Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2001 (Black)
(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
Black 13,315 5,187 39.0 2,196 16.5 4,474 33.6 1,802 13.5 1,717 12.9 3,652 27.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 11,685 4,392 37.6 1,820 15.6 3,799 32.5 1,488 12.7 1,540 13.2 3,082 26.4
Inside central cities........... 7,073 3,067 43.4 1,249 17.7 2,697 38.1 1,122 15.9 1,169 16.5 2,167 30.6
One million or more........... 5,142 2,186 42.5 873 17.0 1,908 37.1 747 14.5 811 15.8 1,530 29.8
Under one million............. 1,931 882 45.7 376 19.5 789 40.8 374 19.4 359 18.6 636 32.9
Outside central cities.......... 4,612 1,325 28.7 571 12.4 1,102 23.9 366 7.9 370 8.0 915 19.8
One million or more........... 3,431 921 26.9 400 11.7 754 22.0 239 7.0 271 7.9 625 18.2
Under one million............. 1,181 403 34.1 171 14.5 349 29.5 126 10.7 100 8.4 291 24.6
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1,629 795 48.8 376 23.1 675 41.4 314 19.3 177 10.9 570 35.0
Region
Northeast......................... 2,441 1,097 45.0 358 14.7 994 40.7 307 12.6 464 19.0 807 33.1
Midwest........................... 2,477 987 39.9 434 17.5 879 35.5 410 16.5 351 14.2 699 28.2
South............................. 7,246 2,734 37.7 1,287 17.8 2,284 31.5 1,005 13.9 776 10.7 1,873 25.9
West.............................. 1,151 369 32.0 116 10.1 318 27.6 80 7.0 125 10.9 273 23.7
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 6,414 1,643 25.6 677 10.6 1,333 20.8 394 6.1 0 0.0 1,223 19.1
Renter occupied................... 6,901 3,544 51.4 1,519 22.0 3,141 45.5 1,407 20.4 1,717 24.9 2,428 35.2
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 11,338 4,450 39.3 2,115 18.7 3,758 33.1 1,608 14.2 1,498 13.2 3,099 27.3
15 to 24 years.................. 1,109 580 52.3 179 16.1 551 49.7 282 25.5 270 24.3 482 43.5
25 to 34 years.................. 2,655 1,217 45.8 819 30.8 966 36.4 507 19.1 410 15.4 800 30.1
35 to 44 years.................. 3,187 1,212 38.0 700 22.0 947 29.7 364 11.4 353 11.1 786 24.7
45 to 54 years.................. 2,739 853 31.2 292 10.6 752 27.4 301 11.0 264 9.6 593 21.6
55 to 64 years.................. 1,648 587 35.6 125 7.6 543 33.0 153 9.3 202 12.2 438 26.6
65 years and over................. 1,977 737 37.3 82 4.1 716 36.2 194 9.8 219 11.1 553 28.0
65 to 74 years.................. 1,214 447 36.8 61 5.0 432 35.6 113 9.3 132 10.9 340 28.0
75 years and over............... 762 290 38.1 21 2.7 284 37.2 81 10.6 87 11.4 213 28.0
Mean age.......................... 45.6 43.8 (x) 37.9 (x) 44.7 (x) 40.8 (x) 42.4 (x) 44.1 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 13,315 5,187 39.0 2,196 16.5 4,474 33.6 1,802 13.5 1,717 12.9 3,652 27.4
Worked.......................... 9,351 3,015 32.2 1,592 17.0 2,403 25.7 872 9.3 901 9.6 1,935 20.7
Worked year-round, full-time.. 6,781 1,797 26.5 982 14.5 1,324 19.5 312 4.6 410 6.0 1,040 15.3
Did not work.................... 3,964 2,172 54.8 604 15.2 2,072 52.3 930 23.5 815 20.6 1,717 43.3
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 11,335 4,450 39.3 2,115 18.7 3,758 33.1 1,608 14.2 1,498 13.2 3,098 27.3
No work disability.............. 9,371 3,083 32.9 1,674 17.9 2,446 26.1 958 10.2 960 10.2 1,961 20.9
With a work disability.......... 1,965 1,366 69.5 441 22.4 1,311 66.7 649 33.0 538 27.4 1,137 57.9
severe work disability........ 1,502 1,177 78.3 365 24.3 1,135 75.5 564 37.5 464 30.9 1,008 67.1
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 8,844 3,941 44.6 2,190 24.8 3,230 36.5 1,343 15.2 1,078 12.2 2,821 31.9
