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Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2000                        12:44 Tuesday, December 11, 2001  25
(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 6 YEARS                                                                                            
                                                                                                                       
All Family Types                                                                                                       
Total ........................     68,748    10,687     15.5    54,200     6,949     12.8    10,319     2,997     29.0 
With no workers...............      2,677     2,348     87.7     1,463     1,208     82.6     1,035       968     93.5 
With one or more workers......     66,071     8,339     12.6    52,737     5,741     10.9     9,284     2,029     21.9 
   1 worker...................     25,001     6,154     24.6    19,038     4,082     21.4     4,318     1,654     38.3 
   2 or more workers..........     41,070     2,186      5.3    33,699     1,659      4.9     4,967       376      7.6 
  Householder worked..........     57,965     6,817     11.8    46,157     4,655     10.1     8,223     1,728     21.0 
  Householder did not work....      8,106     1,523     18.8     6,580     1,086     16.5     1,062       301     28.4 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........     56,969     4,032      7.1    45,969     2,968      6.5     7,484       815     10.9 
   1 worker...................     37,430     3,679      9.8    30,720     2,631      8.6     4,632       800     17.3 
   2 or more workers..........     19,539       352      1.8    15,248       337      2.2     2,852        15      0.5 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......     42,986     2,890      6.7    34,428     2,165      6.3     5,790       587     10.1 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......     13,983     1,142      8.2    11,541       803      7.0     1,693       228     13.5 
                                                                                                                       
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                             
                                                                                                                       
Total ........................     53,575     4,746      8.9    45,220     3,953      8.7     4,938       417      8.4 
With no workers...............        630       462     73.3       444       305     68.6       142       113     79.5 
With one or more workers......     52,944     4,284      8.1    44,776     3,648      8.1     4,796       304      6.3 
   1 worker...................     15,721     2,676     17.0    13,462     2,279     16.9     1,035       176     17.0 
   2 or more workers..........     37,223     1,609      4.3    31,314     1,369      4.4     3,760       128      3.4 
  Husband worked..............     51,097     3,853      7.5    43,441     3,385      7.8     4,429       191      4.3 
   Wife worked................     33,889     1,191      3.5    28,586     1,046      3.7     3,383        84      2.5 
   Wife did not work..........     17,208     2,662     15.5    14,856     2,338     15.7     1,046       107     10.2 
  Husband did not work........      1,847       431     23.3     1,334       264     19.8       366       113     30.9 
   Wife worked................      1,465       380     25.9     1,043       213     20.4       293       113     38.5 
   Wife did not work..........        382        51     13.3       291        51     17.5        73         0      (B) 
                                                                                                                       
People in Families: Hhldrs with                                                                                        
Rel. Children Under 6 Years                                                                                            
                                                                                                                       
With one or more full-time,                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........     48,320     2,782      5.8    40,816     2,396      5.9     4,392       205      4.7 
  Husband worked                                                                                                       
   full-time, year-round......     45,065     2,497      5.5    38,322     2,195      5.7     3,854       138      3.6 
    Wife worked                                                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....     15,108       148      1.0    12,067       135      1.1     1,998        13      0.7 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                  
    full-time, year-round.....     29,957     2,348      7.8    26,255     2,060      7.8     1,857       124      6.7 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                 
   full-time, year-round......      3,255       285      8.8     2,494       201      8.1       538        67     12.5 
    Wife worked                                                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....      2,613       234      8.9     1,967       150      7.6       458        67     14.6 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                  
    full-time, year-round.....        643        51      8.0       527        51      9.7        80         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  26
(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 .....................     12,288     5,371     43.7     6,848     2,627     38.4     4,773     2,416     50.6 
With no workers...............      1,914     1,775     92.7       955       858     89.9       851       816     95.8 
With one or more workers......     10,374     3,597     34.7     5,893     1,769     30.0     3,922     1,600     40.8 
   1 worker...................      7,286     3,046     41.8     4,064     1,506     37.1     2,876     1,353     47.0 
   2 or more workers..........      3,088       550     17.8     1,829       263     14.4     1,046       248     23.7 
  Householder worked..........      9,331     3,243     34.8     5,303     1,597     30.1     3,518     1,430     40.7 
  Householder did not work....      1,043       353     33.9       590       172     29.2       404       170     42.1 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........      6,559     1,115     17.0     3,582       464     13.0     2,650       585     22.1 
   1 worker...................      5,152     1,079     20.9     2,778       429     15.4     2,183       585     26.8 
   2 or more workers..........      1,407        36      2.5       804        36      4.5       467         0      0.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......      5,263       911     17.3     2,874       401     14.0     2,178       454     20.8 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......      1,296       204     15.7       708        63      8.9       472       131     27.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  27
(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 6 YEARS                                                               
                                                                                          
