Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2001 (Hispanic Origin)
(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
Hispanic Origin 10,499 4,390 41.8 2,385 22.7 3,323 31.7 997 9.5 649 6.2 3,002 28.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 9,520 3,988 41.9 2,161 22.7 3,031 31.8 912 9.6 598 6.3 2,747 28.9
Inside central cities........... 4,902 2,263 46.2 1,216 24.8 1,746 35.6 581 11.8 417 8.5 1,562 31.9
One million or more........... 3,453 1,631 47.2 864 25.0 1,253 36.3 370 10.7 299 8.7 1,121 32.5
Under one million............. 1,449 632 43.6 352 24.3 493 34.0 211 14.6 118 8.2 441 30.4
Outside central cities.......... 4,619 1,725 37.3 945 20.5 1,285 27.8 332 7.2 180 3.9 1,185 25.7
One million or more........... 3,542 1,230 34.7 650 18.3 906 25.6 202 5.7 129 3.6 843 23.8
Under one million............. 1,076 495 46.0 296 27.5 379 35.2 130 12.1 52 4.8 342 31.8
Outside metropolitan areas........ 978 402 41.1 224 22.9 293 29.9 85 8.7 51 5.2 255 26.1
Region
Northeast......................... 1,580 831 52.6 339 21.5 738 46.7 242 15.3 270 17.1 656 41.5
Midwest........................... 854 245 28.7 119 14.0 193 22.6 68 8.0 38 4.5 166 19.4
South............................. 3,775 1,481 39.2 848 22.5 1,039 27.5 353 9.3 146 3.9 918 24.3
West.............................. 4,289 1,832 42.7 1,079 25.2 1,353 31.5 334 7.8 194 4.5 1,262 29.4
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 4,984 1,596 32.0 922 18.5 1,069 21.5 223 4.5 0 0.0 1,029 20.7
Renter occupied................... 5,514 2,795 50.7 1,463 26.5 2,254 40.9 774 14.0 649 11.8 1,973 35.8
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 9,436 3,946 41.8 2,332 24.7 2,898 30.7 876 9.3 541 5.7 2,625 27.8
15 to 24 years.................. 1,035 397 38.3 126 12.2 362 35.0 100 9.7 58 5.6 338 32.7
25 to 34 years.................. 2,958 1,394 47.1 877 29.7 1,029 34.8 331 11.2 174 5.9 938 31.7
35 to 44 years.................. 2,674 1,209 45.2 900 33.6 742 27.8 233 8.7 143 5.3 669 25.0
45 to 54 years.................. 1,748 616 35.2 335 19.2 470 26.9 128 7.3 96 5.5 416 23.8
55 to 64 years.................. 1,020 330 32.3 94 9.2 295 28.9 84 8.2 71 7.0 264 25.9
65 years and over................. 1,063 444 41.8 53 5.0 425 40.0 121 11.4 107 10.1 377 35.4
65 to 74 years.................. 654 270 41.3 47 7.2 253 38.6 74 11.3 69 10.6 217 33.1
75 years and over............... 408 174 42.6 7 1.6 173 42.2 47 11.6 38 9.4 160 39.2
Mean age.......................... 41.8 40.9 (x) 37.7 (x) 41.8 (x) 41.5 (x) 44.3 (x) 41.7 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 10,499 4,390 41.8 2,385 22.7 3,323 31.7 997 9.5 649 6.2 3,002 28.6
Worked.......................... 7,935 2,942 37.1 1,807 22.8 2,039 25.7 519 6.5 306 3.8 1,834 23.1
Worked year-round, full-time.. 5,793 1,889 32.6 1,187 20.5 1,221 21.1 219 3.8 155 2.7 1,097 18.9
Did not work.................... 2,563 1,448 56.5 579 22.6 1,285 50.1 478 18.7 343 13.4 1,168 45.6
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 9,425 3,940 41.8 2,329 24.7 2,895 30.7 875 9.3 540 5.7 2,624 27.8
No work disability.............. 8,544 3,336 39.0 2,088 24.4 2,337 27.4 635 7.4 375 4.4 2,108 24.7
With a work disability.......... 882 604 68.5 241 27.3 558 63.3 240 27.2 165 18.7 516 58.5
severe work disability........ 619 488 78.8 172 27.9 468 75.7 213 34.4 150 24.3 440 71.1
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 8,516 3,936 46.2 2,369 27.8 2,875 33.8 852 10.0 470 5.5 2,646 31.1
