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Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2000                        12:44 Tuesday, December 11, 2001  29
(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:                                                                                                    
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                                        
                                                                                                                       
All Family Types                                                                                                       
Total ........................     70,767    11,018     15.6    55,463     6,838     12.3    11,242     3,417     30.4 
With no workers...............      3,076     2,549     82.9     1,638     1,288     78.6     1,245     1,092     87.8 
With one or more workers......     67,691     8,469     12.5    53,825     5,550     10.3     9,998     2,325     23.3 
   1 worker...................     24,903     6,191     24.9    18,561     3,932     21.2     4,928     1,845     37.4 
   2 or more workers..........     42,788     2,279      5.3    35,264     1,618      4.6     5,069       480      9.5 
  Householder worked..........     60,577     7,032     11.6    48,140     4,604      9.6     8,982     1,969     21.9 
  Householder did not work....      7,114     1,437     20.2     5,685       946     16.6     1,015       355     35.0 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........     58,291     4,096      7.0    47,070     2,799      5.9     7,952     1,025     12.9 
   1 worker...................     38,136     3,742      9.8    31,093     2,508      8.1     5,147       979     19.0 
   2 or more workers..........     20,155       354      1.8    15,977       291      1.8     2,805        46      1.6 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......     45,836     3,141      6.9    36,682     2,141      5.8     6,541       811     12.4 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......     12,455       955      7.7    10,388       658      6.3     1,411       214     15.2 
                                                                                                                       
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                             
                                                                                                                       
Total ........................     51,926     4,219      8.1    43,818     3,431      7.8     4,922       402      8.2 
With no workers...............        667       432     64.8       447       279     62.5       149       101     67.9 
With one or more workers......     51,258     3,786      7.4    43,371     3,152      7.3     4,773       301      6.3 
   1 worker...................     12,843     2,218     17.3    10,983     1,869     17.0       956       160     16.8 
   2 or more workers..........     38,416     1,569      4.1    32,388     1,283      4.0     3,817       141      3.7 
  Husband worked..............     49,344     3,313      6.7    41,989     2,872      6.8     4,396       175      4.0 
   Wife worked................     35,331     1,180      3.3    29,851     1,019      3.4     3,473        81      2.3 
   Wife did not work..........     14,013     2,133     15.2    12,138     1,853     15.3       923        95     10.3 
  Husband did not work........      1,915       473     24.7     1,382       280     20.2       377       126     33.3 
   Wife worked................      1,552       397     25.6     1,121       231     20.6       321       124     38.6 
   Wife did not work..........        363        76     21.1       262        49     18.6        55         2      (B) 
                                                                                                                       
People in Families:                                                                                                    
Related Children Under 18 Years                                                                                        
                                                                                                                       
With one or more full-time,                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........     47,182     2,473      5.2    39,984     2,080      5.2     4,371       197      4.5 
  Husband worked                                                                                                       
   full-time, year-round......     43,811     2,217      5.1    37,403     1,920      5.1     3,800       120      3.2 
    Wife worked                                                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....     16,999       197      1.2    13,693       160      1.2     2,178        19      0.9 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                  
    full-time, year-round.....     26,812     2,020      7.5    23,710     1,759      7.4     1,622       101      6.2 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                 
   full-time, year-round......      3,371       256      7.6     2,581       161      6.2       571        77     13.5 
    Wife worked                                                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....      2,880       215      7.5     2,182       124      5.7       516        77     14.9 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                  
    full-time, year-round.....        491        42      8.5       399        37      9.2        54         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  30
(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 .....................     15,382     6,116     39.8     8,941     2,955     33.0     5,731     2,830     49.4 
With no workers...............      2,181     1,936     88.8     1,053       907     86.1     1,029       935     90.9 
With one or more workers......     13,201     4,180     31.7     7,888     2,048     26.0     4,702     1,895     40.3 
   1 worker...................      9,695     3,505     36.2     5,716     1,745     30.5     3,569     1,558     43.7 
   2 or more workers..........      3,506       675     19.3     2,172       303     13.9     1,134       336     29.7 
  Householder worked..........     12,179     3,796     31.2     7,310     1,872     25.6     4,290     1,695     39.5 
  Householder did not work....      1,022       385     37.6       578       176     30.3       412       200     48.5 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........      8,618     1,468     17.0     5,048       596     11.8     3,231       803     24.9 
   1 worker...................      7,634     1,450     19.0     4,484       578     12.9     2,897       803     27.7 
   2 or more workers..........        984        18      1.8       564        18      3.2       334         0      0.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......      7,627     1,322     17.3     4,500       553     12.3     2,859       705     24.7 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......        991       146     14.7       548        43      7.9       371        98     26.4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  31
(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:                                                                       
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS                                                           
                                                                                          
