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Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2000                        12:44 Tuesday, December 11, 2001  21
(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: HHLDRS WITH                                                                                         
REL. CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
All Family Types                                                                                                        
Total ........................     147,606    18,642     12.6   117,355    11,957     10.2    21,473     5,391     25.1 
With no workers...............       5,328     4,182     78.5     2,981     2,218     74.4     2,036     1,696     83.3 
With one or more workers......     142,279    14,461     10.2   114,374     9,739      8.5    19,437     3,695     19.0 
   1 worker...................      45,804    10,235     22.3    34,629     6,690     19.3     8,479     2,861     33.7 
   2 or more workers..........      96,474     4,225      4.4    79,744     3,049      3.8    10,958       834      7.6 
  Householder worked..........     126,637    11,718      9.3   101,857     7,878      7.7    17,261     3,066     17.8 
  Householder did not work....      15,642     2,743     17.5    12,517     1,862     14.9     2,176       628     28.9 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                             
 year-round workers...........     124,594     7,110      5.7   101,207     4,968      4.9    15,956     1,636     10.3 
   1 worker...................      76,616     6,448      8.4    63,033     4,425      7.0     9,624     1,572     16.3 
   2 or more workers..........      47,978       662      1.4    38,174       543      1.4     6,332        65      1.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                          
   year-round full-time.......      96,974     5,242      5.4    78,270     3,655      4.7    12,774     1,243      9.7 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                          
   year-round full-time.......      27,620     1,868      6.8    22,937     1,313      5.7     3,182       393     12.4 
                                                                                                                        
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
Total ........................     113,407     7,873      6.9    95,624     6,388      6.7    10,602       757      7.1 
With no workers...............       1,513       919     60.7     1,031       619     60.0       357       207     58.1 
With one or more workers......     111,894     6,954      6.2    94,593     5,769      6.1    10,246       550      5.4 
   1 worker...................      25,539     4,036     15.8    21,702     3,364     15.5     1,926       314     16.3 
   2 or more workers..........      86,355     2,918      3.4    72,891     2,406      3.3     8,319       236      2.8 
  Husband worked..............     107,110     6,004      5.6    91,041     5,152      5.7     9,392       339      3.6 
   Wife worked................      78,371     2,187      2.8    66,196     1,859      2.8     7,541       151      2.0 
   Wife did not work..........      28,739     3,817     13.3    24,845     3,292     13.3     1,851       188     10.1 
  Husband did not work........       4,784       951     19.9     3,552       618     17.4       853       212     24.8 
   Wife worked................       3,687       772     20.9     2,740       494     18.0       685       204     29.8 
   Wife did not work..........       1,097       179     16.3       812       124     15.3       168         8      4.7 
                                                                                                                        
People in Families:  Hhldrs with                                                                                        
Rel. Children Under 18 Years                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
With one or more full-time,                                                                                             
 year-round workers...........     103,196     4,494      4.4    87,247     3,745      4.3     9,431       350      3.7 
  Husband worked                                                                                                        
   full-time, year-round......      95,008     3,974      4.2    80,906     3,384      4.2     8,121       228      2.8 
    Wife worked                                                                                                         
    full-time, year-round.....      39,149       369      0.9    31,619       286      0.9     4,798        29      0.6 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                   
    full-time, year-round.....      55,859     3,605      6.5    49,287     3,098      6.3     3,323       199      6.0 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                  
   full-time, year-round......       8,188       521      6.4     6,341       361      5.7     1,310       122      9.3 
    Wife worked                                                                                                         
    full-time, year-round.....       6,683       417      6.2     5,131       271      5.3     1,129       122     10.8 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                   
    full-time, year-round.....       1,504       103      6.9     1,210        90      7.4       181         0      0.0 
 
 
 
 
 
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  22
(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 .....................      27,421     9,613     35.1    16,481     4,791     29.1     9,690     4,329     44.7 
With no workers...............       3,431     2,975     86.7     1,709     1,426     83.4     1,573     1,408     89.6 
With one or more workers......      23,989     6,638     27.7    14,772     3,365     22.8     8,118     2,921     36.0 
   1 worker...................      16,117     5,420     33.6     9,656     2,796     29.0     5,832     2,338     40.1 
   2 or more workers..........       7,872     1,218     15.5     5,116       568     11.1     2,285       583     25.5 
  Householder worked..........      21,700     5,921     27.3    13,416     3,025     22.5     7,271     2,567     35.3 
  Householder did not work....       2,290       718     31.4     1,356       340     25.1       846       354     41.8 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                             
 year-round workers...........      16,346     2,347     14.4     9,921     1,005     10.1     5,750     1,247     21.7 
   1 worker...................      13,782     2,309     16.8     8,310       966     11.6     5,019     1,247     24.8 
   2 or more workers..........       2,563        38      1.5     1,611        38      2.4       731         0      0.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                          
   year-round full-time.......      13,845     2,046     14.8     8,427       907     10.8     4,914     1,053     21.4 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                          
   year-round full-time.......       2,500       301     12.0     1,494        98      6.6       836       194     23.2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  23
(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: HHLDRS WITH                                                            
REL. CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS                                                               
                                                                                           
