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Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, 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 with school age children                    
                                                          Receiving regular-price    Receiving free or reduced-  
                                                               school lunch              price school lunch      
                                                Number                       Number                       Number 
                                                    of                           of                           of 
                                      Number  children    Number  Percent  children    Number  Percent  children 
    Characteristics                                                                                              
                                                                                                                 
     White                            25,792    44,295    11,380     44.1    18,168     5,256     20.4     9,601 
                                                                                                                 
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
Inside metropolitan areas             20,546    35,355     8,893     43.3    14,211     3,900     19.0     7,181 
  Inside central cities...........     5,948    10,270     2,091     35.2     3,301     1,774     29.8     3,293 
    One million or more...........     3,464     6,023     1,073     31.0     1,708     1,065     30.7     1,992 
    Under one million.............     2,484     4,247     1,018     41.0     1,593       709     28.5     1,301 
  Outside central cities..........    14,599    25,085     6,802     46.6    10,911     2,126     14.6     3,888 
    One million or more...........     9,952    17,225     4,453     44.7     7,170     1,240     12.5     2,294 
    Under one million.............     4,646     7,860     2,349     50.6     3,741       886     19.1     1,594 
Outside metropolitan areas........     5,245     8,940     2,487     47.4     3,957     1,357     25.9     2,420 
                                                                                                                 
REGION                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
Northeast.........................     4,863     8,227     2,118     43.6     3,423       811     16.7     1,391 
Midwest...........................     6,474    11,257     3,463     53.5     5,610       952     14.7     1,710 
South.............................     8,352    13,941     3,737     44.7     5,808     1,908     22.8     3,434 
West..............................     6,103    10,870     2,062     33.8     3,327     1,586     26.0     3,067 
                                                                                                                 
TENURE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
Owner occupied....................    19,314    33,218     9,609     49.7    15,512     2,370     12.3     4,375 
Renter occupied...................     6,477    11,076     1,772     27.4     2,656     2,886     44.6     5,226 
                                                                                                                 
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                   
                                                                                                                 
Total civilian....................    25,792    44,295    11,380     44.1    18,168     5,256     20.4     9,601 
  Worked..........................    22,360    38,212    10,383     46.4    16,530     4,026     18.0     7,386 
    Worked year-round, full-time..    16,847    28,723     8,322     49.4    13,365     2,443     14.5     4,475 
  Did not work....................     3,432     6,083       998     29.1     1,638     1,230     35.8     2,215 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, 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 with school age children                    
                                                          Receiving regular-price    Receiving free or reduced-  
                                                               school lunch              price school lunch      
                                                Number                       Number                       Number 
                                                    of                           of                           of 
                                      Number  children    Number  Percent  children    Number  Percent  children 
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
     Total age 16 to 64...........    25,283    43,542    11,195     44.3    17,880     5,103     20.2     9,381 
  No work disability..............    23,448    40,484    10,683     45.6    17,098     4,325     18.4     8,039 
  With a work disability..........     1,835     3,058       513     27.9       782       778     42.4     1,341 
    severe work disability........       992     1,651       195     19.6       305       535     53.9       899 
                                                                                                                 
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
Family household..................    25,467    43,811    11,307     44.4    18,061     5,185     20.4     9,483 
  Married-couple families.........    18,973    33,419     9,166     48.3    14,983     2,763     14.6     5,327 
  Male householder, no wife.......     1,531     2,319       612     40.0       887       381     24.9       615 
  Female householder, no husband..     4,964     8,074     1,530     30.8     2,190     2,041     41.1     3,541 
Nonfamily households..............       324       483        73     22.6       107        71     22.0       118 
  Male householder................       236       352        60     25.3        88        62     26.0       100 
    Living alone..................         0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............        88       132        13     15.2        19        10     11.1        18 
    Living alone..................         0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, 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 with school age children                
                                                          Receiving regular-price    Receiving free or reduced-  
                                                               school lunch              price school lunch      
                                                Number                       Number                       Number 
                                                    of                           of                           of 
                                      Number  children    Number  Percent  children    Number  Percent  children 
    Characteristics                                                                                              
                                                                                                                 
     White                             2,758     5,341       334     12.1       531     1,848     67.0     3,564 
                                                                                                                 
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
Inside metropolitan areas              2,054     3,982       239     11.6       373     1,380     67.2     2,686 
  Inside central cities...........       915     1,829        69      7.6       108       662     72.4     1,329 
    One million or more...........       554     1,128        28      5.0        53       400     72.2       822 
    Under one million.............       361       701        41     11.5        55       262     72.7       507 
  Outside central cities..........     1,139     2,154       170     14.9       265       717     63.0     1,357 
    One million or more...........       685     1,314       106     15.5       170       412     60.1       803 
    Under one million.............       453       839        64     14.1        95       305     67.4       554 
Outside metropolitan areas........       704     1,359        95     13.5       158       469     66.6       878 
                                                                                                                 
REGION                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
Northeast.........................       473       912        56     11.8        88       292     61.8       540 
Midwest...........................       474       914        76     16.0       120       300     63.2       572 
South.............................     1,048     1,953       137     13.1       198       730     69.6     1,369 
West..............................       762     1,562        65      8.6       125       526     69.0     1,083 
                                                                                                                 
TENURE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
Owner occupied....................     1,073     2,112       197     18.4       338       602     56.1     1,182 
Renter occupied...................     1,685     3,229       137      8.1       193     1,247     74.0     2,382 
                                                                                                                 
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                   
                                                                                                                 
Total civilian....................     2,758     5,341       334     12.1       531     1,848     67.0     3,564 
  Worked..........................     1,645     3,258       209     12.7       339     1,140     69.3     2,242 
    Worked year-round, full-time..       688     1,443        97     14.1       175       442     64.2       925 
  Did not work....................     1,113     2,083       125     11.2       192       709     63.7     1,322 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, 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 with school age children                
                                                          Receiving regular-price    Receiving free or reduced-  
                                                               school lunch              price school lunch      
                                                Number                       Number                       Number 
                                                    of                           of                           of 
                                      Number  children    Number  Percent  children    Number  Percent  children 
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
     Total age 16 to 64...........     2,684     5,232       325     12.1       515     1,799     67.0     3,495 
  No work disability..............     2,106     4,205       262     12.4       414     1,393     66.2     2,810 
  With a work disability..........       579     1,027        64     11.0       101       406     70.2       685 
    severe work disability........       419       726        34      8.2        59       298     71.2       492 
                                                                                                                 
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
Family household..................     2,697     5,261       329     12.2       526     1,836     68.1     3,545 
  Married-couple families.........     1,114     2,363       134     12.0       236       724     65.0     1,500 
  Male householder, no wife.......       226       394        40     17.8        68       120     53.1       205 
  Female householder, no husband..     1,357     2,504       155     11.4       222       991     73.0     1,839 
Nonfamily households..............        61        80         5      8.0         5        13     21.2        19 
  Male householder................        37        45         5     13.1         5        10     27.9        12 
    Living alone..................         0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............        24        35         0      0.0         0         2     10.5         8 
    Living alone..................         0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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