Married-couple families.......... 5,778 2,342 40.5 1,457 25.2 1,572 27.2 337 5.8 161 2.8 1,466 25.4
Male householder, wife absent.... 817 325 39.8 138 16.9 263 32.3 74 9.1 38 4.6 235 28.8
Female householder,husband absent 1,922 1,269 66.0 774 40.3 1,039 54.1 441 23.0 272 14.1 946 49.2
Nonfamily households.............. 1,982 454 22.9 16 0.8 449 22.6 146 7.3 178 9.0 356 18.0
Male householder................ 1,108 207 18.7 9 0.8 206 18.6 65 5.8 75 6.7 153 13.8
Living alone.................. 709 131 18.5 0 0.0 131 18.5 38 5.4 58 8.2 94 13.2
Female householders............. 874 247 28.2 7 0.8 243 27.8 81 9.3 103 11.8 203 23.2
Living alone.................. 676 203 30.1 0 0.0 203 30.1 71 10.5 96 14.2 168 24.8
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 899 891 99.1 308 34.3 889 98.9 456 50.8 252 28.0 885 98.4
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 378 375 99.1 231 61.2 373 98.8 289 76.5 107 28.4 371 98.2
Receiving SSI.................... 581 577 99.3 115 19.9 576 99.1 217 37.4 164 28.2 574 98.8
No cash assistance................ 9,600 3,499 36.5 2,077 21.6 2,435 25.4 541 5.6 397 4.1 2,117 22.1
Presence of Children
No children....................... 3,397 649 19.1 0 0.0 649 19.1 194 5.7 227 6.7 518 15.2
One or more related
Children 7,011 3,706 52.9 2,369 33.8 2,644 37.7 794 11.3 419 6.0 2,456 35.0
Child under 18 years............ 5,932 3,424 57.7 2,340 39.4 2,380 40.1 745 12.6 375 6.3 2,215 37.3
All under 6 years............. 1,470 726 49.4 129 8.7 685 46.6 164 11.1 75 5.1 659 44.8
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 1,743 1,204 69.0 988 56.7 841 48.2 316 18.1 124 7.1 789 45.3
All 6 to 17 years............. 2,719 1,494 54.9 1,223 45.0 854 31.4 266 9.8 176 6.5 767 28.2
One child....................... 2,136 1,015 47.5 476 22.3 775 36.3 170 7.9 112 5.3 713 33.4
Under 6 years................. 960 445 46.4 55 5.7 424 44.1 79 8.2 36 3.7 406 42.3
6 to 17 years................. 1,175 570 48.5 421 35.8 352 29.9 91 7.7 77 6.5 307 26.1
Two or more children............ 3,796 2,409 63.4 1,864 49.1 1,604 42.3 576 15.2 263 6.9 1,503 39.6
All under 6 years............. 509 281 55.1 74 14.4 261 51.3 85 16.6 39 7.7 253 49.7
Some under 6 years............ 1,743 1,204 69.0 988 56.7 841 48.2 316 18.1 124 7.1 789 45.3
All 6 to 17 years............. 1,544 924 59.9 803 52.0 503 32.6 175 11.3 100 6.5 461 29.9
Mean children................... 2.10 2.28 (x) 2.50 (x) 2.24 (x) 2.49 (x) 2.19 (x) 2.25 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 2,522 1,116 44.2 579 23.0 849 33.7 209 8.3 110 4.4 794 31.5
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 172 90 52.0 48 28.1 79 45.6 23 13.1 5 2.9 74 42.9
All under 6 years............... 37 24 64.1 4 9.5 23 62.7 4 10.6 0 0.0 23 62.7
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 23 7 29.2 3 12.3 4 18.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 18.3
All 6 to 17 years............... 112 59 52.7 42 37.6 51 45.5 19 16.7 5 4.4 46 41.4
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 9,044 3,752 41.5 2,265 25.0 2,729 30.2 842 9.3 528 5.8 2,464 27.2
One or more elderly............... 1,454 639 43.9 120 8.3 594 40.9 155 10.7 121 8.3 538 37.0
All members elderly.............. 628 238 37.8 0 0.0 238 37.8 71 11.2 82 13.1 201 32.0
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 1,108 449 40.5 60 5.4 428 38.7 122 11.0 108 9.8 380 34.3
Elderly other relative only...... 289 152 52.7 55 19.0 130 45.0 25 8.7 9 3.2 124 42.9
