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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 (Hispanic Origin)
(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                                                                                              
                                                                                                                 
     Hispanic Origin                   4,980     9,253     1,294     26.0     2,189     2,376     47.7     4,583 
                                                                                                                 
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
Inside metropolitan areas              4,539     8,441     1,174     25.9     1,977     2,151     47.4     4,143 
  Inside central cities...........     2,285     4,230       536     23.4       905     1,209     52.9     2,316 
    One million or more...........     1,589     2,952       323     20.3       563       861     54.2     1,635 
    Under one million.............       696     1,277       213     30.6       342       347     49.9       680 
  Outside central cities..........     2,254     4,211       638     28.3     1,072       943     41.8     1,827 
    One million or more...........     1,692     3,144       487     28.8       824       647     38.2     1,242 
    Under one million.............       561     1,068       151     26.9       248       296     52.6       585 
Outside metropolitan areas........       441       813       120     27.2       212       224     50.9       440 
                                                                                                                 
REGION                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
Northeast.........................       721     1,251       159     22.1       304       338     46.9       571 
Midwest...........................       360       676       134     37.2       237       119     33.2       228 
South.............................     1,697     3,123       474     27.9       785       841     49.6     1,643 
West..............................     2,202     4,203       527     23.9       863     1,077     48.9     2,142 
                                                                                                                 
TENURE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
Owner occupied....................     2,547     4,772       890     34.9     1,533       917     36.0     1,824 
Renter occupied...................     2,432     4,482       404     16.6       656     1,459     60.0     2,759 
                                                                                                                 
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                   
                                                                                                                 
Total civilian....................     4,980     9,253     1,294     26.0     2,189     2,376     47.7     4,583 
  Worked..........................     4,032     7,455     1,144     28.4     1,930     1,802     44.7     3,476 
    Worked year-round, full-time..     2,947     5,412       919     31.2     1,545     1,184     40.2     2,288 
  Did not work....................       948     1,798       150     15.9       259       573     60.5     1,107 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, 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 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...........     4,867     9,087     1,270     26.1     2,154     2,322     47.7     4,504 
  No work disability..............     4,484     8,394     1,211     27.0     2,053     2,082     46.4     4,073 
  With a work disability..........       383       693        59     15.4       101       240     62.6       431 
    severe work disability........       259       460        35     13.7        61       171     66.2       308 
                                                                                                                 
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
Family household..................     4,921     9,147     1,288     26.2     2,179     2,359     47.9     4,552 
  Married-couple families.........     3,301     6,241       982     29.7     1,721     1,450     43.9     2,848 
  Male householder, no wife.......       348       552        75     21.7       108       138     39.6       224 
  Female householder, no husband..     1,272     2,355       231     18.1       349       771     60.6     1,479 
Nonfamily households..............        58       106         6     10.6        11        16     28.3        31 
  Male householder................        38        66         4     11.3         9         9     24.8        16 
    Living alone..................         0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............        20        40         2      9.4         2         7     35.0        16 
    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 (Hispanic Origin)
(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                                                                                              
                                                                                                                 
     Hispanic Origin                   1,178     2,438        69      5.9       120       904     76.8     1,884 
                                                                                                                 
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
Inside metropolitan areas              1,066     2,206        62      5.8       105       818     76.7     1,701 
  Inside central cities...........       607     1,245        33      5.4        54       469     77.2       974 
    One million or more...........       412       832        11      2.7        22       319     77.5       652 
    Under one million.............       195       413        21     11.0        32       149     76.5       322 
  Outside central cities..........       459       961        29      6.4        51       349     76.1       726 
    One million or more...........       298       635        18      6.2        35       225     75.6       485 
    Under one million.............       161       325        11      6.9        16       124     76.9       241 
Outside metropolitan areas........       112       232         7      6.0        15        87     77.5       183 
                                                                                                                 
REGION                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
Northeast.........................       192       366        12      6.5        24       143     74.3       269 
Midwest...........................        55       115         4      6.8         7        42     77.4        89 
South.............................       440       913        33      7.5        56       339     77.0       715 
West..............................       491     1,044        20      4.0        33       380     77.4       811 
                                                                                                                 
TENURE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
Owner occupied....................       327       708        36     11.0        65       241     73.7       521 
Renter occupied...................       851     1,730        33      3.9        56       663     77.9     1,363 
                                                                                                                 
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                   
                                                                                                                 
Total civilian....................     1,178     2,438        69      5.9       120       904     76.8     1,884 
  Worked..........................       696     1,489        42      6.1        82       551     79.2     1,180 
    Worked year-round, full-time..       345       767        20      5.7        43       259     75.1       587 
  Did not work....................       482       949        27      5.5        39       353     73.3       704 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, 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 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...........     1,145     2,386        65      5.7       114       885     77.3     1,855 
  No work disability..............       970     2,070        59      6.1       104       749     77.2     1,613 
  With a work disability..........       174       316         6      3.2        10       136     78.1       243 
    severe work disability........       145       259         6      3.9        10       110     75.9       196 
                                                                                                                 
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 
Family household..................     1,164     2,413        69      5.9       120       902     77.5     1,876 
  Married-couple families.........       554     1,170        27      4.8        51       441     79.6       927 
  Male householder, no wife.......        78       147         6      7.9         9        44     56.4        81 
  Female householder, no husband..       532     1,096        36      6.8        60       417     78.4       869 
Nonfamily households..............        14        25         0      0.0         0         2     17.8         8 
  Male householder................         7        11         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
    Living alone..................         0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............         7        14         0      0.0         0         2     37.9         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
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032002/noncash/nc3_004.htm