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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 (Black)
(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                                                                                              
                                                                                                                 
     Black                             4,991     8,729     1,557     31.2     2,476     2,188     43.8     3,916 
                                                                                                                 
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
Inside metropolitan areas              4,348     7,624     1,383     31.8     2,205     1,813     41.7     3,242 
  Inside central cities...........     2,549     4,564       689     27.0     1,140     1,244     48.8     2,261 
    One million or more...........     1,822     3,247       464     25.5       751       870     47.8     1,589 
    Under one million.............       726     1,317       224     30.9       390       374     51.5       672 
  Outside central cities..........     1,799     3,060       694     38.6     1,065       569     31.6       982 
    One million or more...........     1,377     2,351       509     36.9       794       397     28.9       687 
    Under one million.............       422       708       186     44.0       271       171     40.6       295 
Outside metropolitan areas........       643     1,105       174     27.1       271       375     58.3       673 
                                                                                                                 
REGION                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
Northeast.........................       890     1,544       251     28.2       385       357     40.1       622 
Midwest...........................       951     1,730       280     29.4       470       432     45.4       835 
South.............................     2,744     4,730       869     31.7     1,348     1,283     46.7     2,248 
West..............................       406       725       157     38.7       274       116     28.7       210 
                                                                                                                 
TENURE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
Owner occupied....................     2,337     3,989     1,012     43.3     1,617       672     28.8     1,185 
Renter occupied...................     2,654     4,741       545     20.6       859     1,515     57.1     2,731 
                                                                                                                 
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                   
                                                                                                                 
Total civilian....................     4,991     8,729     1,557     31.2     2,476     2,188     43.8     3,916 
  Worked..........................     4,005     6,925     1,399     34.9     2,230     1,589     39.7     2,797 
    Worked year-round, full-time..     2,959     5,091     1,166     39.4     1,857       980     33.1     1,750 
  Did not work....................       986     1,805       158     16.0       246       598     60.7     1,119 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, 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 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...........     4,800     8,455     1,498     31.2     2,400     2,107     43.9     3,794 
  No work disability..............     4,121     7,175     1,386     33.6     2,217     1,671     40.6     2,967 
  With a work disability..........       680     1,281       112     16.5       184       436     64.2       827 
    severe work disability........       514       975        67     13.0       107       360     70.0       697 
                                                                                                                 
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
Family household..................     4,938     8,648     1,545     31.3     2,454     2,181     44.2     3,908 
  Married-couple families.........     2,001     3,612       910     45.5     1,528       518     25.9       964 
  Male householder, no wife.......       326       489        95     29.0       139       135     41.3       207 
  Female householder, no husband..     2,610     4,547       540     20.7       788     1,528     58.6     2,737 
Nonfamily households..............        53        81        12     23.5        22         6     11.8         8 
  Male householder................        29        47         8     27.4        17         5     17.6         7 
    Living alone..................         0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............        25        34         5     19.0         5         1      5.1         1 
    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 (Black)
(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                                                                                              
                                                                                                                 
     Black                             1,259     2,500        97      7.7       156       950     75.5     1,862 
                                                                                                                 
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
Inside metropolitan areas              1,053     2,081        81      7.7       126       789     74.9     1,537 
  Inside central cities...........       766     1,553        52      6.8        90       580     75.8     1,154 
    One million or more...........       538     1,106        42      7.8        75       401     74.4       787 
    Under one million.............       227       447        10      4.3        16       180     79.1       367 
  Outside central cities..........       287       528        29     10.0        36       209     72.7       384 
    One million or more...........       197       346        21     10.9        26       134     67.9       236 
    Under one million.............        90       182         7      8.0        10        75     83.1       148 
Outside metropolitan areas........       206       419        16      8.0        30       161     78.1       325 
                                                                                                                 
REGION                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
Northeast.........................       226       429        25     11.0        38       158     69.8       288 
Midwest...........................       286       591        24      8.3        42       215     75.3       452 
South.............................       687     1,360        38      5.6        61       543     79.0     1,058 
West..............................        60       120        10     17.0        16        34     56.5        64 
                                                                                                                 
TENURE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
Owner occupied....................       291       574        38     12.9        66       195     67.0       378 
Renter occupied...................       967     1,927        59      6.1        90       755     78.0     1,484 
                                                                                                                 
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                   
                                                                                                                 
Total civilian....................     1,259     2,500        97      7.7       156       950     75.5     1,862 
  Worked..........................       663     1,316        54      8.2        79       515     77.6     1,010 
    Worked year-round, full-time..       242       518        18      7.5        31       183     75.6       397 
  Did not work....................       596     1,184        43      7.1        77       435     73.1       852 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, 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 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...........     1,202     2,414        86      7.1       143       920     76.5     1,818 
  No work disability..............       862     1,725        68      7.8       111       649     75.2     1,274 
  With a work disability..........       340       689        18      5.4        32       272     79.8       544 
    severe work disability........       288       581        17      5.8        30       231     80.1       469 
                                                                                                                 
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
Family household..................     1,248     2,479        94      7.6       152       949     76.0     1,861 
  Married-couple families.........       163       345        25     15.6        36       106     64.9       229 
  Male householder, no wife.......        77       131        10     13.0        20        53     68.9        87 
  Female householder, no husband..     1,008     2,003        59      5.9        95       790     78.4     1,545 
Nonfamily households..............        11        21         2     22.4         5         1      9.9         1 
  Male householder................         6        11         2     41.6         5         1     18.4         1 
    Living alone..................         0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............         5        10         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
    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
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032002/noncash/nc3_003.htm