Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2001 (All Races)
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Households as of March of the following year.)
======================================================== All households ========================================================
------------------------ One or more members receiving selected means-tested noncash benefit -------------------------
============================= Major Means-tested =============================
==== Free or ===== ============================== Noncash Benefit ===============================
= Reduced Price == --- Subsidized ---
-- School Lunch -- -- Food Stamps --- Housing ---- Medicaid ----
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
All Races 109,297 21,870 20.0 7,942 7.3 18,759 17.2 5,905 5.4 5,006 4.6 15,832 14.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 88,112 16,956 19.2 6,092 6.9 14,533 16.5 4,324 4.9 4,027 4.6 12,268 13.9
Inside central cities........... 32,540 8,585 26.4 3,215 9.9 7,412 22.8 2,534 7.8 2,514 7.7 6,131 18.8
One million or more........... 20,440 5,523 27.0 2,065 10.1 4,712 23.1 1,479 7.2 1,553 7.6 3,933 19.2
Under one million............. 12,099 3,062 25.3 1,150 9.5 2,700 22.3 1,056 8.7 961 7.9 2,198 18.2
Outside central cities.......... 55,572 8,371 15.1 2,877 5.2 7,121 12.8 1,789 3.2 1,513 2.7 6,137 11.0
One million or more........... 38,355 5,359 14.0 1,762 4.6 4,577 11.9 1,029 2.7 1,010 2.6 3,964 10.3
Under one million............. 17,217 3,012 17.5 1,115 6.5 2,544 14.8 760 4.4 504 2.9 2,173 12.6
Outside metropolitan areas........ 21,185 4,914 23.2 1,850 8.7 4,226 19.9 1,581 7.5 979 4.6 3,565 16.8
Region
Northeast......................... 21,128 4,403 20.8 1,248 5.9 3,991 18.9 1,097 5.2 1,403 6.6 3,288 15.6
Midwest........................... 25,755 4,238 16.5 1,440 5.6 3,735 14.5 1,346 5.2 1,104 4.3 2,970 11.5
South............................. 39,151 8,313 21.2 3,310 8.5 6,953 17.8 2,430 6.2 1,614 4.1 5,917 15.1
West.............................. 23,263 4,916 21.1 1,944 8.4 4,081 17.5 1,033 4.4 885 3.8 3,658 15.7
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 74,399 9,151 12.3 3,258 4.4 7,498 10.1 1,644 2.2 0 0.0 7,067 9.5
Renter occupied................... 34,898 12,719 36.4 4,684 13.4 11,261 32.3 4,261 12.2 5,006 14.3 8,765 25.1
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 86,821 17,823 20.5 7,680 8.8 14,795 17.0 5,011 5.8 3,661 4.2 12,867 14.8
15 to 24 years.................. 6,391 1,940 30.4 441 6.9 1,846 28.9 729 11.4 576 9.0 1,605 25.1
25 to 34 years.................. 18,988 4,848 25.5 2,769 14.6 3,875 20.4 1,470 7.7 963 5.1 3,377 17.8
35 to 44 years.................. 24,031 5,238 21.8 2,924 12.2 3,896 16.2 1,264 5.3 891 3.7 3,438 14.3
45 to 54 years.................. 22,208 3,422 15.4 1,164 5.2 2,938 13.2 921 4.1 635 2.9 2,544 11.5
55 to 64 years.................. 15,203 2,376 15.6 382 2.5 2,241 14.7 626 4.1 597 3.9 1,902 12.5
65 years and over................. 22,476 4,048 18.0 262 1.2 3,964 17.6 894 4.0 1,345 6.0 2,966 13.2
65 to 74 years.................. 11,472 2,074 18.1 215 1.9 2,007 17.5 510 4.4 598 5.2 1,600 13.9
75 years and over............... 11,004 1,974 17.9 47 0.4 1,957 17.8 384 3.5 747 6.8 1,366 12.4
