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Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            133
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
(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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     HISPANIC ORIGIN                      4,538     8,436     1,178     26.0     2,009     2,113     46.6     4,138 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                 4,151     7,709     1,079     26.0     1,843     1,905     45.9     3,727 
  Inside central cities...........        2,123     3,934       471     22.2       817     1,075     50.6     2,082 
    One million or more...........        1,474     2,742       313     21.2       545       765     51.9     1,481 
    Under one million.............          649     1,192       158     24.4       273       310     47.7       601 
  Outside central cities..........        2,028     3,775       608     30.0     1,026       830     40.9     1,645 
    One million or more...........        1,513     2,747       478     31.6       797       543     35.9     1,044 
    Under one million.............          515     1,028       130     25.2       229       287     55.8       601 
Outside metropolitan areas........          387       727       100     25.7       166       208     53.6       411 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          636     1,094       148     23.3       224       318     50.0       560 
Midwest...........................          320       588       123     38.6       211       104     32.4       208 
South.............................        1,570     2,843       448     28.5       770       695     44.3     1,337 
West..............................        2,013     3,910       459     22.8       804       997     49.5     2,034 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................        2,232     4,246       805     36.1     1,429       746     33.4     1,551 
Renter occupied...................        2,306     4,191       373     16.2       580     1,367     59.3     2,588 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................        4,538     8,436     1,178     26.0     2,009     2,113     46.6     4,138 
  Worked..........................        3,672     6,795     1,045     28.5     1,794     1,610     43.9     3,123 
    Worked year-round, full-time..        2,685     4,948       830     30.9     1,433     1,083     40.3     2,102 
  Did not work....................          866     1,641       133     15.4       215       503     58.0     1,015 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            134
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
(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...........        4,414     8,242     1,142     25.9     1,958     2,073     47.0     4,059 
  No work disability..............        4,075     7,650     1,095     26.9     1,884     1,882     46.2     3,714 
  With a work disability..........          339       592        47     14.0        74       192     56.6       346 
    severe work disability........          215       361        27     12.7        41       124     57.6       216 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................        4,485     8,360     1,170     26.1     1,998     2,100     46.8     4,118 
  Married-couple families.........        3,050     5,780       930     30.5     1,589     1,299     42.6     2,606 
  Male householder, wife absent...          321       515        73     22.7       122       124     38.5       219 
  Female householder, husband absent.     1,114     2,065       167     15.0       287       677     60.8     1,293 
Nonfamily households..............           53        76         8     15.5        11        13     25.2        20 
  Male householder................           47        69         7     13.9         9        11     24.1        18 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............            7         7         2     26.8         2         2     33.5         2 
    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,            135
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
(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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     HISPANIC ORIGIN                      1,034     2,236        61      5.9       111       801     77.4     1,710 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                   928     2,026        55      6.0       102       718     77.4     1,545 
  Inside central cities...........          558     1,213        24      4.2        47       449     80.5       968 
    One million or more...........          378       819        16      4.3        29       303     80.2       663 
    Under one million.............          180       394         7      4.1        17       146     81.2       305 
  Outside central cities..........          371       813        32      8.5        55       269     72.6       577 
    One million or more...........          237       501        24     10.2        43       158     66.4       322 
    Under one million.............          133       312         7      5.5        12       112     83.7       254 
Outside metropolitan areas........          106       210         6      5.9         9        82     78.0       166 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          156       312         7      4.7         9       125     79.7       246 
Midwest...........................           50        96         7     13.3         9        31     61.7        65 
South.............................          344       709        20      5.8        40       260     75.6       527 
West..............................          483     1,119        28      5.7        53       385     79.7       872 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................          266       614        28     10.4        49       195     73.3       437 
Renter occupied...................          768     1,622        34      4.4        62       606     78.9     1,273 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................        1,034     2,236        61      5.9       111       801     77.4     1,710 
  Worked..........................          633     1,391        41      6.4        75       508     80.2     1,077 
    Worked year-round, full-time..          303       687        21      6.8        38       253     83.6       550 
  Did not work....................          401       845        21      5.2        36       293     73.1       634 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            136
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
(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...........        1,003     2,179        55      5.4       100       790     78.7     1,688 
  No work disability..............          892     1,974        46      5.1        83       708     79.4     1,543 
  With a work disability..........          111       205         9      7.9        17        81     73.1       145 
    severe work disability........           77       129         5      6.7         8        55     71.8        93 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................        1,021     2,220        61      6.0       111       801     78.5     1,710 
  Married-couple families.........          530     1,194        35      6.5        67       416     78.5       911 
  Male householder, wife absent...           54        98         5      8.5         6        32     58.6        64 
  Female householder, husband absent.       437       929        22      5.1        38       353     80.9       735 
Nonfamily households..............           13        16         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Male householder................           11        13         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............            3         3         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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