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Table 3.  Program Participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons in 2000                                                                                        09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001  86
(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                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                              
WHITE                                                                                                                                                         
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                              
Total......................          21,242    12,920     60.8    10,872     51.2     4,426     20.8     5,993     28.2     9,554     45.0     2,838     13.4 
Under 18 years...............         7,283     5,793     79.5     4,657     63.9     1,794     24.6     2,861     39.3     4,240     58.2     1,181     16.2 
18 to 24 years...............         2,709     1,201     44.3     1,075     39.7       337     12.4       513     18.9       912     33.7       271     10.0 
25 to 34 years...............         2,738     1,716     62.7     1,442     52.7       556     20.3       811     29.6     1,304     47.6       370     13.5 
35 to 44 years...............         2,569     1,619     63.0     1,283     49.9       520     20.3       714     27.8     1,127     43.9       288     11.2 
45 to 54 years...............         1,661       900     54.2       786     47.3       395     23.7       393     23.7       670     40.3       196     11.8 
55 to 59 years...............           854       380     44.5       360     42.2       230     26.9       158     18.6       316     37.0        97     11.4 
60 to 64 years...............           828       355     42.9       328     39.7       175     21.1       165     19.9       267     32.2       109     13.1 
65 years and over............         2,601       956     36.7       941     36.2       420     16.2       378     14.5       719     27.6       326     12.5 
  65 to 74 years.............         1,190       510     42.9       495     41.6       234     19.6       248     20.9       391     32.9       170     14.3 
  75 years and over.........          1,412       445     31.6       445     31.6       187     13.2       130      9.2       328     23.2       156     11.1 
                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total......................         9,241     5,632     60.9     4,622     50.0     1,827     19.8     2,516     27.2     4,039     43.7     1,112     12.0 
Under 18 years...............         3,674     2,939     80.0     2,315     63.0       882     24.0     1,417     38.6     2,124     57.8       576     15.7 
18 to 24 years...............         1,111       419     37.7       364     32.7       104      9.3       173     15.6       289     26.0       102      9.1 
25 to 34 years...............         1,032       595     57.7       493     47.8       174     16.9       237     23.0       441     42.7       111     10.7 
35 to 44 years...............         1,103       660     59.8       517     46.9       212     19.2       267     24.2       430     38.9        98      8.9 
45 to 54 years...............           800       439     54.8       386     48.3       172     21.5       189     23.7       326     40.7        70      8.8 
55 to 59 years...............           357       154     43.1       144     40.2        89     25.0        59     16.6       124     34.7        32      8.9 
60 to 64 years...............           348       137     39.2       123     35.3        60     17.3        62     17.8        95     27.1        39     11.3 
65 years and over............           816       290     35.6       280     34.3       133     16.3       111     13.6       211     25.9        84     10.3 
   65 to 74 years............           459       200     43.5       189     41.3        91     19.9        83     18.0       142     31.0        59     12.8 
   75 years and over........            357        91     25.4        91     25.4        42     11.8        28      7.9        69     19.3        26      7.2 
                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total.......................       12,001     7,287     60.7     6,251     52.1     2,600     21.7     3,477     29.0     5,515     46.0     1,726     14.4 
Under 18 years...............         3,608     2,854     79.1     2,342     64.9       912     25.3     1,444     40.0     2,115     58.6       605     16.8 
18 to 24 years...............         1,597       782     49.0       711     44.5       233     14.6       340     21.3       623     39.0       170     10.6 
25 to 34 years...............         1,706     1,121     65.7       949     55.6       381     22.4       573     33.6       863     50.6       259     15.2 
35 to 44 years...............         1,466       959     65.4       766     52.3       309     21.1       447     30.5       698     47.6       190     13.0 
45 to 54 years...............           862       461     53.5       400     46.4       223     25.9       204     23.7       344     39.9       126     14.6 
55 to 59 years...............           497       227     45.6       217     43.6       141     28.3        99     20.0       192     38.6        65     13.2 
60 to 64 years...............           479       219     45.6       205     42.8       114     23.8       103     21.5       172     36.0        69     14.4 
65 years and over............         1,785       665     37.3       661     37.0       287     16.1       268     15.0       508     28.4       241     13.5 
   65 to 74 years............           731       311     42.5       306     41.9       142     19.5       166     22.7       248     34.0       111     15.2 
   75 years and over........          1,055       355     33.6       355     33.6       145     13.7       102      9.7       259     24.6       130     12.4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  87
(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.........................       21,242    12,920     60.8    10,872     51.2     4,426     20.8     5,993     28.2     9,554     45.0     2,838     13.4 
  65 years and over..........         2,601       956     36.7       941     36.2       420     16.2       378     14.5       719     27.6       326     12.5 
In families..................        14,392    10,157     70.6     8,236     57.2     3,203     22.3     4,919     34.2     7,423     51.6     2,009     14.0 
  Householder................         4,151     2,682     64.6     2,249     54.2       901     21.7     1,314     31.7     2,020     48.7       593     14.3 
    Under 65 years...........         3,693     2,531     68.5     2,104     57.0       818     22.1     1,250     33.9     1,906     51.6       576     15.6 
    65 years and over........           458       151     33.0       145     31.6        83     18.1        63     13.8       115     25.0        17      3.7 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         6,838     5,509     80.6     4,424     64.7     1,730     25.3     2,774     40.6     4,039     59.1     1,140     16.7 
     Under 6 years...........         2,499     2,040     81.6     1,748     70.0       677     27.1     1,047     41.9     1,638     65.6       473     18.9 
      6 to 17 years..........         4,339     3,469     79.9     2,676     61.7     1,053     24.3     1,727     39.8     2,401     55.3       667     15.4 
