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Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2000                        12:44 Tuesday, December 11, 2001  17
(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 
                                                                                                                      
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES:                                                                                                   
ALL AGES OF HOUSEHOLDERS                                                                                              
                                                                                                                      
All Family Types                                                                                                      
Total ........................   229,482    22,015      9.6   187,677    14,392      7.7    29,497     6,108     20.7 
With no workers...............    21,563     6,184     28.7    17,404     3,679     21.1     3,424     2,109     61.6 
With one or more workers......   207,919    15,831      7.6   170,273    10,713      6.3    26,073     3,999     15.3 
   1 worker...................    64,679    11,131     17.2    50,274     7,293     14.5    10,783     3,083     28.6 
   2 or more workers..........   143,240     4,701      3.3   119,999     3,420      2.9    15,291       917      6.0 
  Householder worked..........   179,536    12,535      7.0   147,206     8,472      5.8    22,182     3,234     14.6 
  Householder did not work....    28,383     3,296     11.6    23,067     2,241      9.7     3,891       765     19.7 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........   179,448     7,562      4.2   147,966     5,303      3.6    21,496     1,732      8.1 
   1 worker...................   104,118     6,842      6.6    86,370     4,707      5.5    12,547     1,663     13.3 
   2 or more workers..........    75,330       720      1.0    61,596       596      1.0     8,949        69      0.8 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......   136,315     5,458      4.0   111,893     3,819      3.4    16,473     1,276      7.7 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......    43,133     2,105      4.9    36,074     1,485      4.1     5,023       456      9.1 
                                                                                                                      
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                            
                                                                                                                      
Total ........................   180,272    10,138      5.6   155,122     8,220      5.3    15,208     1,020      6.7 
With no workers...............    15,687     2,285     14.6    13,994     1,748     12.5     1,193       338     28.3 
With one or more workers......   164,585     7,853      4.8   141,128     6,472      4.6    14,015       682      4.9 
   1 worker...................    39,409     4,601     11.7    33,810     3,783     11.2     2,998       412     13.7 
   2 or more workers..........   125,175     3,252      2.6   107,318     2,689      2.5    11,018       271      2.5 
  Husband worked..............   152,793     6,616      4.3   131,717     5,645      4.3    12,355       415      3.4 
   Wife worked................   113,204     2,428      2.1    97,196     2,063      2.1     9,898       173      1.7 
   Wife did not work..........    39,589     4,188     10.6    34,521     3,583     10.4     2,458       243      9.9 
  Husband did not work........    11,792     1,237     10.5     9,410       827      8.8     1,660       267     16.1 
   Wife worked................     8,859       988     11.2     7,159       663      9.3     1,206       231     19.2 
   Wife did not work..........     2,933       248      8.5     2,252       163      7.3       454        36      7.9 
                                                                                                                      
People in Families:                                                                                                   
All Ages of Householders                                                                                              
                                                                                                                      
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........   147,580     4,825      3.3   126,436     4,008      3.2    12,640       406      3.2 
  Husband worked                                                                                                      
   full-time, year-round......   131,636     4,209      3.2   113,524     3,580      3.2    10,497       255      2.4 
    Wife worked                                                                                                       
    full-time, year-round.....    59,267       408      0.7    49,270       319      0.6     6,381        34      0.5 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                 
    full-time, year-round.....    72,369     3,801      5.3    64,253     3,261      5.1     4,116       222      5.4 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                
   full-time, year-round......    15,944       616      3.9    12,912       428      3.3     2,143       151      7.0 
    Wife worked                                                                                                       
    full-time, year-round.....    12,393       482      3.9    10,032       319      3.2     1,683       138      8.2 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                 
    full-time, year-round.....     3,551       135      3.8     2,881       108      3.8       460        13      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  18
(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 .....................    37,422    10,425     27.9    23,591     5,211     22.1    12,172     4,697     38.6 
With no workers...............     4,957     3,463     69.8     2,758     1,651     59.9     2,030     1,659     81.7 
With one or more workers......    32,464     6,963     21.4    20,833     3,560     17.1    10,142     3,038     30.0 
   1 worker...................    19,741     5,658     28.7    12,244     2,933     24.0     6,721     2,432     36.2 
   2 or more workers..........    12,723     1,304     10.3     8,589       627      7.3     3,421       606     17.7 
  Householder worked..........    27,246     6,055     22.2    17,235     3,093     17.9     8,700     2,629     30.2 
  Householder did not work....     5,218       907     17.4     3,598       467     13.0     1,442       409     28.4 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........    23,057     2,427     10.5    14,721     1,046      7.1     7,384     1,286     17.4 
   1 worker...................    18,178     2,382     13.1    11,474     1,001      8.7     6,095     1,286     21.1 
   2 or more workers..........     4,879        45      0.9     3,247        45      1.4     1,288         0      0.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......    17,836     2,077     11.6    11,167       916      8.2     5,980     1,074     18.0 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......     5,221       350      6.7     3,554       130      3.7     1,404       211     15.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  19
(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 
                                                                                         
