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Table 3.  Program Participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons in 2000                                                                                        09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001  77
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                                                                          In household in                     
                                                                In household that  In household that                     which one or more                    
                                             In household that   received means-    received means-   In household that     persons were      Live in public  
                                              received means-   tested assistance     tested cash       received food        covered by       or subsidized   
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch      assistance           stamps            Medicaid           housing      
                                                                                                                                                              
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
Characteristic                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                              
ALL RACES AND                                                                                                                                                 
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                              
Total......................         275,924    64,939     23.5    52,299     19.0    17,871      6.5    17,028      6.2    45,161     16.4    10,682      3.9 
Under 18 years...............        71,936    25,332     35.2    18,793     26.1     5,966      8.3     7,706     10.7    16,894     23.5     4,092      5.7 
18 to 24 years...............        26,965     6,704     24.9     5,841     21.7     1,776      6.6     1,796      6.7     4,921     18.3     1,309      4.9 
25 to 34 years...............        37,440     8,711     23.3     6,945     18.6     2,134      5.7     2,208      5.9     6,030     16.1     1,314      3.5 
35 to 44 years...............        44,780     8,985     20.1     6,705     15.0     2,265      5.1     1,979      4.4     5,845     13.1     1,118      2.5 
45 to 54 years...............        38,040     5,711     15.0     4,874     12.8     2,047      5.4     1,263      3.3     4,124     10.8       803      2.1 
55 to 59 years...............        13,338     1,976     14.8     1,844     13.8       934      7.0       473      3.5     1,585     11.9       333      2.5 
60 to 64 years...............        10,447     1,653     15.8     1,550     14.8       683      6.5       417      4.0     1,331     12.7       288      2.8 
65 years and over............        32,978     5,867     17.8     5,747     17.4     2,065      6.3     1,185      3.6     4,430     13.4     1,424      4.3 
  65 to 74 years.............        17,878     3,055     17.1     2,956     16.5     1,137      6.4       680      3.8     2,383     13.3       665      3.7 
  75 years and over.........         15,100     2,812     18.6     2,791     18.5       928      6.1       505      3.3     2,047     13.6       759      5.0 
                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total......................       134,943    30,107     22.3    24,006     17.8     7,967      5.9     7,332      5.4    20,781     15.4     4,355      3.2 
Under 18 years...............        36,830    13,044     35.4     9,676     26.3     3,003      8.2     3,872     10.5     8,721     23.7     2,068      5.6 
18 to 24 years...............        13,476     2,990     22.2     2,499     18.5       734      5.4       666      4.9     2,068     15.3       531      3.9 
25 to 34 years...............        18,451     3,706     20.1     3,051     16.5       883      4.8       735      4.0     2,605     14.1       449      2.4 
35 to 44 years...............        22,177     4,029     18.2     3,020     13.6     1,035      4.7       802      3.6     2,610     11.8       373      1.7 
45 to 54 years...............        18,578     2,690     14.5     2,269     12.2       917      4.9       545      2.9     1,932     10.4       306      1.6 
55 to 59 years...............         6,406       826     12.9       774     12.1       384      6.0       170      2.7       675     10.5       106      1.7 
60 to 64 years...............         4,847       647     13.4       599     12.4       256      5.3       153      3.1       514     10.6        87      1.8 
65 years and over............        14,179     2,174     15.3     2,117     14.9       756      5.3       388      2.7     1,657     11.7       433      3.1 
   65 to 74 years............         8,187     1,239     15.1     1,192     14.6       454      5.5       243      3.0       949     11.6       253      3.1 
   75 years and over........          5,992       934     15.6       925     15.4       302      5.0       145      2.4       708     11.8       180      3.0 
                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total.......................      140,981    34,832     24.7    28,293     20.1     9,903      7.0     9,696      6.9    24,380     17.3     6,327      4.5 
Under 18 years...............        35,107    12,288     35.0     9,116     26.0     2,964      8.4     3,834     10.9     8,173     23.3     2,024      5.8 
18 to 24 years...............        13,489     3,714     27.5     3,342     24.8     1,042      7.7     1,130      8.4     2,853     21.2       778      5.8 
25 to 34 years...............        18,989     5,005     26.4     3,895     20.5     1,251      6.6     1,473      7.8     3,425     18.0       865      4.6 
35 to 44 years...............        22,603     4,956     21.9     3,684     16.3     1,229      5.4     1,177      5.2     3,236     14.3       745      3.3 
45 to 54 years...............        19,462     3,022     15.5     2,604     13.4     1,131      5.8       718      3.7     2,192     11.3       497      2.6 
55 to 59 years...............         6,932     1,150     16.6     1,070     15.4       550      7.9       302      4.4       910     13.1       227      3.3 
