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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
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
TOTAL, BOTH SEXES............... 19.6 33.4 11.6 21.7 49.1 23.4 12.8 18.5 3.6 16.0 17.0 11.2
16 to 17 years............... 18.1 20.3 0.0 31.0 29.3 17.5 8.1 11.8 0.0 29.8 25.1 7.4
18 to 64 years............... 26.9 36.1 17.2 22.3 50.9 28.1 14.0 19.2 4.1 16.1 17.0 12.2
18 to 24 years............. 27.7 26.8 59.0 44.0 37.8 22.0 16.6 39.9 25.0 33.7 21.5 12.5
25 to 34 years............. 35.2 46.0 56.8 27.1 60.5 43.8 17.7 21.3 0.0 17.6 20.3 16.4
35 to 54 years ............ 27.3 36.9 24.6 17.1 57.5 38.0 11.2 16.0 8.1 9.9 14.6 9.0
55 to 64 years............. 20.8 32.4 14.8 15.2 52.9 48.8 7.7 12.8 2.8 9.0 16.5 7.6
65 years and over............ 11.7 24.3 10.4 13.2 30.8 12.8 4.6 8.8 3.1 7.1 14.5 4.0
TOTAL, MALES.................... 19.1 30.2 9.6 34.6 50.6 25.1 12.1 18.1 3.8 20.9 18.0 11.0
16 to 17 years............... 18.8 12.1 0.0 11.8 11.0 19.3 6.7 0.0 0.0 57.8 25.9 5.9
18 to 64 years............... 30.2 32.6 17.8 41.4 52.5 29.5 13.7 19.0 4.0 20.9 17.3 12.3
18 to 24 years............. 23.8 26.4 36.5 43.7 39.1 20.7 12.6 23.4 25.0 29.1 20.7 11.4
25 to 34 years............. 47.6 36.6 71.6 51.1 58.2 53.7 16.9 19.7 . 19.2 14.7 16.3
35 to 54 years ............ 37.0 35.1 25.8 36.1 60.2 46.5 15.1 18.5 5.1 18.3 15.4 12.7
55 to 64 years............. 21.2 26.5 14.8 38.7 65.4 53.3 9.8 17.6 3.5 21.1 26.4 8.0
65 years and over............ 9.0 20.0 7.9 13.6 26.9 60.5 5.0 6.7 3.6 0.0 26.8 3.1
TOTAL, FEMALES.................. 19.8 36.3 13.0 20.9 46.1 21.5 13.3 18.8 3.3 15.5 15.8 11.5
16 to 17 years............... 17.3 34.0 0.0 41.3 47.2 15.5 9.6 14.2 . 18.3 23.8 9.1
18 to 64 years............... 25.2 39.6 16.8 21.3 47.2 26.5 14.1 19.4 4.2 15.6 16.6 12.0
18 to 24 years............. 30.9 27.4 72.1 44.1 34.1 23.5 20.1 48.1 25.0 34.2 23.2 13.8
25 to 34 years............. 31.1 57.9 45.7 26.1 67.2 33.4 18.0 22.1 0.0 17.4 26.7 16.5
35 to 54 years ............ 23.5 38.7 23.8 16.3 53.4 28.7 9.5 13.5 11.1 9.1 13.8 6.9
55 to 64 years............. 20.6 37.1 14.7 13.7 20.9 46.5 5.9 7.8 2.0 6.7 8.6 7.4
65 years and over............ 13.5 26.8 12.1 13.2 33.7 5.3 4.2 10.7 2.4 8.9 0.0 4.7
Hispanic 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
HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIP
People 16 to 64 years old.... 25.7 36.0 17.1 22.5 50.0 23.5 13.4 19.2 4.1 16.2 17.1 11.4
IN FAMILIES..................... 18.4 23.3 12.3 18.1 38.3 17.2 9.4 13.9 2.7 13.0 12.8 7.1
Householder................ 26.6 31.8 14.1 27.1 48.2 35.2 17.8 20.4 3.1 23.6 19.0 14.1
IN FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS....... 22.3 34.7 23.6 21.5 40.9 18.3 12.5 20.5 4.4 15.1 17.8 9.0
Householder................ 37.3 47.6 29.1 32.4 56.0 42.6 24.6 29.4 7.0 27.0 25.7 19.2
IN FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS........ 27.3 36.0 28.5 24.1 48.3 31.4 17.9 24.4 16.2 16.7 18.2 17.3
Householder................ 39.4 49.7 31.7 36.2 61.2 44.6 29.5 36.5 27.0 29.8 25.9 26.7
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES.... 12.8 16.6 11.1 12.2 29.7 11.7 5.0 6.9 2.6 6.2 8.5 4.0