Elderly nonrelative only......... 15 10 67.4 3 22.5 9 57.9 2 13.0 0 0.0 9 57.9
Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2001 (Hispanic Origin)
(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
Hispanic Origin 2,143 1,570 73.2 910 42.5 1,312 61.2 663 30.9 368 17.2 1,181 55.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1,917 1,403 73.2 823 43.0 1,170 61.0 601 31.3 342 17.8 1,057 55.2
Inside central cities........... 1,117 829 74.2 473 42.3 708 63.4 388 34.7 238 21.3 640 57.3
One million or more........... 775 588 75.9 320 41.3 501 64.6 252 32.5 168 21.7 446 57.6
Under one million............. 342 242 70.6 153 44.6 207 60.5 136 39.8 70 20.4 194 56.8
Outside central cities.......... 800 573 71.7 350 43.8 462 57.8 212 26.6 104 12.9 417 52.1
One million or more........... 557 386 69.3 227 40.7 303 54.3 128 22.9 70 12.6 276 49.5
Under one million............. 242 187 77.1 124 51.1 159 65.8 85 35.0 33 13.6 141 58.3
Outside metropolitan areas........ 226 167 73.8 87 38.2 142 62.7 62 27.5 26 11.7 124 54.7
Region
Northeast......................... 405 329 81.3 143 35.3 311 76.9 165 40.7 152 37.5 286 70.6
Midwest........................... 128 76 59.9 42 33.3 65 51.1 35 27.1 23 17.7 54 42.0
South............................. 783 541 69.1 343 43.8 420 53.6 231 29.5 92 11.7 370 47.2
West.............................. 828 623 75.3 381 46.1 515 62.3 232 28.1 102 12.4 472 57.1
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 602 381 63.4 244 40.6 281 46.7 119 19.8 0 0.0 264 43.8
Renter occupied................... 1,541 1,188 77.1 666 43.2 1,031 66.9 544 35.3 368 23.9 917 59.5
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 1,862 1,386 74.4 888 47.7 1,138 61.1 594 31.9 312 16.7 1,029 55.3
15 to 24 years.................. 278 162 58.2 58 20.8 157 56.6 77 27.7 32 11.7 153 55.2
25 to 34 years.................. 646 519 80.4 361 55.9 420 65.0 234 36.3 106 16.5 382 59.1
35 to 44 years.................. 496 409 82.5 325 65.5 293 59.1 157 31.7 77 15.6 263 53.1
45 to 54 years.................. 243 177 73.0 110 45.2 157 64.6 75 30.8 52 21.4 135 55.4
55 to 64 years.................. 200 119 59.7 34 17.3 111 55.4 51 25.3 43 21.8 96 48.0
65 years and over................. 281 184 65.3 22 7.7 174 61.9 69 24.6 57 20.1 152 54.2
65 to 74 years.................. 172 112 65.2 17 10.0 104 60.4 40 23.2 36 20.8 88 51.3
75 years and over............... 109 72 65.5 4 4.1 70 64.3 29 26.7 21 19.0 64 58.7
Mean age.......................... 41.4 40.9 (x) 37.1 (x) 41.4 (x) 40.1 (x) 43.9 (x) 40.9 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 2,143 1,570 73.2 910 42.5 1,312 61.2 663 30.9 368 17.2 1,181 55.1
Worked.......................... 1,065 775 72.8 553 51.9 602 56.5 295 27.7 131 12.3 541 50.8
Worked year-round, full-time.. 459 336 73.2 259 56.4 232 50.6 100 21.9 32 7.0 214 46.7
Did not work.................... 1,078 794 73.7 357 33.1 710 65.9 367 34.1 237 22.0 640 59.3
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 1,855 1,382 74.5 887 47.8 1,135 61.2 593 31.9 312 16.8 1,027 55.4
No work disability.............. 1,501 1,066 71.0 750 50.0 835 55.6 428 28.5 196 13.0 757 50.4
With a work disability.......... 354 316 89.4 137 38.8 300 85.0 165 46.7 116 32.7 270 76.4
severe work disability........ 305 275 90.4 111 36.4 268 87.9 153 50.3 108 35.5 245 80.5
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 1,649 1,320 80.1 907 55.0 1,065 64.6 560 33.9 254 15.4 984 59.7