60 to 64 years...............         5,600     1,005     18.0       952     17.0       427      7.6       265      4.7       817     14.6       201      3.6 
65 years and over............        18,799     3,693     19.6     3,630     19.3     1,309      7.0       797      4.2     2,773     14.8       991      5.3 
   65 to 74 years............         9,691     1,815     18.7     1,764     18.2       683      7.0       437      4.5     1,434     14.8       412      4.3 
   75 years and over........          9,108     1,877     20.6     1,866     20.5       626      6.9       360      4.0     1,339     14.7       578      6.3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 3.  Program Participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons in 2000                                                                                        09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001  78
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                                                                          In household in                     
                                                                In household that  In household that                     which one or more                    
                                             In household that   received means-    received means-   In household that     persons were      Live in public  
                                              received means-   tested assistance     tested cash       received food        covered by       or subsidized   
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch      assistance           stamps            Medicaid           housing      
                                                                                                                                                              
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
Household relationship                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
Total.........................      275,924    64,939     23.5    52,299     19.0    17,871      6.5    17,028      6.2    45,161     16.4    10,682      3.9 
  65 years and over..........        32,978     5,867     17.8     5,747     17.4     2,065      6.3     1,185      3.6     4,430     13.4     1,424      4.3 
In families..................       229,482    56,421     24.6    44,164     19.2    14,855      6.5    14,540      6.3    39,057     17.0     8,079      3.5 
  Householder................        72,388    15,146     20.9    12,205     16.9     4,180      5.8     3,921      5.4    10,629     14.7     2,442      3.4 
    Under 65 years...........        60,782    13,374     22.0    10,478     17.2     3,457      5.7     3,573      5.9     9,175     15.1     2,249      3.7 
    65 years and over........        11,606     1,772     15.3     1,727     14.9       723      6.2       348      3.0     1,454     12.5       193      1.7 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........        70,767    24,785     35.0    18,364     26.0     5,840      8.3     7,574     10.7    16,519     23.3     4,023      5.7 
     Under 6 years...........        23,243     8,263     35.5     6,867     29.5     2,085      9.0     2,829     12.2     6,274     27.0     1,492      6.4 
      6 to 17 years..........        47,524    16,523     34.8    11,497     24.2     3,755      7.9     4,745     10.0    10,245     21.6     2,531      5.3 
  Own children 18 years and over     21,298     5,180     24.3     4,394     20.6     1,868      8.8     1,068      5.0     3,875     18.2       568      2.7 
                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families          180,272    32,673     18.1    24,458     13.6     6,704      3.7     5,561      3.1    21,582     12.0     2,738      1.5 
  Husbands...................        55,611     7,873     14.2     6,168     11.1     1,746      3.1     1,319      2.4     5,324      9.6       755      1.4 
    Under 65 years...........        45,531     6,689     14.7     5,022     11.0     1,313      2.9     1,120      2.5     4,396      9.7       598      1.3 
    65 years and over........        10,080     1,184     11.7     1,146     11.4       433      4.3       199      2.0       929      9.2       157      1.6 
  Wives......................        55,611     7,873     14.2     6,168     11.1     1,746      3.1     1,319      2.4     5,324      9.6       755      1.4 
    Under 65 years...........        47,954     7,021     14.6     5,336     11.1     1,450      3.0     1,179      2.5     4,663      9.7       634      1.3 
    65 years and over........         7,657       852     11.1       832     10.9       295      3.9       140      1.8       661      8.6       120      1.6 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........        51,926    13,166     25.4     9,049     17.4     2,011      3.9     2,447      4.7     8,131     15.7     1,069      2.1 
      Under 6 years..........        17,426     4,507     25.9     3,518     20.2       667      3.8       939      5.4     3,180     18.2       438      2.5 
      6 to 17 years..........        34,499     8,659     25.1     5,530     16.0     1,345      3.9     1,508      4.4     4,951     14.4       631      1.8 
  Own children 18 years and over     13,802     2,576     18.7     2,073     15.0       877      6.4       354      2.6     1,862     13.5       133      1.0 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female house-                                                                                                                                
  holder, no spouse present          37,422    19,831     53.0    16,463     44.0     7,003     18.7     8,103     21.7    14,607     39.0     4,866     13.0 
  Householder................        12,525     5,996     47.9     4,972     39.7     2,041     16.3     2,306     18.4     4,361     34.8     1,532     12.2 
    Under 65 years...........        10,798     5,453     50.5     4,438     41.1     1,785     16.5     2,173     20.1     3,877     35.9     1,486     13.8 