Mean age.......................... 48.8 45.9 (x) 38.4 (x) 47.1 (x) 43.6 (x) 49.0 (x) 46.1 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 109,297 21,870 20.0 7,942 7.3 18,759 17.2 5,905 5.4 5,006 4.6 15,832 14.5
Worked.......................... 77,231 12,794 16.6 5,955 7.7 10,162 13.2 2,861 3.7 2,170 2.8 8,701 11.3
Worked year-round, full-time.. 56,274 7,499 13.3 3,625 6.4 5,572 9.9 979 1.7 950 1.7 4,819 8.6
Did not work.................... 32,066 9,076 28.3 1,986 6.2 8,597 26.8 3,044 9.5 2,837 8.8 7,131 22.2
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 86,800 17,815 20.5 7,676 8.8 14,790 17.0 5,010 5.8 3,661 4.2 12,864 14.8
No work disability.............. 76,762 12,985 16.9 6,369 8.3 10,180 13.3 2,937 3.8 2,205 2.9 8,758 11.4
With a work disability.......... 10,038 4,830 48.1 1,308 13.0 4,610 45.9 2,073 20.7 1,456 14.5 4,106 40.9
severe work disability........ 6,261 3,927 62.7 961 15.3 3,807 60.8 1,733 27.7 1,258 20.1 3,468 55.4
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 74,329 16,320 22.0 7,862 10.6 13,234 17.8 4,140 5.6 2,492 3.4 12,019 16.2
Married-couple families.......... 56,747 8,247 14.5 3,550 6.3 6,487 11.4 1,309 2.3 624 1.1 5,968 10.5
Male householder, wife absent.... 4,438 1,368 30.8 548 12.3 1,117 25.2 320 7.2 152 3.4 1,021 23.0
Female householder,husband absent 13,143 6,706 51.0 3,764 28.6 5,629 42.8 2,511 19.1 1,715 13.1 5,030 38.3
Nonfamily households.............. 34,969 5,550 15.9 80 0.2 5,525 15.8 1,765 5.0 2,514 7.2 3,814 10.9
Male householder................ 15,579 1,993 12.8 67 0.4 1,976 12.7 621 4.0 827 5.3 1,379 8.8
Living alone.................. 12,004 1,446 12.0 0 0.0 1,446 12.0 458 3.8 731 6.1 940 7.8
Female householders............. 19,390 3,557 18.3 13 0.1 3,549 18.3 1,144 5.9 1,687 8.7 2,435 12.6
Living alone.................. 16,771 3,144 18.7 0 0.0 3,144 18.7 1,010 6.0 1,612 9.6 2,090 12.5
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 5,802 5,636 97.2 1,482 25.5 5,626 97.0 2,783 48.0 1,626 28.0 5,552 95.7
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 1,882 1,867 99.2 954 50.7 1,866 99.1 1,417 75.3 623 33.1 1,844 98.0
Receiving SSI.................... 4,322 4,173 96.5 729 16.9 4,163 96.3 1,688 39.1 1,155 26.7 4,111 95.1
No cash assistance................ 103,495 16,234 15.7 6,460 6.2 13,133 12.7 3,122 3.0 3,380 3.3 10,281 9.9
Presence of Children
No children....................... 61,206 7,236 11.8 3 0.0 7,236 11.8 2,098 3.4 2,753 4.5 5,263 8.6
One or more related
Children 47,492 14,384 30.3 7,859 16.5 11,298 23.8 3,734 7.9 2,228 4.7 10,365 21.8
Child under 18 years............ 38,367 12,835 33.5 7,755 20.2 9,797 25.5 3,458 9.0 2,029 5.3 9,002 23.5
All under 6 years............. 8,910 2,830 31.8 387 4.3 2,715 30.5 910 10.2 568 6.4 2,549 28.6
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 7,963 3,565 44.8 2,695 33.8 2,720 34.2 1,146 14.4 557 7.0 2,536 31.8
All 6 to 17 years............. 21,494 6,440 30.0 4,673 21.7 4,363 20.3 1,402 6.5 904 4.2 3,918 18.2
One child....................... 16,196 4,641 28.7 2,022 12.5 3,739 23.1 1,060 6.5 807 5.0 3,393 20.9
Under 6 years................. 5,785 1,800 31.1 161 2.8 1,747 30.2 507 8.8 352 6.1 1,633 28.2