Married-couple families.......... 4,233 1,082 25.6 519 12.3 810 19.1 175 4.1 137 3.2 714 16.9
Male householder, wife absent.... 773 313 40.5 136 17.5 248 32.1 88 11.4 47 6.1 225 29.1
Female householder,husband absent 3,838 2,546 66.3 1,535 40.0 2,171 56.6 1,080 28.1 894 23.3 1,882 49.0
Nonfamily households.............. 4,470 1,246 27.9 6 0.1 1,245 27.8 459 10.3 639 14.3 830 18.6
Male householder................ 1,903 441 23.2 5 0.3 441 23.2 136 7.1 236 12.4 276 14.5
Living alone.................. 1,585 355 22.4 0 0.0 355 22.4 101 6.4 217 13.7 205 13.0
Female householders............. 2,567 804 31.3 1 0.0 803 31.3 323 12.6 403 15.7 555 21.6
Living alone.................. 2,287 709 31.0 0 0.0 709 31.0 282 12.3 380 16.6 481 21.0
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 1,638 1,611 98.3 552 33.7 1,606 98.0 907 55.4 604 36.8 1,579 96.4
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 592 591 99.7 335 56.5 591 99.7 473 79.8 268 45.3 585 98.8
Receiving SSI.................... 1,155 1,129 97.8 292 25.3 1,124 97.3 524 45.3 378 32.7 1,103 95.5
No cash assistance................ 11,676 3,577 30.6 1,644 14.1 2,869 24.6 894 7.7 1,113 9.5 2,073 17.8
Presence of Children
No children....................... 6,195 1,494 24.1 0 0.0 1,494 24.1 507 8.2 690 11.1 1,030 16.6
One or more related
Children 7,051 3,658 51.9 2,190 31.1 2,946 41.8 1,284 18.2 1,022 14.5 2,590 36.7
Child under 18 years............ 5,730 3,260 56.9 2,160 37.7 2,558 44.6 1,176 20.5 935 16.3 2,269 39.6
All under 6 years............. 1,191 663 55.7 134 11.2 625 52.5 302 25.3 250 21.0 584 49.1
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 1,258 819 65.1 659 52.4 667 53.0 375 29.8 261 20.7 609 48.4
All 6 to 17 years............. 3,280 1,777 54.2 1,367 41.7 1,266 38.6 499 15.2 424 12.9 1,076 32.8
One child....................... 2,556 1,284 50.2 663 25.9 1,012 39.6 376 14.7 361 14.1 879 34.4
Under 6 years................. 827 435 52.6 64 7.7 414 50.0 178 21.5 155 18.8 383 46.3
6 to 17 years................. 1,729 849 49.1 599 34.6 599 34.6 199 11.5 206 11.9 496 28.7
Two or more children............ 3,174 1,976 62.2 1,498 47.2 1,545 48.7 799 25.2 574 18.1 1,390 43.8
All under 6 years............. 364 228 62.6 70 19.3 212 58.1 124 34.2 95 26.1 202 55.4
Some under 6 years............ 1,258 819 65.1 659 52.4 667 53.0 375 29.8 261 20.7 609 48.4
All 6 to 17 years............. 1,552 929 59.8 768 49.5 667 43.0 300 19.3 218 14.1 580 37.4
Mean children................... 1.96 2.05 (x) 2.22 (x) 2.07 (x) 2.26 (x) 2.06 (x) 2.10 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 2,598 1,179 45.4 511 19.7 1,032 39.7 344 13.2 236 9.1 892 34.3
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 141 83 58.7 37 26.0 80 57.0 22 15.7 9 6.5 74 52.5
All under 6 years............... 30 8 26.7 4 12.7 8 26.7 3 9.1 0 0.0 8 26.7
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 19 13 65.9 2 11.6 13 65.9 4 22.0 1 7.3 10 51.2
All 6 to 17 years............... 92 62 67.7 31 33.4 60 65.0 15 16.6 8 8.4 56 61.2
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 10,910 4,236 38.8 2,063 18.9 3,555 32.6 1,561 14.3 1,472 13.5 2,916 26.7
One or more elderly............... 2,405 951 39.5 133 5.5 919 38.2 240 10.0 244 10.2 736 30.6
All members elderly.............. 1,283 442 34.4 0 0.0 442 34.4 132 10.3 186 14.5 303 23.6
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 2,008 757 37.7 88 4.4 735 36.6 187 9.3 224 11.1 571 28.4
