Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2001 (White)
(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
White 90,682 15,409 17.0 5,281 5.8 13,179 14.5 3,792 4.2 3,032 3.3 11,203 12.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 71,762 11,543 16.1 3,924 5.5 9,851 13.7 2,623 3.7 2,300 3.2 8,391 11.7
Inside central cities........... 23,344 4,959 21.2 1,786 7.6 4,233 18.1 1,281 5.5 1,200 5.1 3,543 15.2
One million or more........... 13,776 2,954 21.4 1,068 7.8 2,480 18.0 671 4.9 660 4.8 2,114 15.3
Under one million............. 9,567 2,005 21.0 717 7.5 1,753 18.3 611 6.4 539 5.6 1,429 14.9
Outside central cities.......... 48,419 6,584 13.6 2,138 4.4 5,618 11.6 1,341 2.8 1,100 2.3 4,848 10.0
One million or more........... 32,877 4,099 12.5 1,251 3.8 3,521 10.7 741 2.3 713 2.2 3,057 9.3
Under one million............. 15,542 2,486 16.0 887 5.7 2,097 13.5 601 3.9 387 2.5 1,791 11.5
Outside metropolitan areas........ 18,920 3,865 20.4 1,357 7.2 3,328 17.6 1,169 6.2 732 3.9 2,812 14.9
Region
Northeast......................... 17,794 3,082 17.3 813 4.6 2,810 15.8 752 4.2 894 5.0 2,319 13.0
Midwest........................... 22,630 3,118 13.8 952 4.2 2,732 12.1 889 3.9 707 3.1 2,169 9.6
South............................. 30,722 5,315 17.3 1,926 6.3 4,439 14.4 1,347 4.4 791 2.6 3,846 12.5
West.............................. 19,536 3,894 19.9 1,590 8.1 3,199 16.4 804 4.1 639 3.3 2,870 14.7
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 65,149 7,003 10.7 2,388 3.7 5,754 8.8 1,166 1.8 0 0.0 5,454 8.4
Renter occupied................... 25,533 8,406 32.9 2,893 11.3 7,425 29.1 2,625 10.3 3,032 11.9 5,749 22.5
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 70,738 12,263 17.3 5,124 7.2 10,092 14.3 3,126 4.4 1,970 2.8 8,926 12.6
15 to 24 years.................. 4,849 1,250 25.8 248 5.1 1,188 24.5 412 8.5 271 5.6 1,028 21.2
25 to 34 years.................. 15,094 3,379 22.4 1,842 12.2 2,688 17.8 894 5.9 504 3.3 2,385 15.8
35 to 44 years.................. 19,515 3,633 18.6 2,026 10.4 2,640 13.5 823 4.2 479 2.5 2,371 12.1
45 to 54 years.................. 18,315 2,327 12.7 773 4.2 1,984 10.8 566 3.1 338 1.8 1,770 9.7
55 to 64 years.................. 12,966 1,674 12.9 235 1.8 1,592 12.3 432 3.3 377 2.9 1,371 10.6
65 years and over................. 19,944 3,146 15.8 157 0.8 3,087 15.5 666 3.3 1,062 5.3 2,277 11.4
65 to 74 years.................. 9,923 1,540 15.5 132 1.3 1,492 15.0 375 3.8 437 4.4 1,188 12.0
75 years and over............... 10,021 1,605 16.0 26 0.3 1,596 15.9 291 2.9 625 6.2 1,089 10.9
Mean age.......................... 49.6 46.8 (x) 38.4 (x) 48.1 (x) 44.9 (x) 52.9 (x) 46.9 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 90,682 15,409 17.0 5,281 5.8 13,179 14.5 3,792 4.2 3,032 3.3 11,203 12.4
Worked.......................... 63,839 8,996 14.1 4,039 6.3 7,112 11.1 1,832 2.9 1,157 1.8 6,193 9.7
Worked year-round, full-time.. 46,577 5,251 11.3 2,453 5.3 3,899 8.4 619 1.3 497 1.1 3,464 7.4
Did not work.................... 26,843 6,413 23.9 1,243 4.6 6,068 22.6 1,959 7.3 1,875 7.0 5,010 18.7
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 70,721 12,257 17.3 5,121 7.2 10,088 14.3 3,124 4.4 1,969 2.8 8,924 12.6
No work disability.............. 63,082 9,050 14.3 4,341 6.9 7,025 11.1 1,820 2.9 1,112 1.8 6,168 9.8
With a work disability.......... 7,639 3,206 42.0 780 10.2 3,064 40.1 1,304 17.1 857 11.2 2,757 36.1
severe work disability........ 4,485 2,553 56.9 536 12.0 2,488 55.5 1,072 23.9 741 16.5 2,287 51.0
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 61,638 11,323 18.4 5,210 8.5 9,118 14.8 2,552 4.1 1,263 2.0 8,380 13.6