6 to 17 years................. 10,411 2,841 27.3 1,861 17.9 1,993 19.1 553 5.3 455 4.4 1,759 16.9
Two or more children............ 22,171 8,194 37.0 5,733 25.9 6,058 27.3 2,398 10.8 1,222 5.5 5,609 25.3
All under 6 years............. 3,126 1,029 32.9 226 7.2 968 31.0 404 12.9 216 6.9 915 29.3
Some under 6 years............ 7,963 3,565 44.8 2,695 33.8 2,720 34.2 1,146 14.4 557 7.0 2,536 31.8
All 6 to 17 years............. 11,083 3,599 32.5 2,812 25.4 2,370 21.4 848 7.7 449 4.1 2,158 19.5
Mean children................... 1.85 2.05 (x) 2.27 (x) 2.02 (x) 2.22 (x) 1.97 (x) 2.03 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 15,778 4,113 26.1 1,545 9.8 3,517 22.3 864 5.5 469 3.0 3,242 20.5
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 1,013 513 50.7 220 21.7 463 45.7 133 13.1 42 4.2 427 42.2
All under 6 years............... 201 101 50.2 16 8.0 100 49.7 21 10.3 5 2.6 99 49.2
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 95 48 50.9 17 17.7 45 47.9 18 19.3 3 3.5 38 40.4
All 6 to 17 years............... 717 364 50.8 187 26.0 318 44.3 94 13.1 34 4.7 290 40.4
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 83,784 17,003 20.3 7,522 9.0 14,021 16.7 4,883 5.8 3,601 4.3 12,140 14.5
One or more elderly............... 25,513 4,867 19.1 419 1.6 4,738 18.6 1,022 4.0 1,405 5.5 3,693 14.5
All members elderly.............. 17,412 2,808 16.1 0 0.0 2,808 16.1 649 3.7 1,244 7.1 1,901 10.9
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 22,975 4,054 17.6 275 1.2 3,968 17.3 878 3.8 1,349 5.9 2,968 12.9
Elderly other relative only...... 1,807 597 33.0 127 7.0 556 30.8 87 4.8 39 2.2 524 29.0
Elderly nonrelative only......... 164 67 40.8 9 5.4 64 39.3 17 10.3 3 1.9 61 37.6
Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2001 (All Races)
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Households as of March of the following year.)
==================================================== Households in poverty =====================================================
------------------------ One or more members receiving selected means-tested noncash benefit -------------------------
============================= Major Means-tested =============================
==== Free or ===== ============================== Noncash Benefit ===============================
= Reduced Price == --- Subsidized ---
-- School Lunch -- -- Food Stamps --- Housing ---- Medicaid ----
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
All Races 12,754 7,524 59.0 2,975 23.3 6,879 53.9 3,761 29.5 2,585 20.3 5,865 46.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 9,680 5,680 58.7 2,293 23.7 5,164 53.3 2,759 28.5 2,062 21.3 4,380 45.2
Inside central cities........... 5,077 3,267 64.3 1,310 25.8 3,025 59.6 1,679 33.1 1,349 26.6 2,555 50.3
One million or more........... 3,189 2,065 64.7 834 26.2 1,876 58.8 967 30.3 821 25.8 1,581 49.6
Under one million............. 1,888 1,202 63.6 476 25.2 1,149 60.8 712 37.7 527 27.9 974 51.6
Outside central cities.......... 4,603 2,413 52.4 983 21.4 2,139 46.5 1,080 23.5 713 15.5 1,825 39.7
One million or more........... 2,907 1,437 49.4 582 20.0 1,263 43.5 599 20.6 445 15.3 1,094 37.6
Under one million............. 1,696 977 57.6 401 23.7 876 51.6 481 28.4 269 15.8 731 43.1
