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Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            129
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (BLACK)
(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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     BLACK                                4,814     8,366     1,380     28.7     2,164     2,146     44.6     3,784 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                 4,186     7,308     1,218     29.1     1,907     1,779     42.5     3,164 
  Inside central cities...........        2,418     4,244       606     25.1       931     1,214     50.2     2,195 
    One million or more...........        1,714     3,024       401     23.4       614       851     49.7     1,545 
    Under one million.............          704     1,220       204     29.0       317       363     51.5       650 
  Outside central cities..........        1,768     3,064       612     34.6       976       565     32.0       969 
    One million or more...........        1,307     2,278       460     35.2       758       383     29.3       608 
    Under one million.............          462       786       152     32.9       218       182     39.5       361 
Outside metropolitan areas........          628     1,058       162     25.9       257       367     58.4       619 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          840     1,487       181     21.5       266       375     44.6       740 
Midwest...........................          909     1,604       285     31.4       473       382     42.0       634 
South.............................        2,631     4,457       812     30.8     1,258     1,215     46.2     2,131 
West..............................          434       819       103     23.8       167       174     40.1       279 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................        2,309     3,998       903     39.1     1,467       629     27.3     1,095 
Renter occupied...................        2,505     4,368       478     19.1       697     1,516     60.5     2,688 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................        4,814     8,366     1,380     28.7     2,164     2,146     44.6     3,784 
  Worked..........................        3,916     6,759     1,263     32.2     1,996     1,606     41.0     2,853 
    Worked year-round, full-time..        2,913     5,058     1,018     34.9     1,651     1,030     35.3     1,857 
  Did not work....................          899     1,607       118     13.1       168       540     60.1       931 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            130
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (BLACK)
(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...........        4,625     8,085     1,348     29.1     2,115     2,078     44.9     3,681 
  No work disability..............        3,990     6,919     1,258     31.5     1,993     1,631     40.9     2,909 
  With a work disability..........          635     1,166        90     14.2       122       447     70.4       772 
    severe work disability........          453       820        53     11.6        61       327     72.3       573 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................        4,750     8,267     1,372     28.9     2,156     2,138     45.0     3,770 
  Married-couple families.........        1,984     3,565       837     42.2     1,376       524     26.4     1,000 
  Male householder, wife absent...          337       485        87     25.9       108       133     39.5       203 
  Female householder, husband absent.     2,428     4,216       448     18.4       672     1,481     61.0     2,567 
Nonfamily households..............           65        99         8     12.7         8         8     12.4        14 
  Male householder................           44        63         8     18.8         8         8     18.4        14 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           21        37         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
    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,            131
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (BLACK)
(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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     BLACK                                1,175     2,446       106      9.0       166       903     76.9     1,789 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                   992     2,099        94      9.5       154       758     76.4     1,516 
  Inside central cities...........          733     1,541        52      7.2        85       580     79.1     1,170 
    One million or more...........          519     1,092        44      8.5        67       404     77.8       816 
    Under one million.............          214       449         8      3.9        18       176     82.2       354 
  Outside central cities..........          259       558        41     16.0        69       178     68.9       346 
    One million or more...........          165       338        27     16.2        47       115     69.5       197 
    Under one million.............           93       220        15     15.8        22        63     67.7       149 
Outside metropolitan areas........          183       347        12      6.7        12       145     79.5       273 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          234       503        17      7.1        23       184     78.9       405 
Midwest...........................          237       472        13      5.4        23       189     79.6       352 
South.............................          625     1,252        67     10.7        99       473     75.7       928 
West..............................           78       218        10     12.7        21        57     72.5       103 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................          243       543        33     13.6        63       161     66.3       327 
Renter occupied...................          931     1,902        73      7.8       103       742     79.7     1,462 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................        1,175     2,446       106      9.0       166       903     76.9     1,789 
  Worked..........................          685     1,453        72     10.5       117       530     77.4     1,087 
    Worked year-round, full-time..          291       682        38     12.9        76       211     72.6       465 
  Did not work....................          490       992        35      7.1        50       373     76.2       702 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            132
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (BLACK)
(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...........        1,113     2,345       102      9.2       160       871     78.3     1,730 
  No work disability..............          787     1,664        82     10.4       129       601     76.4     1,220 
  With a work disability..........          326       681        20      6.3        31       270     82.8       510 
    severe work disability........          253       523        16      6.5        19       212     83.7       398 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................        1,161     2,426       106      9.2       166       903     77.8     1,789 
  Married-couple families.........          131       286        26     19.9        37        87     66.5       193 
  Male householder, wife absent...           79       128        11     13.7        11        53     67.1        88 
  Female householder, husband absent.       951     2,012        69      7.3       119       763     80.3     1,508 
Nonfamily households..............           14        20         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Male householder................            4         4         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           10        16         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
    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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