Husband.................... 21.3 21.1 13.8 40.3 56.7 38.6 10.5 11.4 3.6 13.8 12.6 11.8
Wife....................... 12.1 16.6 9.4 11.5 17.4 19.0 4.9 5.0 1.3 5.7 7.3 3.3
Related Children........... 9.4 6.8 5.0 11.5 23.2 9.1 2.5 0.0 0.0 4.4 2.7 2.5
Other...................... 13.7 7.3 8.4 14.9 11.4 20.6 7.0 0.0 0.0 14.4 4.1 6.7
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18... 14.4 21.2 18.0 14.2 28.6 12.1 6.1 10.3 2.4 6.5 11.6 4.5
Husband.................... 33.1 29.2 23.0 41.9 63.3 44.4 14.8 16.4 4.2 10.1 18.2 14.6
Wife....................... 14.2 17.3 19.8 13.6 14.0 20.6 6.0 7.4 0.0 6.3 9.9 3.8
Related Children........... 10.2 10.5 11.8 12.7 23.8 9.8 2.9 0.0 0.0 6.3 0.0 2.9
Other...................... 14.7 9.5 7.3 15.0 11.7 23.8 7.5 0.0 0.0 13.2 0.0 8.7
IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 6.... 18.1 21.4 21.6 15.9 36.9 23.3 8.1 11.0 8.6 6.4 11.0 9.5
Husband.................... 39.6 33.2 31.3 46.1 66.3 45.2 19.4 20.0 12.9 10.3 17.8 23.0
Wife....................... 15.2 14.2 32.4 14.9 20.8 18.0 5.9 7.1 0.0 6.0 7.6 4.8
Related Children........... 21.2 12.7 0.0 22.2 41.7 20.6 5.8 0.0 0.0 7.4 0.0 6.3
Other...................... 17.1 11.2 7.9 16.2 10.6 31.7 8.0 0.0 . 14.1 0.0 8.2
Hispanic 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
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT. 41.3 37.0 22.5 63.3 53.9 33.6 27.5 31.6 6.2 50.1 28.2 18.7
Householder................ 60.7 55.3 20.9 80.4 74.7 49.5 44.5 37.4 9.1 57.9 42.9 34.5
Other...................... 30.6 21.6 25.5 36.2 48.6 31.7 14.7 22.5 0.0 17.7 13.9 13.7
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18... 52.4 57.5 36.6 73.3 65.0 37.7 37.2 41.4 24.3 55.3 43.7 26.2
Householder................ 73.9 68.2 35.3 86.8 75.7 54.6 52.5 47.0 26.9 61.3 52.7 42.8
Related Children........... 37.0 22.8 34.7 52.8 57.1 35.3 18.8 35.0 0.0 14.7 14.2 18.0
Other...................... 41.2 46.0 39.9 35.4 60.9 41.4 28.1 15.9 . 17.2 43.2 35.1
IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER NO SPOUSE PRESENT
W/RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 6.... 66.2 62.1 58.4 78.7 68.4 49.7 52.5 51.7 71.4 60.2 53.1 43.5
Householder................ 82.3 72.8 47.8 92.5 69.0 60.4 62.6 59.0 100.0 66.6 66.4 55.7
Related Children........... 51.5 43.8 64.9 59.4 61.3 48.5 29.0 46.0 0.0 15.4 17.5 31.4
Other...................... 40.4 38.0 64.5 34.9 72.8 36.8 27.2 8.4 . 28.4 42.5 30.6
IN UNRELATED SUBFAMILIES........ 67.1 70.5 100.0 87.8 64.5 38.6 49.7 50.3 100.0 45.9 100.0 44.1
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS........... 67.0 65.6 38.8 88.7 94.9 78.6 31.2 34.7 8.0 44.2 31.0 29.6
MALE.......................... 64.5 59.9 33.0 90.6 93.9 82.1 29.4 32.2 7.5 34.0 29.5 29.7
Householder................ 57.5 58.2 29.3 66.7 90.9 74.8 24.0 32.8 7.7 26.6 22.8 23.0
FEMALE........................ 69.3 71.4 42.4 88.4 97.9 72.9 32.9 37.6 8.3 48.3 33.5 29.5
Householder................ 62.3 70.0 41.9 75.6 96.1 62.5 24.3 37.3 9.0 36.3 22.1 19.9
Hispanic may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Housing and Household Economics Statistics Information Staff
Last revised: December 10, 2001
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