Married-couple families.......... 49,605 6,545 13.2 2,772 5.6 5,162 10.4 1,033 2.1 423 0.9 4,776 9.6
Male householder, wife absent.... 3,394 978 28.8 383 11.3 809 23.8 212 6.3 94 2.8 746 22.0
Female householder,husband absent 8,639 3,801 44.0 2,055 23.8 3,147 36.4 1,307 15.1 746 8.6 2,858 33.1
Nonfamily households.............. 29,044 4,086 14.1 71 0.2 4,062 14.0 1,239 4.3 1,769 6.1 2,823 9.7
Male householder................ 12,894 1,481 11.5 62 0.5 1,463 11.3 464 3.6 559 4.3 1,059 8.2
Living alone.................. 9,859 1,045 10.6 0 0.0 1,045 10.6 342 3.5 493 5.0 708 7.2
Female householders............. 16,150 2,605 16.1 10 0.1 2,598 16.1 775 4.8 1,210 7.5 1,764 10.9
Living alone.................. 13,980 2,316 16.6 0 0.0 2,316 16.6 692 5.0 1,164 8.3 1,520 10.9
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 3,761 3,630 96.5 813 21.6 3,625 96.4 1,683 44.7 923 24.5 3,580 95.2
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 1,144 1,130 98.8 534 46.7 1,129 98.7 826 72.3 316 27.6 1,113 97.4
Receiving SSI.................... 2,883 2,765 95.9 387 13.4 2,761 95.8 1,066 37.0 710 24.6 2,732 94.8
No cash assistance................ 86,921 11,779 13.6 4,468 5.1 9,555 11.0 2,108 2.4 2,109 2.4 7,623 8.8
Presence of Children
No children....................... 52,588 5,408 10.3 3 0.0 5,408 10.3 1,506 2.9 1,941 3.7 3,965 7.5
One or more related
Children 37,600 9,802 26.1 5,207 13.8 7,597 20.2 2,229 5.9 1,075 2.9 7,082 18.8
Child under 18 years............ 30,381 8,761 28.8 5,141 16.9 6,594 21.7 2,083 6.9 984 3.2 6,136 20.2
All under 6 years............. 7,136 2,002 28.1 244 3.4 1,931 27.1 564 7.9 292 4.1 1,812 25.4
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 6,209 2,487 40.1 1,856 29.9 1,853 29.8 700 11.3 263 4.2 1,743 28.1
All 6 to 17 years............. 17,036 4,272 25.1 3,040 17.8 2,810 16.5 818 4.8 429 2.5 2,582 15.2
One child....................... 12,640 3,065 24.2 1,233 9.8 2,495 19.7 630 5.0 417 3.3 2,297 18.2
Under 6 years................. 4,561 1,257 27.6 94 2.1 1,225 26.9 300 6.6 185 4.1 1,147 25.2
6 to 17 years................. 8,079 1,808 22.4 1,140 14.1 1,270 15.7 330 4.1 232 2.9 1,150 14.2
Two or more children............ 17,741 5,696 32.1 3,907 22.0 4,098 23.1 1,452 8.2 567 3.2 3,839 21.6
All under 6 years............. 2,576 746 29.0 151 5.8 706 27.4 264 10.2 107 4.2 664 25.8
Some under 6 years............ 6,209 2,487 40.1 1,856 29.9 1,853 29.8 700 11.3 263 4.2 1,743 28.1
All 6 to 17 years............. 8,957 2,464 27.5 1,900 21.2 1,540 17.2 488 5.5 196 2.2 1,432 16.0
Mean children................... 1.83 2.05 (x) 2.29 (x) 2.00 (x) 2.19 (x) 1.87 (x) 2.01 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 12,163 2,646 21.8 922 7.6 2,233 18.4 453 3.7 196 1.6 2,123 17.5
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 809 397 49.0 176 21.7 350 43.3 99 12.2 24 3.0 324 40.0
All under 6 years............... 162 84 52.0 12 7.2 84 51.7 17 10.5 3 1.9 83 51.1
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 64 30 47.7 14 22.3 28 43.3 13 21.0 1 1.9 23 36.7
All 6 to 17 years............... 583 282 48.4 150 25.7 239 40.9 69 11.8 20 3.4 218 37.3
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 68,405 11,766 17.2 5,031 7.4 9,626 14.1 3,054 4.5 1,940 2.8 8,484 12.4
One or more elderly............... 22,277 3,643 16.4 250 1.1 3,553 16.0 737 3.3 1,091 4.9 2,720 12.2
All members elderly.............. 15,807 2,272 14.4 0 0.0 2,272 14.4 500 3.2 1,007 6.4 1,525 9.7
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 20,387 3,127 15.3 163 0.8 3,067 15.0 658 3.2 1,063 5.2 2,258 11.1
Elderly other relative only...... 1,313 367 28.0 77 5.9 339 25.8 49 3.8 21 1.6 322 24.5
