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Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2000                        12:44 Tuesday, December 11, 2001   1
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                        All Races                      White                        Black             
                                               Below                        Below                         Below       
                                            Poverty Level                Poverty Level                Poverty Level   
                                   Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
ALL AGES OF HOUSEHOLDERS                                                                                              
                                                                                                                      
All Family Types                                                                                                      
Total ........................    72,388     6,222      8.6    60,222     4,151      6.9     8,814     1,685     19.1 
With no workers...............     9,377     2,115     22.6     7,937     1,363     17.2     1,183       624     52.7 
With one or more workers......    63,011     4,107      6.5    52,285     2,788      5.3     7,631     1,061     13.9 
   1 worker...................    21,636     3,095     14.3    17,014     2,039     12.0     3,532       871     24.7 
   2 or more workers..........    41,375     1,013      2.4    35,270       749      2.1     4,098       190      4.6 
  Householder worked..........    54,464     3,324      6.1    45,173     2,248      5.0     6,582       888     13.5 
  Householder did not work....     8,547       784      9.2     7,111       541      7.6     1,048       173     16.5 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........    53,295     1,746      3.3    44,459     1,210      2.7     6,203       426      6.9 
   1 worker...................    31,462     1,612      5.1    26,166     1,100      4.2     3,841       416     10.8 
   2 or more workers..........    21,833       133      0.6    18,292       110      0.6     2,362        10      0.4 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......    40,946     1,282      3.1    33,975       879      2.6     4,864       331      6.8 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......    12,349       464      3.8    10,484       332      3.2     1,340        95      7.1 
                                                                                                                      
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                            
                                                                                                                      
Total ........................    55,611     2,638      4.7    48,655     2,162      4.4     4,290       260      6.1 
With no workers...............     7,287       862     11.8     6,630       696     10.5       477        98     20.5 
With one or more workers......    48,323     1,776      3.7    42,025     1,467      3.5     3,814       163      4.3 
   1 worker...................    12,342     1,081      8.8    10,710       884      8.3       881       107     12.1 
   2 or more workers..........    35,981       695      1.9    31,314       583      1.9     2,933        56      1.9 
  Husband worked..............    44,491     1,465      3.3    38,852     1,243      3.2     3,363       111      3.3 
   Wife worked................    33,454       561      1.7    29,124       473      1.6     2,722        43      1.6 
   Wife did not work..........    11,037       904      8.2     9,728       770      7.9       640        67     10.5 
  Husband did not work........     3,832       311      8.1     3,173       224      7.1       451        52     11.5 
   Wife worked................     3,116       259      8.3     2,601       188      7.2       355        43     12.0 
   Wife did not work..........       716        53      7.3       572        36      6.3        96         9      9.6 
                                                                                                                      
All Ages of Householders                                                                                              
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........    42,508     1,006      2.4    36,896       836      2.3     3,404        88      2.6 
  Husband worked                                                                                                      
   full-time, year-round......    37,619       865      2.3    32,844       733      2.2     2,818        59      2.1 
    Wife worked                                                                                                       
    full-time, year-round.....    17,956        88      0.5    15,264        68      0.4     1,749         7      0.4 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                 
    full-time, year-round.....    19,663       777      4.0    17,580       665      3.8     1,069        52      4.9 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                
   full-time, year-round......     4,889       140      2.9     4,052       103      2.5       585        29      4.9 
    Wife worked                                                                                                       
    full-time, year-round.....     4,066       113      2.8     3,372        82      2.4       484        25      5.1 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                 
    full-time, year-round.....       823        27      3.3       680        21      3.0       101         4      4.1 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2000                        12:44 Tuesday, December 11, 2001   2
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                        All Races                      White                        Black             
                                               Below                        Below                         Below       
                                            Poverty Level                Poverty Level                Poverty Level   
                                   Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                      
Families with Female                                                                                                  
Householder, No Spouse Present                                                                                        
                                                                                                                      