    65 years and over........         1,727       543     31.5       533     30.9       257     14.9       134      7.7       484     28.0        46      2.7 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........        15,382    10,098     65.6     8,152     53.0     3,491     22.7     4,707     30.6     7,316     47.6     2,756     17.9 
      Under 6 years..........         4,655     3,189     68.5     2,868     61.6     1,298     27.9     1,696     36.4     2,646     56.8       981     21.1 
      6 to 17 years..........        10,727     6,908     64.4     5,284     49.3     2,193     20.4     3,012     28.1     4,670     43.5     1,775     16.5 
    18 years and over........         6,177     2,295     37.2     2,049     33.2       871     14.1       675     10.9     1,783     28.9       414      6.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 3.  Program Participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons in 2000                                                                                        09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001  79
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                                                                          In household in                     
                                                                In household that  In household that                     which one or more                    
                                             In household that   received means-    received means-   In household that     persons were      Live in public  
                                              received means-   tested assistance     tested cash       received food        covered by       or subsidized   
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch      assistance           stamps            Medicaid           housing      
                                                                                                                                                              
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with male householder                                                                                                                             
  no spouse present                  11,788     3,918     33.2     3,243     27.5     1,147      9.7       876      7.4     2,868     24.3       475      4.0 
    Householder..............         4,252     1,276     30.0     1,065     25.1       393      9.2       295      6.9       943     22.2       155      3.7 
      Under 65 years.........         3,835     1,140     29.7       935     24.4       329      8.6       266      6.9       833     21.7       151      3.9 
      65 years and over......           417       136     32.6       130     31.1        64     15.4        29      7.0       110     26.4         4      1.0 
    Related children                                                                                                                                          
      Under 18 years.........         3,460     1,522     44.0     1,164     33.6       337      9.8       420     12.1     1,072     31.0       198      5.7 
        Under 6 years........         1,162       566     48.7       481     41.4       120     10.3       194     16.7       448     38.6        73      6.3 
        6 to 17 years........         2,298       955     41.6       682     29.7       217      9.5       225      9.8       624     27.2       125      5.5 
      18 years and over......         1,319       309     23.4       271     20.5       120      9.1        39      2.9       230     17.5        21      1.6 
                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies              1,326       647     48.8       502     37.9       149     11.3       178     13.5       442     33.3        73      5.5 
  Under 18 years.............           760       389     51.2       291     38.3        90     11.8       103     13.6       255     33.6        46      6.0 
    Under 6 years............           224       115     51.7        99     44.5        24     10.8        24     10.5        81     36.2        14      6.2 
    6 to 17 years............           536       273     51.0       191     35.7        66     12.2        80     14.8       174     32.5        32      5.9 
  18 years and over..........           566       258     45.6       212     37.4        60     10.5        75     13.3       187     33.0        27      4.8 
                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals......          45,117     7,871     17.4     7,633     16.9     2,866      6.4     2,309      5.1     5,662     12.6     2,530      5.6 
  Male.......................        21,629     3,569     16.5     3,415     15.8     1,264      5.8     1,027      4.8     2,594     12.0       963      4.5 
    Under 65 years...........        18,747     2,924     15.6     2,773     14.8     1,082      5.8       896      4.8     2,164     11.5       708      3.8 
      Living alone...........         9,107     1,026     11.3     1,026     11.3       420      4.6       360      4.0       697      7.7       443      4.9 
    65 years and over........         2,882       645     22.4       643     22.3       182      6.3       131      4.6       430     14.9       255      8.9 
      Living alone...........         2,464       536     21.8       536     21.8       142      5.8       101      4.1       347     14.1       247     10.0 
  Female.....................        23,488     4,303     18.3     4,217     18.0     1,602      6.8     1,282      5.5     3,068     13.1     1,567      6.7 
    Under 65 years...........        15,711     2,597     16.5     2,513     16.0     1,121      7.1       880      5.6     1,967     12.5       771      4.9 
      Living alone...........         8,858     1,367     15.4     1,367     15.4       675      7.6       556      6.3     1,001     11.3       630      7.1 
    65 years and over........         7,777     1,706     21.9     1,704     21.9       482      6.2       402      5.2     1,101     14.2       796     10.2 
      Living alone...........         7,449     1,619     21.7     1,619     21.7       443      5.9       373      5.0     1,028     13.8       794     10.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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