  Own children 18 years and over        736       454     61.7       362     49.2       173     23.5       221     30.0       315     42.8        87     11.8 
                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families            8,220     5,305     64.5     4,071     49.5     1,230     15.0     2,178     26.5     3,581     43.6       642      7.8 
  Husbands...................         2,158     1,192     55.2       948     43.9       307     14.2       498     23.1       822     38.1       162      7.5 
    Under 65 years...........         1,790     1,088     60.8       848     47.4       249     13.9       446     24.9       747     41.7       141      7.9 
    65 years and over........           368       104     28.3       100     27.2        58     15.6        53     14.3        75     20.3        21      5.7 
  Wives......................         2,164     1,196     55.3       950     43.9       304     14.0       505     23.3       824     38.1       167      7.7 
    Under 65 years...........         1,898     1,133     59.7       887     46.7       271     14.3       473     24.9       777     40.9       158      8.3 
    65 years and over........           266        63     23.6        63     23.6        32     12.2        32     12.2        47     17.8         9      3.4 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         3,431     2,659     77.5     1,992     58.1       567     16.5     1,100     32.1     1,777     51.8       289      8.4 
      Under 6 years..........         1,247       984     78.9       768     61.6       215     17.2       426     34.2       709     56.8       131     10.5 
      6 to 17 years..........         2,184     1,674     76.7     1,225     56.1       352     16.1       674     30.8     1,068     48.9       158      7.2 
  Own children 18 years and over        326       177     54.2       124     38.1        42     12.9        58     17.7       106     32.3        22      6.9 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female house-                                                                                                                                
  holder, no spouse present           5,211     4,211     80.8     3,652     70.1     1,755     33.7     2,488     47.8     3,380     64.9     1,250     24.0 
  Householder................         1,655     1,274     77.0     1,129     68.2       521     31.5       734     44.3     1,042     63.0       388     23.5 
    Under 65 years...........         1,553     1,223     78.7     1,077     69.4       495     31.9       719     46.3       994     64.0       386     24.9 
    65 years and over........           103        52     50.6        52     50.6        26     25.5        15     14.3        48     46.5         2      2.2 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         2,955     2,515     85.1     2,172     73.5     1,052     35.6     1,537     52.0     2,024     68.5       777     26.3 
      Under 6 years..........         1,093       926     84.7       866     79.2       424     38.8       566     51.8       830     75.9       310     28.3 
      6 to 17 years..........         1,861     1,589     85.4     1,306     70.2       628     33.8       970     52.1     1,194     64.2       467     25.1 
    18 years and over........           368       255     69.5       223     60.6       125     34.1       153     41.6       197     53.5        63     17.2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  88
(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                     962       641     66.6       513     53.3       218     22.7       254     26.4       463     48.1       118     12.3 
    Householder..............           334       213     63.9       172     51.6        75     22.4        80     24.1       155     46.5        41     12.2 
      Under 65 years.........           311       197     63.6       159     51.1        67     21.6        75     24.2       143     46.2        40     12.9 
      65 years and over......            23        16      (B)        13      (B)         8      (B)         5      (B)        12      (B)         1      (B) 
    Related children                                                                                                                                          
      Under 18 years.........           453       335     73.9       260     57.5       111     24.5       138     30.5       238     52.6        74     16.4 
        Under 6 years........           159       129     81.6       115     72.4        38     24.1        55     34.4        99     62.7        31     19.8 
        6 to 17 years........           294       205     69.8       145     49.4        73     24.7        84     28.4       139     47.2        43     14.5 
      18 years and over......            42        22      (B)        15      (B)         5      (B)        10      (B)        13      (B)         1      (B) 
                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies                448       347     77.4       283     63.1        87     19.4       122     27.3       241     53.8        42      9.4 
  Under 18 years.............           272       217     79.8       172     63.3        58     21.2        76     28.1       146     53.9        29     10.7 
    Under 6 years............            99        61     62.3        54     54.4        14     13.8        10     10.0        45     45.6         2      2.2 
    6 to 17 years............           173       156     89.7       119     68.4        44     25.4        66     38.3       102     58.6        27     15.5 
  18 years and over..........           176       130     73.8       111     62.8        29     16.6        46     26.1        95     53.7        13      7.3 
                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals......           6,402     2,416     37.7     2,353     36.8     1,136     17.7       951     14.9     1,889     29.5       786     12.3 
  Male.......................         2,523       943     37.4       913     36.2       441     17.5       374     14.8       711     28.2       278     11.0 
    Under 65 years...........         2,125       783     36.9       754     35.5       376     17.7       325     15.3       593     27.9       219     10.3 
      Living alone...........           862       392     45.5       392     45.5       196     22.7       185     21.5       296     34.4       145     16.8 
    65 years and over........           398       160     40.1       160     40.1        65     16.4        49     12.3       118     29.6        60     14.9 
      Living alone...........           318       114     35.8       114     35.8        48     15.0        42     13.3        78     24.6        56     17.6 
  Female.....................         3,879     1,473     38.0     1,439     37.1       695     17.9       577     14.9     1,179     30.4       508     13.1 
    Under 65 years...........         2,535       972     38.4       939     37.0       485     19.1       378     14.9       808     31.9       282     11.1 
      Living alone...........         1,084       509     46.9       509     46.9       341     31.5       244     22.5       432     39.8       237     21.8 
    65 years and over........         1,344       501     37.3       501     37.3       210     15.6       199     14.8       371     27.6       225     16.8 
      Living alone...........         1,269       484     38.2       484     38.2       198     15.6       190     15.0       355     28.0       224     17.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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