   Total .....................    12,525     3,096     24.7     8,293     1,655     20.0     3,762     1,301     34.6 
With no workers...............     1,714     1,092     63.7     1,038       560     54.0       623       485     77.8 
With one or more workers......    10,811     2,003     18.5     7,256     1,095     15.1     3,139       816     26.0 
   1 worker...................     7,127     1,730     24.3     4,638       961     20.7     2,239       695     31.0 
   2 or more workers..........     3,684       273      7.4     2,618       134      5.1       899       122     13.5 
  Householder worked..........     9,153     1,785     19.5     6,029       979     16.2     2,765       722     26.1 
  Householder did not work....     1,658       219     13.2     1,226       116      9.4       374        95     25.3 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........     7,659       644      8.4     5,118       294      5.7     2,274       328     14.4 
   1 worker...................     6,331       637     10.1     4,189       287      6.8     1,944       328     16.9 
   2 or more workers..........     1,328         7      0.5       929         7      0.7       330         0      0.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......     6,113       573      9.4     3,970       265      6.7     1,931       288     14.9 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......     1,546        71      4.6     1,148        29      2.5       343        40     11.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2000                        12:44 Tuesday, December 11, 2001   3
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                      Hispanic Origin            White Non-Hispanic      
                                                Below                        Below       
                                            Poverty Level                Poverty Level   
                                   Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
ALL AGES OF HOUSEHOLDERS                                                                 
                                                                                         
All Family Types                                                                         
Total ........................     7,728     1,431     18.5    52,883     2,819      5.3 
With no workers...............       688       347     50.4     7,293     1,049     14.4 
With one or more workers......     7,039     1,084     15.4    45,590     1,769      3.9 
   1 worker...................     2,643       802     30.3    14,518     1,288      8.9 
   2 or more workers..........     4,397       282      6.4    31,072       481      1.5 
  Householder worked..........     5,955       821     13.8    39,521     1,475      3.7 
  Householder did not work....     1,084       263     24.2     6,069       295      4.9 
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........     5,826       549      9.4    38,913       687      1.8 
   1 worker...................     3,385       498     14.7    22,958       628      2.7 
   2 or more workers..........     2,441        52      2.1    15,955        58      0.4 
  Householder worked..........                                                           
   year-round full-time.......     4,371       365      8.4    29,827       531      1.8 
  Householder did not work....                                                           
   year-round full-time.......     1,455       184     12.7     9,086       156      1.7 
                                                                                         
   Married-Couple Families                                                               
                                                                                         
Total ........................     5,246       741     14.1    43,632     1,447      3.3 
With no workers...............       379       115     30.3     6,265       588      9.4 
With one or more workers......     4,867       626     12.9    37,367       859      2.3 
   1 worker...................     1,466       421     28.7     9,306       477      5.1 
   2 or more workers..........     3,400       205      6.0    28,061       382      1.4 
  Husband worked..............     4,513       557     12.3    34,529       698      2.0 
   Wife worked................     2,909       155      5.3    26,351       321      1.2 
   Wife did not work..........     1,604       402     25.0     8,178       377      4.6 
  Husband did not work........       353        70     19.8     2,838       161      5.7 
   Wife worked................       246        50     20.5     2,372       144      6.1 
   Wife did not work..........       107        19     18.1       466        17      3.6 
                                                                                         
All Ages of Householders                                                                 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........     4,249       402      9.5    32,836       446      1.4 
  Husband worked                                                                         
   full-time, year-round......     3,753       366      9.7    29,257       376      1.3 
    Wife worked                                                                          
    full-time, year-round.....     1,553        21      1.4    13,790        47      0.3 
    Wife did not work                                                                    
    full-time, year-round.....     2,201       344     15.6    15,467       329      2.1 
  Husband did not work                                                                   
   full-time, year-round......       495        36      7.2     3,579        70      2.0 
    Wife worked                                                                          
    full-time, year-round.....       357        22      6.0     3,037        64      2.1 
    Wife did not work                                                                    
    full-time, year-round.....       138        14     10.3       543         6      1.2 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2000                        12:44 Tuesday, December 11, 2001   4
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                      Hispanic Origin            White Non-Hispanic      
                                                Below                        Below       
                                            Poverty Level                Poverty Level   
                                   Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                         
Families with Female                                                                     
Householder, No Spouse Present                                                           
                                                                                         
   Total .....................     1,746       597     34.2     6,681     1,126     16.9 
With no workers...............       277       216     78.0       791       369     46.7 
With one or more workers......     1,469       381     25.9     5,890       757     12.9 
   1 worker...................       859       315     36.7     3,846       677     17.6 
   2 or more workers..........       610        65     10.7     2,043        80      3.9 
  Householder worked..........     1,239       319     25.8     4,883       695     14.2 
  Householder did not work....       230        61     26.7     1,006        62      6.1 
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........     1,001       112     11.2     4,182       194      4.6 
   1 worker...................       737       106     14.3     3,508       193      5.5 
   2 or more workers..........       264         7      2.5       673         0    0.065 
  Householder worked..........                                                           
   year-round full-time.......       763        95     12.5     3,260       182      5.6 
  Householder did not work....                                                           
   year-round full-time.......       238        17      7.1       922        12      1.3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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