Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the
Labor Force--Poverty Status in 2000 of People Who Did
Not Work or Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Worked last year, spent time
Did not work last year out of the labor force
Reason Reason
Could Work
Home or not School Home or not School
Ill or family find or Ill or family avail- or
Total disabled Retired reasons work other Total disabled Retired reasons able other
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total.................... 12,252 3,422 3,386 2,641 456 2,348 3,574 577 87 964 312 1,634
16 to 17 years............... 837 9 0 60 10 757 194 2 0 14 6 172
18 to 64 years............... 8,221 2,866 897 2,446 432 1,580 3,286 557 46 941 290 1,451
18 to 24 years............. 1,590 94 8 515 110 863 1,301 126 3 331 53 787
25 to 34 years............. 1,702 403 57 762 89 391 863 125 0 307 71 360
35 to 54 years ............ 3,202 1,605 194 952 193 257 928 254 17 269 133 254
55 to 64 years............. 1,727 764 637 216 41 69 194 52 25 34 33 50
65 years and over............ 3,195 547 2,489 134 13 11 94 18 41 8 15 11
Male
Total.................... 4,485 1,461 1,159 247 312 1,305 1,351 250 52 117 173 759
16 to 17 years............... 449 4 0 8 2 436 84 0 0 8 4 72
18 to 64 years............... 3,058 1,289 377 225 305 861 1,214 243 25 109 154 683
18 to 24 years............. 625 57 2 55 84 427 465 24 1 28 34 378
25 to 34 years............. 578 180 31 58 64 245 244 39 0 27 28 150
35 to 54 years ............ 1,227 776 87 79 122 163 393 143 6 42 69 133
55 to 64 years............. 629 276 257 34 36 26 112 36 18 13 23 22
65 years and over............ 977 168 783 14 5 7 53 6 27 0 15 4
Female
Total.................... 7,767 1,961 2,226 2,393 143 1,043 2,223 327 35 846 139 875
16 to 17 years............... 387 6 0 52 8 321 110 2 0 6 2 100
18 to 64 years............... 5,163 1,577 520 2,221 126 719 2,072 314 21 832 136 768
18 to 24 years............. 965 37 6 460 26 435 835 101 2 303 19 410
25 to 34 years............. 1,125 223 26 705 25 146 619 86 0 281 44 209
35 to 54 years ............ 1,975 829 107 873 71 94 535 111 12 228 64 121
55 to 64 years............. 1,098 487 380 183 5 43 82 16 8 21 9 28
65 years and over............ 2,217 378 1,706 120 8 4 41 12 14 8 0 7
Household relationship
People 16 to 64 years old.... 9,058 2,875 897 2,506 442 2,337 3,480 559 46 955 297 1,623
In families..................... 5,520 1,303 525 1,892 269 1,531 2,003 304 24 684 171 820
Householder................ 2,325 767 277 948 96 237 1,157 228 16 485 114 315
In families with related
children under 18 years....... 3,835 715 136 1,631 131 1,222 1,636 264 4 619 138 611
Householder................ 1,660 514 77 844 63 162 1,017 206 4 461 102 244
In families with related
children uncer 6 years........ 1,875 240 57 1,083 68 426 907 135 4 415 62 290
Householder................ 890 165 20 586 30 89 651 112 4 324 50 161
In married couple families.... 2,946 591 423 1,107 105 721 834 107 22 270 89 346
Husband.................... 761 307 214 77 55 108 292 68 17 30 48 129
Wife....................... 1,507 237 197 959 14 100 377 39 4 226 36 71
Related Children........... 579 34 2 45 32 466 144 0 0 7 4 133
Other...................... 100 13 9 26 5 47 22 0 0 7 2 13
In married couple families
w/related children under 18... 1,897 270 78 922 51 576 614 90 2 219 70 233
Husband.................... 372 167 47 59 25 76 200 58 2 14 43 83
Wife....................... 963 77 22 801 5 57 296 32 0 192 27 44
Related Children........... 482 16 2 39 18 408 104 0 0 7 0 97
Other...................... 79 10 8 24 3 35 15 0 0 6 0 9
In married couple families
w/related children under 6.... 978 90 34 609 31 213 315 41 2 126 30 116
Husband.................... 164 57 17 40 13 36 121 27 2 8 21 63
Wife....................... 586 22 12 521 3 28 155 14 0 107 9 25
Related Children........... 170 4 0 31 12 123 29 0 0 5 0 23
Hispanics may be of any race
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the
Labor Force--Poverty Status in 2000 of People Who Did
Not Work or Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Worked last year, spent time
Did not work last year out of the labor force
Reason Reason
Could Work
Home or not School Home or not School
Ill or family find or Ill or family avail- or
Total disabled Retired reasons work other Total disabled Retired reasons able other
Other...................... 58 7 5 18 2 26 10 0 0 5 0 6
In families with female
householder no spouse present. 2,204 576 71 725 138 695 1,011 159 2 389 61 400
Householder................ 1,149 392 44 565 39 109 702 115 2 362 46 177
Other...................... 1,055 184 28 160 99 586 309 44 0 26 15 223
In families with female
householder no spouse present
w/related children under 18... 1,715 369 39 672 67 568 912 138 2 374 53 344
Householder................ 977 305 22 534 31 85 678 110 2 360 44 162
Related Children........... 586 25 4 95 26 436 186 22 0 8 4 152
Other...................... 152 39 13 44 10 47 48 6 0 6 6 30
In families with female
householder no spouse present
w/related children under 6.... 831 135 20 455 34 187 539 79 2 270 24 164
Householder................ 555 107 6 372 18 52 452 69 2 258 18 105
Related Children........... 190 10 4 53 6 117 62 9 0 6 1 46
Other...................... 86 18 9 30 10 18 24 1 0 6 4 12
In unrelated subfamilies........ 91 12 3 55 1 20 65 5 4 30 6 20
Unrelated individuals........... 3,447 1,561 369 559 173 786 1,412 250 18 241 120 783
Male.......................... 1,540 718 119 71 127 506 647 122 7 52 71 394
Householder................ 952 552 91 15 82 212 335 82 7 28 36 181
Female........................ 1,907 843 250 488 46 280 764 128 11 189 48 389
Householder................ 1,228 717 229 138 24 121 356 99 10 62 23 163
Hispanics may be of any race
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.