Outside metropolitan areas........ 3,073 1,844 60.0 682 22.2 1,715 55.8 1,002 32.6 523 17.0 1,484 48.3
Region
Northeast......................... 2,375 1,455 61.3 466 19.6 1,385 58.3 689 29.0 667 28.1 1,191 50.1
Midwest........................... 2,497 1,425 57.1 544 21.8 1,330 53.3 805 32.2 575 23.0 1,064 42.6
South............................. 5,301 3,169 59.8 1,323 25.0 2,865 54.0 1,651 31.1 949 17.9 2,467 46.5
West.............................. 2,581 1,475 57.2 642 24.9 1,299 50.3 616 23.9 395 15.3 1,142 44.3
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 5,071 2,049 40.4 860 17.0 1,762 34.7 827 16.3 0 0.0 1,589 31.3
Renter occupied................... 7,683 5,475 71.3 2,115 27.5 5,117 66.6 2,934 38.2 2,585 33.7 4,275 55.6
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 10,020 6,235 62.2 2,880 28.7 5,620 56.1 3,272 32.7 2,057 20.5 4,887 48.8
15 to 24 years.................. 1,673 903 54.0 231 13.8 876 52.4 524 31.3 358 21.4 782 46.8
25 to 34 years.................. 2,495 1,758 70.5 1,130 45.3 1,545 61.9 957 38.4 550 22.0 1,360 54.5
35 to 44 years.................. 2,366 1,648 69.7 1,007 42.6 1,405 59.4 833 35.2 469 19.8 1,231 52.0
45 to 54 years.................. 1,806 1,098 60.8 374 20.7 1,006 55.7 555 30.7 353 19.6 851 47.1
55 to 64 years.................. 1,680 828 49.3 137 8.2 788 46.9 404 24.0 328 19.5 663 39.5
65 years and over................. 2,734 1,289 47.1 95 3.5 1,259 46.0 489 17.9 528 19.3 977 35.7
65 to 74 years.................. 1,273 662 52.0 80 6.3 637 50.1 281 22.1 273 21.5 528 41.5
75 years and over............... 1,462 627 42.9 15 1.1 622 42.5 208 14.2 255 17.4 449 30.7
Mean age.......................... 47.0 44.6 (x) 37.4 (x) 45.1 (x) 42.5 (x) 46.0 (x) 44.2 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 12,754 7,524 59.0 2,975 23.3 6,879 53.9 3,761 29.5 2,585 20.3 5,865 46.0
Worked.......................... 5,100 3,006 58.9 1,751 34.3 2,587 50.7 1,509 29.6 876 17.2 2,189 42.9
Worked year-round, full-time.. 1,645 965 58.7 656 39.9 741 45.0 361 21.9 177 10.8 637 38.7
Did not work.................... 7,653 4,518 59.0 1,224 16.0 4,292 56.1 2,253 29.4 1,709 22.3 3,676 48.0
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 10,012 6,231 62.2 2,879 28.8 5,617 56.1 3,271 32.7 2,057 20.6 4,885 48.8
No work disability.............. 6,815 3,684 54.1 2,155 31.6 3,151 46.2 1,780 26.1 1,065 15.6 2,680 39.3
With a work disability.......... 3,197 2,547 79.7 724 22.6 2,466 77.1 1,492 46.7 992 31.0 2,205 69.0
severe work disability........ 2,631 2,200 83.6 565 21.5 2,149 81.7 1,276 48.5 876 33.3 1,965 74.7
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 6,811 4,874 71.6 2,961 43.5 4,232 62.1 2,512 36.9 1,334 19.6 3,848 56.5
Married-couple families.......... 2,760 1,575 57.1 895 32.4 1,286 46.6 641 23.2 207 7.5 1,167 42.3
Male householder, wife absent.... 583 361 61.9 183 31.3 301 51.6 141 24.1 62 10.6 278 47.6
Female householder,husband absent 3,467 2,938 84.7 1,883 54.3 2,645 76.3 1,731 49.9 1,065 30.7 2,403 69.3
Nonfamily households.............. 5,943 2,650 44.6 14 0.2 2,647 44.5 1,249 21.0 1,252 21.1 2,017 33.9
Male householder................ 2,191 857 39.1 12 0.5 857 39.1 410 18.7 378 17.3 646 29.5
