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Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            137
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE NON-HISPANIC)
(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 NON-HISPANIC                  20,966    35,429    10,272     49.0    16,346     2,644     12.6     4,703 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                16,313    27,426     7,889     48.4    12,521     1,683     10.3     2,921 
  Inside central cities...........        3,798     6,219     1,597     42.1     2,460       552     14.5       961 
    One million or more...........        2,064     3,378       798     38.7     1,217       250     12.1       448 
    Under one million.............        1,734     2,841       799     46.1     1,242       302     17.4       513 
  Outside central cities..........       12,515    21,207     6,291     50.3    10,061     1,131      9.0     1,960 
    One million or more...........        8,418    14,429     4,021     47.8     6,528       608      7.2     1,069 
    Under one million.............        4,097     6,778     2,270     55.4     3,533       523     12.8       891 
Outside metropolitan areas........        4,653     8,004     2,383     51.2     3,825       961     20.7     1,782 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................        4,321     7,263     1,950     45.1     3,095       477     11.0       859 
Midwest...........................        5,846    10,249     3,226     55.2     5,215       717     12.3     1,333 
South.............................        6,662    10,623     3,465     52.0     5,385       905     13.6     1,527 
West..............................        4,137     7,294     1,631     39.4     2,651       544     13.2       985 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................       16,882    28,689     8,770     51.9    14,061     1,402      8.3     2,490 
Renter occupied...................        4,084     6,740     1,502     36.8     2,285     1,243     30.4     2,213 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................       20,966    35,429    10,272     49.0    16,346     2,644     12.6     4,703 
  Worked..........................       18,545    31,381     9,512     51.3    15,120     2,070     11.2     3,758 
    Worked year-round, full-time..       14,515    24,534     7,678     52.9    12,253     1,270      8.7     2,261 
  Did not work....................        2,421     4,049       760     31.4     1,226       574     23.7       945 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            138
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE NON-HISPANIC)
(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...........       20,562    34,868    10,119     49.2    16,143     2,571     12.5     4,600 
  No work disability..............       19,118    32,450     9,658     50.5    15,448     2,049     10.7     3,674 
  With a work disability..........        1,444     2,418       460     31.9       695       522     36.2       927 
    severe work disability........          718     1,188       169     23.5       244       352     49.0       620 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................       20,683    34,992    10,182     49.2    16,208     2,583     12.5     4,603 
  Married-couple families.........       15,975    27,658     8,289     51.9    13,497     1,341      8.4     2,470 
  Male householder, wife absent...        1,232     1,805       566     45.9       776       191     15.5       298 
  Female householder, husband absent.     3,475     5,529     1,326     38.2     1,936     1,051     30.2     1,835 
Nonfamily households..............          284       438        90     31.7       138        61     21.6       100 
  Male householder................          217       338        81     37.3       129        53     24.2        91 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           66       100         9     13.2         9         9     12.9         9 
    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,            139
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE NON-HISPANIC)
(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 NON-HISPANIC                   1,551     3,033       306     19.7       524       881     56.8     1,681 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                 1,030     2,008       228     22.2       361       544     52.9     1,053 
  Inside central cities...........          374       691        77     20.5        98       200     53.5       378 
    One million or more...........          177       344        31     17.7        36        85     48.1       190 
    Under one million.............          197       347        45     23.0        62       115     58.4       188 
  Outside central cities..........          655     1,317       151     23.1       264       344     52.5       676 
    One million or more...........          381       762       102     26.8       171       162     42.6       331 
    Under one million.............          274       555        49     17.9        93       182     66.2       345 
Outside metropolitan areas........          521     1,025        77     14.9       162       336     64.6       628 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          287       530        55     19.3        85       160     55.9       302 
Midwest...........................          391       888        91     23.4       194       215     55.0       432 
South.............................          600     1,034       128     21.4       200       348     58.0       613 
West..............................          273       580        30     11.1        44       157     57.7       335 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................          760     1,498       193     25.3       325       364     47.9       699 
Renter occupied...................          790     1,535       113     14.3       198       516     65.3       983 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................        1,551     3,033       306     19.7       524       881     56.8     1,681 
  Worked..........................        1,006     2,059       211     21.0       353       580     57.7     1,160 
    Worked year-round, full-time..          418       967        81     19.5       152       226     53.9       466 
  Did not work....................          545       974        94     17.3       171       300     55.1       521 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            140
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE NON-HISPANIC)
(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...........        1,513     2,971       300     19.8       514       860     56.9     1,649 
  No work disability..............        1,127     2,249       253     22.5       412       600     53.2     1,170 
  With a work disability..........          386       722        47     12.1       101       261     67.6       480 
    severe work disability........          260       464        25      9.4        39       182     70.0       320 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................        1,497     2,954       300     20.0       515       863     57.6     1,657 
  Married-couple families.........          626     1,348       133     21.3       264       326     52.2       634 
  Male householder, wife absent...          156       266        47     30.1        67        75     47.8       127 
  Female householder, husband absent.       715     1,340       119     16.7       183       462     64.6       895 
Nonfamily households..............           54        79         6     11.1         9        18     33.2        24 
  Male householder................           26        38         3     11.6         6        13     48.3        19 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           27        41         3     10.7         3         5     18.9         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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