Elderly other relative only...... 289 146 50.4 43 14.7 136 47.0 32 11.0 14 4.8 123 42.3
Elderly nonrelative only......... 32 20 64.1 1 4.4 20 64.1 10 29.7 3 9.5 18 55.2
Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2001 (Black)
(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
Black 3,022 2,234 73.9 952 31.5 2,117 70.0 1,274 42.2 1,014 33.6 1,766 58.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2,504 1,869 74.6 792 31.6 1,771 70.7 1,055 42.1 903 36.1 1,467 58.6
Inside central cities........... 1,808 1,402 77.5 583 32.2 1,336 73.9 820 45.3 710 39.2 1,095 60.5
One million or more........... 1,279 969 75.8 402 31.4 912 71.3 521 40.7 476 37.2 751 58.7
Under one million............. 529 433 81.8 181 34.1 424 80.0 299 56.4 233 44.1 343 64.8
Outside central cities.......... 696 467 67.2 209 30.0 436 62.6 235 33.8 194 27.8 373 53.6
One million or more........... 455 291 63.9 134 29.4 269 59.1 145 32.0 133 29.2 236 51.8
Under one million............. 241 176 73.2 75 31.2 166 69.2 90 37.2 61 25.3 137 57.1
Outside metropolitan areas........ 518 364 70.4 161 31.0 346 66.7 219 42.3 111 21.4 299 57.7
Region
Northeast......................... 596 449 75.3 158 26.4 433 72.6 217 36.4 244 41.0 366 61.4
Midwest........................... 607 453 74.6 215 35.4 431 71.0 297 48.9 223 36.7 347 57.2
South............................. 1,658 1,215 73.3 546 32.9 1,143 68.9 718 43.3 489 29.5 961 58.0
West.............................. 161 116 72.2 34 21.0 110 68.4 42 26.2 58 36.1 92 57.1
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 838 469 56.0 196 23.4 423 50.5 218 26.0 0 0.0 375 44.7
Renter occupied................... 2,184 1,764 80.8 756 34.6 1,694 77.5 1,056 48.4 1,014 46.4 1,392 63.7
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 2,500 1,920 76.8 923 36.9 1,809 72.4 1,158 46.3 896 35.8 1,532 61.3
15 to 24 years.................. 471 345 73.2 120 25.5 334 70.8 230 48.7 190 40.2 298 63.3
25 to 34 years.................. 657 540 82.2 373 56.8 495 75.4 353 53.7 267 40.6 420 64.0
35 to 44 years.................. 574 459 80.0 274 47.8 434 75.7 266 46.4 196 34.2 373 65.1
45 to 54 years.................. 456 341 74.8 104 22.9 323 70.8 206 45.1 135 29.6 257 56.3
55 to 64 years.................. 342 234 68.5 50 14.6 223 65.3 104 30.4 108 31.6 184 53.7
65 years and over................. 522 314 60.1 30 5.7 307 58.9 116 22.2 118 22.6 234 44.8
65 to 74 years.................. 300 188 62.9 24 7.9 184 61.3 66 21.9 74 24.7 143 47.7
75 years and over............... 222 125 56.4 6 2.8 124 55.7 50 22.5 44 19.8 91 40.9
Mean age.......................... 44.3 42.8 (x) 36.4 (x) 43.0 (x) 39.8 (x) 40.9 (x) 42.1 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 3,022 2,234 73.9 952 31.5 2,117 70.0 1,274 42.2 1,014 33.6 1,766 58.4
Worked.......................... 1,186 879 74.1 515 43.4 811 68.4 527 44.4 408 34.4 673 56.8
Worked year-round, full-time.. 359 259 72.2 183 50.9 224 62.3 127 35.3 90 25.1 186 52.0
Did not work.................... 1,836 1,355 73.8 438 23.8 1,306 71.1 747 40.7 606 33.0 1,093 59.5
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 2,500 1,920 76.8 923 36.9 1,809 72.4 1,158 46.3 896 35.8 1,532 61.3
No work disability.............. 1,551 1,102 71.1 649 41.8 1,011 65.2 656 42.3 512 33.0 833 53.7
With a work disability.......... 949 817 86.1 274 28.9 798 84.1 503 53.0 384 40.5 700 73.7
severe work disability........ 820 722 88.2 233 28.4 707 86.3 435 53.1 336 41.0 639 78.0
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 1,829 1,526 83.4 951 52.0 1,409 77.0 932 51.0 638 34.9 1,253 68.5