All Family Types                                                                           
Total ........................      23,815     5,514     23.2    94,729     6,797      7.2 
With no workers...............       1,149       929     80.8     1,930     1,378     71.4 
With one or more workers......      22,666     4,585     20.2    92,798     5,418      5.8 
   1 worker...................       8,112     3,136     38.7    26,992     3,726     13.8 
   2 or more workers..........      14,554     1,448     10.0    65,807     1,692      2.6 
  Householder worked..........      19,100     3,498     18.3    83,687     4,577      5.5 
  Householder did not work....       3,566     1,086     30.5     9,111       841      9.2 
With one or more full-time,                                                                
 year-round workers...........      18,896     2,588     13.7    83,162     2,495      3.0 
   1 worker...................      10,848     2,303     21.2    52,697     2,235      4.2 
   2 or more workers..........       8,048       285      3.5    30,465       260      0.9 
  Householder worked..........                                                             
   year-round full-time.......      13,937     1,746     12.5    64,997     1,983      3.1 
  Householder did not work....                                                             
   year-round full-time.......       4,959       842     17.0    18,165       512      2.8 
                                                                                           
   Married-Couple Families                                                                 
                                                                                           
Total ........................      17,446     3,186     18.3    78,863     3,312      4.2 
With no workers...............         346       231     66.7       710       413     58.2 
With one or more workers......      17,100     2,955     17.3    78,153     2,899      3.7 
   1 worker...................       4,974     1,894     38.1    16,948     1,526      9.0 
   2 or more workers..........      12,127     1,061      8.7    61,205     1,373      2.2 
  Husband worked..............      16,168     2,725     16.9    75,478     2,482      3.3 
   Wife worked................       9,925       758      7.6    56,659     1,118      2.0 
   Wife did not work..........       6,242     1,967     31.5    18,819     1,364      7.2 
  Husband did not work........         932       230     24.7     2,675       418     15.6 
   Wife worked................         614       159     25.8     2,181       365     16.7 
   Wife did not work..........         318        72     22.6       494        52     10.6 
                                                                                           
People in Families:  Hhldrs with                                                           
Rel. Children Under 18 Years                                                               
                                                                                           
With one or more full-time,                                                                
 year-round workers...........      15,097     2,061     13.7    72,743     1,744      2.4 
  Husband worked                                                                           
   full-time, year-round......      13,506     1,906     14.1    67,944     1,523      2.2 
    Wife worked                                                                            
    full-time, year-round.....       5,051       115      2.3    26,807       171      0.6 
    Wife did not work                                                                      
    full-time, year-round.....       8,455     1,791     21.2    41,137     1,352      3.3 
  Husband did not work                                                                     
   full-time, year-round......       1,591       156      9.8     4,799       221      4.6 
    Wife worked                                                                            
    full-time, year-round.....       1,071       107     10.0     4,106       180      4.4 
    Wife did not work                                                                      
    full-time, year-round.....         520        48      9.3       693        42      6.0 
 
 
 
 
 
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  24
(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 .....................       4,930     2,081     42.2    11,950     2,940     24.6 
With no workers...............         771       684     88.6     1,011       807     79.9 
With one or more workers......       4,159     1,398     33.6    10,939     2,132     19.5 
   1 worker...................       2,372     1,048     44.2     7,482     1,851     24.7 
   2 or more workers..........       1,787       350     19.6     3,457       281      8.1 
  Householder worked..........       3,582     1,170     32.7    10,124     1,996     19.7 
  Householder did not work....         577       228     39.6       816       136     16.7 
With one or more full-time,                                                                
 year-round workers...........       2,679       425     15.9     7,419       629      8.5 
   1 worker...................       1,909       390     20.4     6,558       625      9.5 
   2 or more workers..........         769        35      4.5       861         4      0.4 
  Householder worked..........                                                             
   year-round full-time.......       2,039       345     16.9     6,535       610      9.3 
  Householder did not work....                                                             
   year-round full-time.......         640        80     12.4       884        18      2.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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