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Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2000                        12:44 Tuesday, December 11, 2001   5
(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 
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65 YEARS                                                                                           
                                                                                                                      
All Family Types                                                                                                      
Total ........................    60,782     5,595      9.2    49,923     3,693      7.4     7,822     1,559     19.9 
With no workers...............     3,063     1,642     53.6     2,216     1,015     45.8       721       535     74.2 
With one or more workers......    57,719     3,952      6.8    47,707     2,678      5.6     7,102     1,024     14.4 
   1 worker...................    18,188     2,972     16.3    13,996     1,954     14.0     3,190       840     26.3 
   2 or more workers..........    39,531       980      2.5    33,711       723      2.1     3,912       183      4.7 
  Householder worked..........    51,996     3,263      6.3    42,960     2,198      5.1     6,406       877     13.7 
  Householder did not work....     5,722       689     12.0     4,748       480     10.1       695       147     21.1 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........    50,337     1,706      3.4    41,921     1,179      2.8     5,898       418      7.1 
   1 worker...................    29,102     1,573      5.4    24,114     1,069      4.4     3,599       408     11.3 
   2 or more workers..........    21,235       133      0.6    17,807       110      0.6     2,299        10      0.4 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......    40,045     1,271      3.2    33,169       868      2.6     4,814       331      6.9 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......    10,292       435      4.2     8,752       311      3.6     1,084        87      8.0 
                                                                                                                      
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                            
                                                                                                                      
Total ........................    46,149     2,226      4.8    40,080     1,830      4.6     3,667       210      5.7 
With no workers...............     1,595       531     33.3     1,389       429     30.9       141        59     42.3 
With one or more workers......    44,554     1,695      3.8    38,691     1,401      3.6     3,526       150      4.3 
   1 worker...................     9,965     1,023     10.3     8,563       838      9.8       716        97     13.6 
   2 or more workers..........    34,589       672      1.9    30,129       563      1.9     2,810        53      1.9 
  Husband worked..............    42,168     1,427      3.4    36,744     1,207      3.3     3,226       109      3.4 
   Wife worked................    32,438       549      1.7    28,240       460      1.6     2,650        43      1.6 
   Wife did not work..........     9,730       878      9.0     8,504       747      8.8       575        65     11.3 
  Husband did not work........     2,385       268     11.2     1,947       194     10.0       300        41     13.8 
   Wife worked................     2,167       233     10.7     1,772       168      9.5       270        39     14.6 
   Wife did not work..........       219        35     16.1       175        26     15.0        31         2      (B) 
                                                                                                                      
Householders Under 65 Years                                                                                           
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........    40,591       984      2.4    35,241       819      2.3     3,235        84      2.6 
  Husband worked                                                                                                      
   full-time, year-round......    36,684       860      2.3    32,006       728      2.3     2,765        59      2.1 
    Wife worked                                                                                                       
    full-time, year-round.....    17,730        88      0.5    15,075        68      0.4     1,733         7      0.4 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                 
    full-time, year-round.....    18,954       772      4.1    16,931       660      3.9     1,032        52      5.1 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                
   full-time, year-round......     3,907       124      3.2     3,235        91      2.8       470        25      5.2 
    Wife worked                                                                                                       
    full-time, year-round.....     3,551       107      3.0     2,930        76      2.6       429        25      5.7 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                 
    full-time, year-round.....       356        17      4.8       305        15      4.9        41         0      (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
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   6
(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 .....................    10,798     2,921     27.0     6,925     1,553     22.4     3,444     1,238     35.9 
With no workers...............     1,210       975     80.6       650       494     76.0       517       442     85.4 
With one or more workers......     9,588     1,945     20.3     6,275     1,058     16.9     2,927       796     27.2 
   1 worker...................     6,248     1,679     26.9     3,932       928     23.6     2,085       678     32.5 
   2 or more workers..........     3,341       266      8.0     2,343       131      5.6       842       118     14.0 
  Householder worked..........     8,898     1,771     19.9     5,814       971     16.7     2,726       716     26.3 
  Householder did not work....       690       174     25.3       461        87     18.9       200        80     40.0 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........     6,829       630      9.2     4,426       282      6.4     2,151       326     15.1 
   1 worker...................     5,635       623     11.1     3,605       275      7.6     1,839       326     17.7 
   2 or more workers..........     1,194         7      0.6       821         7      0.8       312         0      0.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......     6,031       570      9.4     3,894       262      6.7     1,927       288     15.0 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......       798        60      7.6       532        21      3.9       225        38     16.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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   7
(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 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65 YEARS                                                              
                                                                                         