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES:                                                                      
ALL AGES OF HOUSEHOLDERS                                                                 
                                                                                         
All Family Types                                                                         
Total ........................    29,976     6,025     20.1   159,143     8,753      5.5 
With no workers...............     1,988     1,163     58.5    15,551     2,625     16.9 
With one or more workers......    27,989     4,861     17.4   143,592     6,128      4.3 
   1 worker...................     9,519     3,332     35.0    41,289     4,146     10.0 
   2 or more workers..........    18,470     1,529      8.3   102,303     1,982      1.9 
  Householder worked..........    23,447     3,648     15.6   124,874     5,024      4.0 
  Householder did not work....     4,542     1,213     26.7    18,719     1,104      5.9 
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........    23,475     2,690     11.5   125,534     2,731      2.2 
   1 worker...................    12,982     2,388     18.4    74,006     2,435      3.3 
   2 or more workers..........    10,493       303      2.9    51,529       295      0.6 
  Householder worked..........                                                           
   year-round full-time.......    17,261     1,789     10.4    95,439     2,104      2.2 
  Householder did not work....                                                           
   year-round full-time.......     6,214       901     14.5    30,095       626      2.1 
                                                                                         
   Married-Couple Families                                                               
                                                                                         
Total ........................    21,566     3,502     16.2   134,406     4,836      3.6 
With no workers...............       999       377     37.7    13,039     1,402     10.8 
With one or more workers......    20,568     3,125     15.2   121,367     3,433      2.8 
   1 worker...................     5,916     2,009     34.0    28,151     1,832      6.5 
   2 or more workers..........    14,651     1,116      7.6    93,216     1,601      1.7 
  Husband worked..............    19,164     2,827     14.7   113,281     2,875      2.5 
   Wife worked................    11,988       791      6.6    85,687     1,289      1.5 
   Wife did not work..........     7,176     2,036     28.4    27,594     1,587      5.7 
  Husband did not work........     1,403       299     21.3     8,086       558      6.9 
   Wife worked................       921       210     22.8     6,308       483      7.7 
   Wife did not work..........       482        88     18.3     1,778        75      4.2 
                                                                                         
People in Families:                                                                      
All Ages of Householders                                                                 
                                                                                         
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........    18,076     2,111     11.7   109,085     1,957      1.8 
  Husband worked                                                                         
   full-time, year-round......    15,970     1,934     12.1    98,200     1,691      1.7 
    Wife worked                                                                          
    full-time, year-round.....     6,292       120      1.9    43,272       199      0.5 
    Wife did not work                                                                    
    full-time, year-round.....     9,678     1,814     18.7    54,928     1,492      2.7 
  Husband did not work                                                                   
   full-time, year-round......     2,106       177      8.4    10,885       266      2.4 
    Wife worked                                                                          
    full-time, year-round.....     1,422       114      8.0     8,676       221      2.6 
    Wife did not work                                                                    
    full-time, year-round.....       683        63      9.3     2,209        45      2.0 
 
 
 
 
 
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  20
(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 .....................     6,048     2,210     36.5    18,011     3,252     18.1 
With no workers...............       911       746     82.0     1,939       982     50.6 
With one or more workers......     5,137     1,463     28.5    16,073     2,270     14.1 
   1 worker...................     2,691     1,102     41.0     9,771     1,942     19.9 
   2 or more workers..........     2,446       361     14.8     6,302       329      5.2 
  Householder worked..........     4,286     1,189     27.7    13,281     2,045     15.4 
  Householder did not work....       851       274     32.3     2,792       225      8.1 
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........     3,504       445     12.7    11,435       650      5.7 
   1 worker...................     2,380       404     17.0     9,275       646      7.0 
   2 or more workers..........     1,124        41      3.7     2,161         4      0.2 
  Householder worked..........                                                           
   year-round full-time.......     2,574       355     13.8     8,766       610      7.0 
  Householder did not work....                                                           
   year-round full-time.......       930        91      9.7     2,670        39      1.5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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