Living alone.................. 1,655 696 42.1 0 0.0 696 42.1 341 20.6 337 20.4 513 31.0
Female householders............. 3,752 1,792 47.8 2 0.1 1,790 47.7 839 22.4 873 23.3 1,371 36.5
Living alone.................. 3,208 1,591 49.6 0 0.0 1,591 49.6 756 23.6 831 25.9 1,202 37.5
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 2,838 2,803 98.8 886 31.2 2,800 98.7 1,920 67.7 1,174 41.4 2,758 97.2
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 1,126 1,121 99.6 639 56.8 1,121 99.6 992 88.1 477 42.4 1,109 98.5
Receiving SSI.................... 1,961 1,931 98.5 381 19.4 1,928 98.3 1,144 58.4 802 40.9 1,897 96.7
No cash assistance................ 9,916 4,720 47.6 2,089 21.1 4,079 41.1 1,841 18.6 1,411 14.2 3,107 31.3
Presence of Children
No children....................... 7,013 2,941 41.9 3 0.0 2,941 41.9 1,384 19.7 1,299 18.5 2,259 32.2
One or more related
Children 5,641 4,528 80.3 2,958 52.4 3,885 68.9 2,355 41.8 1,279 22.7 3,558 63.1
Child under 18 years............ 5,122 4,258 83.1 2,926 57.1 3,629 70.9 2,258 44.1 1,203 23.5 3,344 65.3
All under 6 years............. 1,304 1,010 77.4 169 13.0 989 75.8 567 43.5 341 26.2 941 72.1
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 1,492 1,364 91.5 1,169 78.4 1,157 77.6 785 52.7 370 24.8 1,075 72.1
All 6 to 17 years............. 2,326 1,884 81.0 1,587 68.2 1,484 63.8 905 38.9 492 21.1 1,328 57.1
One child....................... 1,731 1,299 75.1 621 35.9 1,154 66.7 636 36.8 412 23.8 1,054 60.9
Under 6 years................. 756 566 74.9 53 7.0 558 73.8 296 39.2 202 26.7 528 69.8
6 to 17 years................. 975 733 75.2 569 58.3 596 61.2 340 34.9 210 21.5 526 54.0
Two or more children............ 3,392 2,959 87.2 2,305 68.0 2,476 73.0 1,621 47.8 791 23.3 2,290 67.5
All under 6 years............. 549 443 80.8 117 21.3 431 78.6 270 49.3 139 25.4 413 75.3
Some under 6 years............ 1,492 1,364 91.5 1,169 78.4 1,157 77.6 785 52.7 370 24.8 1,075 72.1
All 6 to 17 years............. 1,351 1,152 85.2 1,019 75.4 888 65.7 566 41.9 282 20.9 802 59.3
Mean children................... 2.18 2.25 (x) 2.48 (x) 2.23 (x) 2.32 (x) 2.11 (x) 2.24 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 1,281 899 70.1 494 38.5 793 61.9 410 32.0 215 16.8 700 54.7
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 187 126 67.5 67 35.7 120 64.2 51 27.1 12 6.2 113 60.5
All under 6 years............... 50 38 76.5 9 18.3 38 75.4 9 17.9 3 6.8 37 73.4
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 13 9 66.1 3 24.2 7 56.1 6 49.2 2 15.7 4 29.2
All 6 to 17 years............... 124 79 64.0 55 43.9 75 60.6 35 28.5 6 4.9 73 58.6
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 9,749 6,101 62.6 2,834 29.1 5,496 56.4 3,223 33.1 2,041 20.9 4,773 49.0
One or more elderly............... 3,005 1,422 47.3 141 4.7 1,383 46.0 538 17.9 545 18.1 1,091 36.3
All members elderly.............. 2,316 1,028 44.4 0 0.0 1,028 44.4 402 17.4 482 20.8 769 33.2
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 2,760 1,280 46.4 99 3.6 1,248 45.2 489 17.7 524 19.0 970 35.1
Elderly other relative only...... 132 83 63.2 34 25.7 77 58.3 28 21.3 8 6.2 71 54.0
Elderly nonrelative only......... 35 21 60.6 4 11.3 20 56.6 12 33.7 3 8.6 19 52.5