All Family Types                                                                          
Total ........................     11,627     3,173     27.3    44,447     3,886      8.7 
With no workers...............        673       578     86.0     1,025       766     74.8 
With one or more workers......     10,955     2,594     23.7    43,422     3,120      7.2 
   1 worker...................      4,554     1,843     40.5    14,290     2,198     15.4 
   2 or more workers..........      6,400       751     11.7    29,132       922      3.2 
  Householder worked..........      9,324     2,029     21.8    39,280     2,697      6.9 
  Householder did not work....      1,631       566     34.7     4,142       423     10.2 
With one or more full-time,                                                               
 year-round workers...........      8,924     1,423     15.9    38,545     1,443      3.7 
   1 worker...................      5,554     1,276     23.0    25,804     1,297      5.0 
   2 or more workers..........      3,370       147      4.4    12,741       146      1.1 
  Householder worked..........                                                            
   year-round full-time.......      6,715     1,001     14.9    30,275     1,182      3.9 
  Householder did not work....                                                            
   year-round full-time.......      2,209       422     19.1     8,270       261      3.2 
                                                                                          
   Married-Couple Families                                                                
                                                                                          
Total ........................      8,221     1,719     20.9    35,905     1,767      4.9 
With no workers...............        158       109     69.1       300       181     60.3 
With one or more workers......      8,064     1,610     20.0    35,605     1,586      4.5 
   1 worker...................      2,657     1,058     39.8     8,445       841     10.0 
   2 or more workers..........      5,406       552     10.2    27,160       745      2.7 
  Husband worked..............      7,701     1,511     19.6    34,554     1,388      4.0 
   Wife worked................      4,591       409      8.9    25,411       618      2.4 
   Wife did not work..........      3,110     1,102     35.4     9,143       770      8.4 
  Husband did not work........        362        99     27.4     1,051       198     18.8 
   Wife worked................        266        74     27.6       886       175     19.8 
   Wife did not work..........         96        26     26.7       166        23     13.9 
                                                                                          
People in Families:                                                                       
Related Children Under 18 Years                                                           
                                                                                          
With one or more full-time,                                                               
 year-round workers...........      7,081     1,135     16.0    33,169       979      3.0 
  Husband worked                                                                          
   full-time, year-round......      6,440     1,070     16.6    31,204       873      2.8 
    Wife worked                                                                           
    full-time, year-round.....      2,273        66      2.9    11,508        94      0.8 
    Wife did not work                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....      4,167     1,004     24.1    19,696       778      4.0 
  Husband did not work                                                                    
   full-time, year-round......        641        65     10.2     1,965       106      5.4 
    Wife worked                                                                           
    full-time, year-round.....        469        50     10.7     1,736        85      4.9 
    Wife did not work                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....        173        15      8.9       229        21      9.4 
 
 
 
 
 
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  32
(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 .....................      2,696     1,303     48.3     6,490     1,809     27.9 
With no workers...............        504       463     92.0       598       490     81.9 
With one or more workers......      2,192       840     38.3     5,892     1,320     22.4 
   1 worker...................      1,439       658     45.7     4,403     1,158     26.3 
   2 or more workers..........        753       182     24.2     1,489       162     10.9 
  Householder worked..........      1,941       723     37.2     5,543     1,244     22.4 
  Householder did not work....        251       117     46.7       349        76     21.8 
With one or more full-time,                                                               
 year-round workers...........      1,304       227     17.4     3,833       398     10.4 
   1 worker...................      1,013       211     20.9     3,551       396     11.1 
   2 or more workers..........        291        16      5.4       281         2      0.8 
  Householder worked..........                                                            
   year-round full-time.......      1,063       194     18.3     3,515       388     11.0 
  Householder did not work....                                                            
   year-round full-time.......        241        33     13.5       318        11      3.3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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