All Family Types                                                                          
Total ........................     13,745     3,696     26.9    41,085     3,446      8.4 
With no workers...............        689       598     86.8       813       641     78.9 
With one or more workers......     13,056     3,098     23.7    40,272     2,805      7.0 
   1 worker...................      5,251     2,178     41.5    14,081     2,015     14.3 
   2 or more workers..........      7,804       919     11.8    26,191       790      3.0 
  Householder worked..........     10,752     2,320     21.6    35,889     2,460      6.9 
  Householder did not work....      2,303       778     33.8     4,383       346      7.9 
With one or more full-time,                                                               
 year-round workers...........     10,727     1,765     16.5    35,691     1,278      3.6 
   1 worker...................      6,328     1,556     24.6    24,687     1,148      4.7 
   2 or more workers..........      4,399       210      4.8    11,004       130      1.2 
  Householder worked..........                                                            
   year-round full-time.......      7,785     1,185     15.2    26,980     1,020      3.8 
  Householder did not work....                                                            
   year-round full-time.......      2,942       580     19.7     8,711       258      3.0 
                                                                                          
   Married-Couple Families                                                                
                                                                                          
Total ........................     10,343     2,243     21.7    35,236     1,770      5.0 
With no workers...............        178       130     73.0       273       181     66.5 
With one or more workers......     10,165     2,113     20.8    34,964     1,589      4.5 
   1 worker...................      3,529     1,428     40.5    10,081       885      8.8 
   2 or more workers..........      6,637       685     10.3    24,882       704      2.8 
  Husband worked..............      9,703     2,005     20.7    34,063     1,425      4.2 
   Wife worked................      5,397       452      8.4    23,354       611      2.6 
   Wife did not work..........      4,307     1,553     36.1    10,709       814      7.6 
  Husband did not work........        462       108     23.4       901       164     18.2 
   Wife worked................        312        75     24.2       760       146     19.2 
   Wife did not work..........        150        33     21.9       141        18     12.7 
                                                                                          
People in Families: Hhldrs with                                                           
Rel. Children Under 6 Years                                                               
                                                                                          
With one or more full-time,                                                               
 year-round workers...........      8,901     1,499     16.8    32,236       944      2.9 
  Husband worked                                                                          
   full-time, year-round......      8,141     1,416     17.4    30,471       817      2.7 
    Wife worked                                                                           
    full-time, year-round.....      2,662        60      2.3     9,500        75      0.8 
    Wife did not work                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....      5,480     1,356     24.7    20,971       742      3.5 
  Husband did not work                                                                    
   full-time, year-round......        760        83     10.9     1,764       127      7.2 
    Wife worked                                                                           
    full-time, year-round.....        543        59     10.9     1,455        99      6.8 
    Wife did not work                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....        217        24     10.9       310        28      9.0 
 
 
 
 
 
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  28
(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 .....................      2,596     1,286     49.5     4,460     1,474     33.1 
With no workers...............        501       463     92.2       486       421     86.5 
With one or more workers......      2,095       824     39.3     3,974     1,054     26.5 
   1 worker...................      1,201       609     50.7     2,981       974     32.7 
   2 or more workers..........        894       215     24.0       993        80      8.0 
  Householder worked..........      1,725       648     37.6     3,725     1,041     27.9 
  Householder did not work....        370       176     47.4       249        13      5.3 
With one or more full-time,                                                               
 year-round workers...........      1,221       201     16.5     2,437       292     12.0 
   1 worker...................        786       169     21.5     2,068       289     14.0 
   2 or more workers..........        435        32      7.4       368         4      1.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                            
   year-round full-time.......        858       142     16.5     2,069       289     14.0 
  Householder did not work....                                                            
   year-round full-time.......        364        59     16.3       367         4      1.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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