-time, year-round.....     26,521     1,775      6.7    23,711     1,562      6.6     1,494       111      7.4     3,871       878     22.7 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                                              
   full-time, year-round......      3,324       301      9.1     2,402       200      8.3       605        71     11.7       571        89     15.6 
    Wife worked                                                                                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....      2,838       262      9.2     2,074       171      8.3       512        71     13.8       385        68     17.7 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                                               
    full-time, year-round.....        487        39      7.9       328        29      8.7        94         0      0.0       186        21     11.3 
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 1999   (Numbers in thousands)                                                                                             16

                                         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 .....................     15,762     6,602     41.9     9,202     3,266     35.5     5,794     2,997     51.7     2,806     1,471     52.4 
With no workers...............      2,306     1,941     84.2     1,207       964     79.9       993       910     91.6       557       511     91.7 
With one or more workers......     13,456     4,661     34.6     7,996     2,301     28.8     4,800     2,087     43.5     2,250       960     42.7 
   1 worker...................      9,800     3,971     40.5     5,575     1,893     33.9     3,715     1,827     49.2     1,480       770     52.0 
   2 or more workers..........      3,656       690     18.9     2,421       409     16.9     1,085       260     23.9       769       190     24.7 
  Householder worked..........     12,444     4,314     34.7     7,402     2,095     28.3     4,455     1,953     43.8     1,991       858     43.1 
  Householder did not work....      1,012       347     34.2       594       207     34.8       345       134     38.9       258       103     39.7 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                                                         
 year-round workers...........      8,247     1,368     16.6     5,100       640     12.5     2,828       672     23.8     1,422       336     23.6 
   1 worker...................      7,161     1,338     18.7     4,475       610     13.6     2,441       672     27.5     1,102       316     28.6 
   2 or more workers..........      1,086        30      2.8       625        30      4.8       387         0      0.0       320        20      6.4 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                                                      
   year-round full-time.......      7,359     1,229     16.7     4,502       553     12.3     2,589       620     23.9     1,120       271     24.2 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                                                      
   year-round full-time.......        888       139     15.7       599        87     14.5       239        52     21.9       301        65     21.4 

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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