Married-couple families.......... 328 204 62.0 106 32.2 177 54.0 87 26.4 42 12.7 159 48.3
Male householder, wife absent.... 150 107 71.2 54 35.6 87 57.8 51 33.9 24 15.7 79 52.7
Female householder,husband absent 1,351 1,215 90.0 792 58.6 1,145 84.8 795 58.8 573 42.4 1,015 75.1
Nonfamily households.............. 1,193 707 59.3 1 0.1 707 59.3 342 28.6 376 31.5 514 43.1
Male householder................ 423 223 52.7 1 0.3 223 52.7 94 22.3 127 30.1 148 34.9
Living alone.................. 348 187 53.7 0 0.0 187 53.7 73 20.9 120 34.5 116 33.4
Female householders............. 770 485 63.0 0 0.0 485 63.0 247 32.1 249 32.3 366 47.5
Living alone.................. 678 437 64.5 0 0.0 437 64.5 220 32.4 236 34.8 332 48.9
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 953 941 98.8 369 38.7 940 98.7 672 70.5 447 46.9 924 97.0
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 395 395 100.0 248 62.6 395 100.0 366 92.6 209 52.8 391 98.9
Receiving SSI.................... 631 620 98.2 175 27.7 618 98.0 374 59.2 269 42.6 606 96.1
No cash assistance................ 2,069 1,292 62.4 584 28.2 1,177 56.9 602 29.1 567 27.4 842 40.7
Presence of Children
No children....................... 1,331 768 57.7 0 0.0 768 57.7 368 27.7 382 28.7 564 42.4
One or more related
Children 1,676 1,458 87.0 951 56.7 1,341 80.0 904 53.9 631 37.6 1,194 71.3
Child under 18 years............ 1,521 1,367 89.9 944 62.1 1,250 82.2 860 56.5 604 39.7 1,129 74.2
All under 6 years............. 397 343 86.5 72 18.0 338 85.4 229 57.7 175 44.2 323 81.6
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 418 404 96.6 345 82.5 360 86.1 275 65.9 184 44.0 329 78.8
All 6 to 17 years............. 707 620 87.8 528 74.7 552 78.1 356 50.3 245 34.6 477 67.4
One child....................... 545 450 82.6 215 39.4 416 76.3 255 46.8 206 37.9 367 67.3
Under 6 years................. 241 199 82.4 25 10.2 196 81.2 124 51.2 107 44.2 186 76.9
6 to 17 years................. 304 252 82.8 190 62.6 220 72.5 131 43.2 100 32.8 182 59.7
Two or more children............ 976 917 93.9 729 74.7 834 85.5 605 62.0 397 40.7 762 78.1
All under 6 years............. 155 144 92.8 47 30.2 143 91.9 105 67.7 68 44.1 138 88.8
Some under 6 years............ 418 404 96.6 345 82.5 360 86.1 275 65.9 184 44.0 329 78.8
All 6 to 17 years............. 403 369 91.6 338 83.8 332 82.4 224 55.7 145 36.0 295 73.3
Mean children................... 2.19 2.24 (x) 2.46 (x) 2.23 (x) 2.31 (x) 2.15 (x) 2.25 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 427 334 78.2 184 43.2 319 74.8 182 42.5 104 24.4 264 61.8
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 39 29 73.8 17 42.9 29 73.8 10 26.6 3 7.4 29 73.8
All under 6 years............... 11 5 47.7 2 15.9 5 47.7 2 15.9 0 0.0 5 47.7
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 4 1 34.4 0 0.0 1 34.4 1 34.4 1 34.4 1 34.4
All 6 to 17 years............... 25 23 91.8 15 61.9 23 91.8 7 29.9 2 6.2 23 91.8
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 2,439 1,872 76.7 908 37.2 1,761 72.2 1,139 46.7 891 36.5 1,488 61.0
One or more elderly............... 583 362 62.1 44 7.6 356 61.0 135 23.2 123 21.2 278 47.7
All members elderly.............. 400 234 58.6 0 0.0 234 58.6 91 22.9 105 26.4 166 41.5
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 515 312 60.7 33 6.3 306 59.4 112 21.7 118 22.9 236 45.8
Elderly other relative only...... 38 29 74.9 12 30.4 29 74.9 11 28.1 1 3.1 26 68.7
Elderly nonrelative only......... 13 12 90.0 0 0.0 12 90.0 8 60.7 3 22.7 11 79.3