Elderly nonrelative only......... 117 36 30.6 3 2.9 34 29.4 6 4.9 0 0.0 34 29.4
Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2001 (White)
(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
White 9,028 4,902 54.3 1,860 20.6 4,413 48.9 2,303 25.5 1,432 15.9 3,803 42.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6,635 3,540 53.4 1,392 21.0 3,156 47.6 1,597 24.1 1,064 16.0 2,712 40.9
Inside central cities........... 2,922 1,695 58.0 666 22.8 1,535 52.5 794 27.2 569 19.5 1,331 45.5
One million or more........... 1,679 988 58.8 401 23.9 870 51.8 419 24.9 304 18.1 754 44.9
Under one million............. 1,242 706 56.9 266 21.4 666 53.6 375 30.2 265 21.4 577 46.4
Outside central cities.......... 3,713 1,845 49.7 725 19.5 1,621 43.6 804 21.6 495 13.3 1,382 37.2
One million or more........... 2,334 1,092 46.8 420 18.0 953 40.8 437 18.7 299 12.8 827 35.4
Under one million............. 1,379 753 54.7 305 22.2 667 48.4 367 26.6 196 14.2 555 40.3
Outside metropolitan areas........ 2,393 1,362 56.9 469 19.6 1,257 52.5 706 29.5 368 15.4 1,090 45.6
Region
Northeast......................... 1,658 942 56.8 292 17.6 893 53.9 450 27.2 397 23.9 778 46.9
Midwest........................... 1,800 917 51.0 300 16.7 846 47.0 475 26.4 325 18.1 675 37.5
South............................. 3,458 1,853 53.6 740 21.4 1,629 47.1 889 25.7 432 12.5 1,424 41.2
West.............................. 2,112 1,189 56.3 528 25.0 1,044 49.4 489 23.2 279 13.2 926 43.9
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 4,027 1,485 36.9 611 15.2 1,266 31.4 565 14.0 0 0.0 1,148 28.5
Renter occupied................... 5,001 3,417 68.3 1,249 25.0 3,147 62.9 1,738 34.8 1,432 28.6 2,654 53.1
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 6,903 3,975 57.6 1,805 26.2 3,508 50.8 1,950 28.2 1,054 15.3 3,092 44.8
15 to 24 years.................. 1,072 500 46.7 107 9.9 487 45.4 267 24.9 140 13.0 436 40.7
25 to 34 years.................. 1,693 1,144 67.6 718 42.4 981 57.9 567 33.5 263 15.5 878 51.8
35 to 44 years.................. 1,625 1,076 66.2 660 40.6 875 53.9 511 31.4 241 14.8 774 47.6
45 to 54 years.................. 1,242 693 55.8 240 19.3 628 50.5 323 26.0 200 16.1 548 44.1
55 to 64 years.................. 1,272 561 44.1 80 6.3 538 42.3 282 22.2 210 16.5 456 35.9
65 years and over................. 2,125 927 43.6 55 2.6 905 42.6 354 16.7 379 17.8 710 33.4
65 to 74 years.................. 920 439 47.7 47 5.1 420 45.7 199 21.7 178 19.4 360 39.2
75 years and over............... 1,205 488 40.5 9 0.7 485 40.2 154 12.8 201 16.6 350 29.0
Mean age.......................... 48.3 45.7 (x) 37.6 (x) 46.4 (x) 44.0 (x) 49.8 (x) 45.4 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 9,028 4,902 54.3 1,860 20.6 4,413 48.9 2,303 25.5 1,432 15.9 3,803 42.1
Worked.......................... 3,606 1,963 54.5 1,144 31.7 1,633 45.3 905 25.1 421 11.7 1,391 38.6
Worked year-round, full-time.. 1,198 663 55.4 443 37.0 484 40.4 220 18.3 82 6.8 422 35.2
Did not work.................... 5,422 2,938 54.2 716 13.2 2,780 51.3 1,399 25.8 1,012 18.7 2,412 44.5
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 6,895 3,971 57.6 1,804 26.2 3,505 50.8 1,948 28.3 1,054 15.3 3,091 44.8
No work disability.............. 4,791 2,364 49.3 1,397 29.2 1,952 40.7 1,039 21.7 484 10.1 1,687 35.2
With a work disability.......... 2,104 1,607 76.4 407 19.3 1,553 73.8 909 43.2 570 27.1 1,404 66.7
severe work disability........ 1,692 1,374 81.2 299 17.7 1,343 79.4 773 45.7 507 30.0 1,238 73.2
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 4,576 3,060 66.9 1,847 40.4 2,574 56.2 1,444 31.6 615 13.4 2,369 51.8