All Family Types                                                                         
Total ........................     7,081     1,338     18.9    43,206     2,448      5.7 
With no workers...............       388       288     74.3     1,860       757     40.7 
With one or more workers......     6,694     1,050     15.7    41,347     1,691      4.1 
   1 worker...................     2,427       774     31.9    11,707     1,229     10.5 
   2 or more workers..........     4,266       276      6.5    29,640       462      1.6 
  Householder worked..........     5,832       804     13.8    37,425     1,440      3.8 
  Householder did not work....       861       246     28.6     3,922       250      6.4 
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........     5,589       537      9.6    36,607       667      1.8 
   1 worker...................     3,212       486     15.1    21,075       609      2.9 
   2 or more workers..........     2,377        52      2.2    15,532        58      0.4 
  Householder worked..........                                                           
   year-round full-time.......     4,307       362      8.4    29,083       523      1.8 
  Householder did not work....                                                           
   year-round full-time.......     1,281       175     13.6     7,524       145      1.9 
                                                                                         
   Married-Couple Families                                                               
                                                                                         
Total ........................     4,797       682     14.2    35,487     1,171      3.3 
With no workers...............       140        76     54.4     1,255       359     28.6 
With one or more workers......     4,656       605     13.0    34,232       812      2.4 
   1 worker...................     1,332       404     30.4     7,285       446      6.1 
   2 or more workers..........     3,324       201      6.0    26,947       366      1.4 
  Husband worked..............     4,405       543     12.3    32,521       674      2.1 
   Wife worked................     2,873       152      5.3    25,502       311      1.2 
   Wife did not work..........     1,533       391     25.5     7,019       363      5.2 
  Husband did not work........       251        62     24.6     1,711       139      8.1 
   Wife worked................       204        47     23.0     1,584       128      8.1 
   Wife did not work..........        47        15      (B)       128        11      8.7 
                                                                                         
Householders Under 65 Years                                                              
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........     4,107       394      9.6    31,318       437      1.4 
  Husband worked                                                                         
   full-time, year-round......     3,703       366      9.9    28,467       371      1.3 
    Wife worked                                                                          
    full-time, year-round.....     1,537        21      1.4    13,617        46      0.3 
    Wife did not work                                                                    
    full-time, year-round.....     2,166       344     15.9    14,850       324      2.2 
  Husband did not work                                                                   
   full-time, year-round......       404        28      7.0     2,851        66      2.3 
    Wife worked                                                                          
    full-time, year-round.....       323        20      6.1     2,626        60      2.3 
    Wife did not work                                                                    
    full-time, year-round.....        81         9     10.6       224         6      2.8 
 
 
 
 
 
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   8
(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 .....................     1,604       570     35.5     5,449     1,049     19.2 
With no workers...............       225       199     88.5       450       319     70.8 
With one or more workers......     1,379       371     26.9     4,999       730     14.6 
   1 worker...................       798       306     38.3     3,202       654     20.4 
   2 or more workers..........       581        65     11.2     1,797        76      4.2 
  Householder worked..........     1,221       318     26.0     4,687       689     14.7 
  Householder did not work....       158        53     33.4       313        41     13.2 
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........       941       111     11.8     3,550       184      5.2 
   1 worker...................       693       104     15.0     2,968       183      6.2 
   2 or more workers..........       248         7      2.6       581         0    0.076 
  Householder worked..........                                                           
   year-round full-time.......       757        95     12.6     3,190       178      5.6 
  Householder did not work....                                                           
   year-round full-time.......       184        15      8.3       360         5      1.5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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