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Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            125
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Households as of March of the following year.)

                                                         All households with school age children                    
                                                             Receiving regular-price    Receiving free or reduced-  
                                                                  school lunch              price school lunch      
                                                   Number                       Number                       Number 
                                                       of                           of                           of 
                                         Number  children    Number  Percent  children    Number  Percent  children 
    Characteristics                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     WHITE                               25,254    43,400    11,394     45.1    18,254     4,647     18.4     8,651 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                20,222    34,686     8,913     44.1    14,264     3,483     17.2     6,466 
  Inside central cities...........        5,780     9,895     2,037     35.2     3,218     1,554     26.9     2,920 
    One million or more...........        3,416     5,905     1,085     31.8     1,715       952     27.9     1,825 
    Under one million.............        2,364     3,990       953     40.3     1,503       602     25.5     1,095 
  Outside central cities..........       14,443    24,790     6,875     47.6    11,045     1,929     13.4     3,546 
    One million or more...........        9,860    17,038     4,487     45.5     7,306     1,131     11.5     2,077 
    Under one million.............        4,583     7,752     2,389     52.1     3,740       798     17.4     1,469 
Outside metropolitan areas........        5,032     8,714     2,481     49.3     3,990     1,165     23.1     2,186 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................        4,851     8,176     2,085     43.0     3,303       738     15.2     1,323 
Midwest...........................        6,148    10,805     3,340     54.3     5,404       817     13.3     1,535 
South.............................        8,158    13,332     3,893     47.7     6,116     1,572     19.3     2,809 
West..............................        6,098    11,086     2,076     34.0     3,431     1,522     25.0     2,984 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................       19,030    32,774     9,542     50.1    15,424     2,127     11.2     4,010 
Renter occupied...................        6,224    10,625     1,852     29.8     2,830     2,521     40.5     4,642 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................       25,254    43,400    11,394     45.1    18,254     4,647     18.4     8,651 
  Worked..........................       22,017    37,813    10,505     47.7    16,819     3,602     16.4     6,753 
    Worked year-round, full-time..       17,055    29,226     8,462     49.6    13,598     2,304     13.5     4,288 
  Did not work....................        3,237     5,587       889     27.5     1,435     1,045     32.3     1,898 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            126
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Households as of March of the following year.)

                                                         All households with school age children                    
                                                             Receiving regular-price    Receiving free or reduced-  
                                                                  school lunch              price school lunch      
                                                   Number                       Number                       Number 
                                                       of                           of                           of 
                                         Number  children    Number  Percent  children    Number  Percent  children 
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
     Total age 16 to 64...........       24,730    42,648    11,205     45.3    17,999     4,535     18.3     8,470 
  No work disability..............       22,969    39,677    10,698     46.6    17,232     3,831     16.7     7,213 
  With a work disability..........        1,760     2,971       507     28.8       768       703     40.0     1,257 
    severe work disability........          918     1,525       195     21.2       284       468     51.0       824 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................       24,918    42,887    11,296     45.3    18,105     4,573     18.4     8,532 
  Married-couple families.........       18,891    33,191     9,176     48.6    15,011     2,595     13.7     5,003 
  Male householder, wife absent...        1,535     2,285       634     41.3       882       306     19.9       505 
  Female householder, husband absent.     4,492     7,411     1,486     33.1     2,212     1,671     37.2     3,024 
Nonfamily households..............          336       512        98     29.2       148        75     22.2       120 
  Male householder................          263       406        88     33.3       138        64     24.3       109 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           73       107        11     14.4        11        11     14.7        11 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            127
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Households as of March of the following year.)

                                                      Households in poverty with school age children                
                                                             Receiving regular-price    Receiving free or reduced-  
                                                                  school lunch              price school lunch      
                                                   Number                       Number                       Number 
                                                       of                           of                           of 
                                         Number  children    Number  Percent  children    Number  Percent  children 
    Characteristics                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     WHITE                                2,511     5,101       365     14.5       633     1,632     65.0     3,292 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                 1,890     3,879       281     14.9       461     1,217     64.4     2,506 
  Inside central cities...........          888     1,810        98     11.0       142       617     69.5     1,281 
    One million or more...........          517     1,085        45      8.7        63       359     69.4       797 
    Under one million.............          371       725        53     14.3        80       258     69.7       483 
  Outside central cities..........        1,002     2,069       183     18.3       319       600     59.8     1,226 
    One million or more...........          598     1,208       127     21.2       214       308     51.6       631 
    Under one million.............          405       861        56     14.0       105       291     72.0       595 
Outside metropolitan areas........          621     1,222        84     13.5       172       415     66.8       786 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          410       770        60     14.7        91       261     63.5       502 
Midwest...........................          438       978        98     22.4       204       244     55.7       493 
South.............................          927     1,703       148     16.0       240       598     64.5     1,113 
West..............................          736     1,649        58      7.8        98       529     71.9     1,185 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................        1,015     2,086       219     21.6       373       554     54.5     1,126 
Renter occupied...................        1,496     3,015       146      9.7       259     1,078     72.1     2,167 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................        2,511     5,101       365     14.5       633     1,632     65.0     3,292 
  Worked..........................        1,604     3,364       252     15.7       428     1,061     66.1     2,185 
    Worked year-round, full-time..          709     1,623       102     14.4       190       469     66.2       998 
  Did not work....................          907     1,738       113     12.4       204       571     62.9     1,108 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            128
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Households as of March of the following year.)

                                                      Households in poverty with school age children                
                                                             Receiving regular-price    Receiving free or reduced-  
                                                                  school lunch              price school lunch      
                                                   Number                       Number                       Number 
                                                       of                           of                           of 
                                         Number  children    Number  Percent  children    Number  Percent  children 
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
     Total age 16 to 64...........        2,446     4,986       352     14.4       611     1,600     65.4     3,238 
  No work disability..............        1,965     4,089       298     15.2       494     1,266     64.4     2,626 
  With a work disability..........          481       896        54     11.3       117       334     69.5       612 
    severe work disability........          324       571        29      8.8        46       231     71.1       403 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................        2,445     5,008       359     14.7       624     1,614     66.0     3,268 
  Married-couple families.........        1,136     2,496       167     14.7       330       730     64.3     1,524 
  Male householder, wife absent...          207       358        52     24.9        73       103     49.9       185 
  Female householder, husband absent.     1,102     2,154       140     12.7       220       780     70.8     1,559 
Nonfamily households..............           66        93         6      9.1         9        18     27.1        24 
  Male householder................           36        50         3      8.5         6        13     35.4        19 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           30        44         3      9.8         3         5     17.2         5 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff
Last revised: December 10, 2001
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