Married-couple families.......... 2,242 1,254 55.9 731 32.6 1,004 44.8 502 22.4 136 6.1 914 40.8
Male householder, wife absent.... 398 235 58.9 120 30.2 199 50.0 81 20.3 36 9.0 186 46.7
Female householder,husband absent 1,936 1,571 81.2 997 51.5 1,371 70.8 862 44.5 443 22.9 1,269 65.5
Nonfamily households.............. 4,452 1,842 41.4 13 0.3 1,839 41.3 859 19.3 817 18.4 1,434 32.2
Male householder................ 1,640 609 37.1 10 0.6 609 37.1 304 18.5 235 14.3 488 29.7
Living alone.................. 1,226 491 40.0 0 0.0 491 40.0 257 21.0 208 16.9 390 31.8
Female householders............. 2,811 1,233 43.8 2 0.1 1,230 43.8 555 19.7 583 20.7 946 33.7
Living alone.................. 2,399 1,091 45.5 0 0.0 1,091 45.5 505 21.0 557 23.2 822 34.3
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 1,746 1,723 98.7 453 25.9 1,722 98.6 1,129 64.7 671 38.4 1,697 97.2
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 653 648 99.3 341 52.2 648 99.3 553 84.8 240 36.8 641 98.3
Receiving SSI.................... 1,255 1,237 98.5 183 14.6 1,235 98.4 712 56.7 504 40.1 1,217 97.0
No cash assistance................ 7,281 3,178 43.6 1,407 19.3 2,691 37.0 1,174 16.1 761 10.5 2,105 28.9
Presence of Children
No children....................... 5,332 2,058 38.6 3 0.1 2,058 38.6 960 18.0 859 16.1 1,614 30.3
One or more related
Children 3,620 2,801 77.4 1,845 51.0 2,315 63.9 1,324 36.6 570 15.7 2,153 59.5
Child under 18 years............ 3,301 2,646 80.2 1,822 55.2 2,173 65.8 1,276 38.7 536 16.2 2,022 61.3
All under 6 years............. 842 611 72.5 95 11.3 595 70.6 306 36.3 148 17.6 564 67.0
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 975 866 88.8 746 76.5 723 74.2 469 48.0 170 17.5 677 69.4
All 6 to 17 years............. 1,483 1,169 78.8 981 66.1 855 57.7 502 33.9 217 14.7 781 52.7
One child....................... 1,082 778 71.9 374 34.6 676 62.4 347 32.1 191 17.6 628 58.1
Under 6 years................. 472 333 70.6 25 5.4 328 69.3 154 32.5 86 18.3 311 65.7
6 to 17 years................. 610 445 72.9 349 57.2 348 57.1 193 31.7 104 17.1 318 52.1
Two or more children............ 2,219 1,868 84.2 1,447 65.2 1,498 67.5 929 41.9 345 15.6 1,394 62.8
All under 6 years............. 370 278 75.0 69 18.8 267 72.2 152 41.0 62 16.7 254 68.6
Some under 6 years............ 975 866 88.8 746 76.5 723 74.2 469 48.0 170 17.5 677 69.4
All 6 to 17 years............. 874 724 82.9 632 72.3 507 58.1 309 35.3 113 13.0 464 53.1
Mean children................... 2.18 2.26 (x) 2.49 (x) 2.23 (x) 2.33 (x) 2.05 (x) 2.23 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 754 495 65.6 273 36.2 414 54.9 203 26.9 85 11.2 385 51.1
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 130 88 67.8 47 35.8 82 63.3 37 28.1 5 4.1 75 57.9
All under 6 years............... 34 28 82.1 7 21.0 28 80.6 7 20.4 1 3.9 27 77.6
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 8 6 78.4 3 35.7 5 62.0 4 55.1 0 0.0 1 18.2
All 6 to 17 years............... 88 54 61.3 36 41.5 50 56.6 25 28.6 4 4.5 47 53.9
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 6,713 3,902 58.1 1,777 26.5 3,443 51.3 1,923 28.6 1,044 15.6 3,032 45.2
One or more elderly............... 2,315 999 43.2 83 3.6 970 41.9 380 16.4 388 16.8 771 33.3
All members elderly.............. 1,861 768 41.3 0 0.0 768 41.3 300 16.1 357 19.2 588 31.6
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 2,156 918 42.6 56 2.6 894 41.5 356 16.5 377 17.5 701 32.5
Elderly other relative only...... 84 47 55.8 20 23.8 42 50.5 17 20.3 5 6.2 39 46.5
Elderly nonrelative only......... 21 8 40.0 3 16.1 7 33.2 3 16.7 0 0.0 7 33.2