Married-couple families.......... 799 611 76.5 445 55.8 443 55.5 197 24.7 57 7.1 409 51.2
Male householder, wife absent.... 139 85 61.0 44 31.7 69 49.6 32 23.2 12 8.7 63 45.0
Female householder,husband absent 711 624 87.8 418 58.7 553 77.7 331 46.5 185 26.0 512 72.0
Nonfamily households.............. 494 249 50.4 2 0.5 247 49.9 103 20.8 114 23.1 197 39.9
Male householder................ 207 100 48.5 0 0.0 100 48.5 43 20.6 50 24.1 71 34.3
Living alone.................. 139 80 57.6 0 0.0 80 57.6 32 22.9 39 28.0 55 39.7
Female householders............. 288 149 51.8 2 0.9 147 51.0 60 21.0 64 22.4 126 43.9
Living alone.................. 229 124 54.2 0 0.0 124 54.2 55 24.0 62 26.9 105 46.1
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 435 435 100.0 197 45.2 434 99.9 310 71.3 168 38.7 432 99.3
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 236 236 100.0 166 70.2 236 100.0 210 88.7 81 34.2 235 99.5
Receiving SSI.................... 227 227 100.0 55 24.1 226 99.8 125 55.3 97 42.6 225 99.2
No cash assistance................ 1,708 1,135 66.4 713 41.8 878 51.4 353 20.7 200 11.7 749 43.9
Presence of Children
No children....................... 620 295 47.6 0 0.0 295 47.6 120 19.3 127 20.4 235 38.0
One or more related
Children 1,504 1,265 84.1 907 60.3 1,010 67.1 542 36.0 242 16.1 938 62.4
Child under 18 years............ 1,404 1,210 86.2 897 63.9 960 68.3 525 37.4 221 15.7 894 63.7
All under 6 years............. 346 253 73.2 48 14.0 248 71.7 101 29.3 39 11.4 239 69.0
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 509 482 94.7 428 84.1 384 75.5 239 47.0 81 15.9 359 70.6
All 6 to 17 years............. 549 475 86.4 421 76.6 327 59.5 184 33.6 100 18.3 296 53.9
One child....................... 371 278 74.9 139 37.3 237 64.0 99 26.8 52 13.9 222 59.8
Under 6 years................. 181 126 69.4 13 7.4 124 68.5 46 25.6 18 10.1 119 65.8
6 to 17 years................. 190 152 80.1 125 65.9 113 59.7 53 27.9 33 17.5 103 54.1
Two or more children............ 1,033 932 90.2 759 73.5 722 69.9 426 41.2 169 16.4 672 65.1
All under 6 years............. 165 127 77.4 35 21.3 124 75.3 55 33.4 21 12.8 120 72.6
Some under 6 years............ 509 482 94.7 428 84.1 384 75.5 239 47.0 81 15.9 359 70.6
All 6 to 17 years............. 359 323 89.8 296 82.3 214 59.5 131 36.6 67 18.7 194 53.9
Mean children................... 2.43 2.51 (x) 2.76 (x) 2.49 (x) 2.65 (x) 2.39 (x) 2.50 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 365 273 74.7 183 50.1 227 62.1 109 29.9 52 14.1 211 57.8
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 40 30 75.7 16 40.3 27 68.2 9 21.7 1 3.7 27 68.2
All under 6 years............... 12 11 88.6 2 19.2 10 84.3 2 17.6 0 0.0 10 84.3
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 4 1 30.3 1 30.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
All 6 to 17 years............... 23 18 77.5 12 53.2 17 72.5 6 27.9 1 6.3 17 72.5
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 1,800 1,344 74.7 865 48.1 1,104 61.3 580 32.2 309 17.1 997 55.4
One or more elderly............... 343 225 65.7 44 13.0 208 60.7 83 24.1 59 17.3 184 53.7
All members elderly.............. 200 122 60.9 0 0.0 122 60.9 50 24.8 46 23.2 104 51.8
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 284 186 65.5 25 8.8 175 61.6 71 24.9 56 19.8 152 53.5
Elderly other relative only...... 47 30 63.6 15 32.0 25 54.0 9 18.6 1 3.2 24 51.8
Elderly nonrelative only......... 5 5 100.0 3 66.5 4 71.9 2 38.5 0 0.0 4 71.9