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Table 3.  Program Participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                                                                                          In household in                     
                                                                In household that  In household that                     which one or more                    
                                             In household that   received means-    received means-   In household that     persons were      Live in public  
                                              received means-   tested assistance     tested cash       received food        covered by       or subsidized   
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch      assistance           stamps            Medicaid           housing      
                                                                                                                                                              
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
Characteristic                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                              
ALL RACES                                                                                                                                                     
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                              
Total......................          32,907    22,203     67.5    19,478     59.2     7,500     22.8    11,044     33.6    17,272     52.5     5,900     17.9 
Under 18 years...............        11,733     9,945     84.8     8,434     71.9     3,038     25.9     5,395     46.0     7,773     66.2     2,576     22.0 
18 to 24 years...............         4,449     2,403     54.0     2,234     50.2       738     16.6     1,162     26.1     1,986     44.6       666     15.0 
25 to 34 years...............         4,255     2,845     66.9     2,472     58.1       786     18.5     1,418     33.3     2,182     51.3       709     16.7 
35 to 44 years...............         3,822     2,583     67.6     2,170     56.8       849     22.2     1,190     31.1     1,896     49.6       571     14.9 
45 to 54 years...............         2,804     1,656     59.0     1,508     53.8       765     27.3       785     28.0     1,278     45.6       424     15.1 
55 to 59 years...............         1,274       656     51.5       611     47.9       368     28.9       284     22.3       529     41.5       218     17.1 
60 to 64 years...............         1,157       544     47.0       521     45.0       303     26.2       241     20.8       432     37.4       167     14.5 
65 years and over............         3,414     1,571     46.0     1,528     44.8       653     19.1       569     16.7     1,197     35.1       570     16.7 
  65 to 74 years.............         1,664       818     49.2       785     47.2       369     22.2       328     19.7       653     39.3       299     18.0 
  75 years and over.........          1,750       753     43.1       743     42.4       284     16.2       241     13.8       544     31.1       270     15.5 
                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total......................        14,327     9,316     65.0     8,051     56.2     3,004     21.0     4,414     30.8     7,143     49.9     2,218     15.5 
Under 18 years...............         5,961     5,006     84.0     4,229     70.9     1,469     24.6     2,664     44.7     3,899     65.4     1,279     21.5 
18 to 24 years...............         1,859       874     47.0       787     42.3       258     13.9       335     18.0       672     36.1       195     10.5 
25 to 34 years...............         1,617       902     55.7       786     48.6       235     14.5       390     24.1       677     41.9       178     11.0 
35 to 44 years...............         1,582       938     59.3       772     48.8       288     18.2       374     23.6       661     41.8       168     10.7 
45 to 54 years...............         1,268       693     54.7       621     49.0       306     24.2       292     23.0       523     41.2       135     10.6 
55 to 59 years...............           524       247     47.2       228     43.5       147     28.0        88     16.9       201     38.5        62     11.9 
60 to 64 years...............           516       211     40.9       201     39.0       109     21.2        90     17.4       166     32.1        52     10.0 
65 years and over............           999       445     44.5       427     42.7       193     19.3       180     18.0       344     34.5       149     14.9 
   65 to 74 years............           560       273     48.8       259     46.3       134     23.8       126     22.6       221     39.5       101     18.0 
   75 years and over........            439       172     39.2       167     38.2        59     13.5        54     12.2       123     28.0        48     11.0 
                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total.......................       18,580    12,887     69.4    11,427     61.5     4,496     24.2     6,630     35.7    10,129     54.5     3,682     19.8 
Under 18 years...............         5,772     4,940     85.6     4,205     72.9     1,569     27.2     2,731     47.3     3,874     67.1     1,297     22.5 
18 to 24 years...............         2,590     1,529     59.0     1,447     55.9       481     18.6       827     31.9     1,314     50.7       472     18.2 
25 to 34 years...............         2,638     1,943     73.7     1,687     63.9       552     20.9     1,028     39.0     1,505     57.1       530     20.1 
35 to 44 years...............         2,240     1,645     73.4     1,398     62.4       561     25.0       816     36.4     1,234     55.1       403     18.0 
45 to 54 years...............         1,536       962     62.7       887     57.8       458     29.8       493     32.1       755     49.2       289     18.8 
55 to 59 years...............           750       409     54.5       383     51.0       221     29.4       196     26.1       327     43.6       155     20.7 
60 to 64 years...............           640       332     51.9       320     49.9       194     30.3       151     23.5       267     41.7       116     18.1 
65 years and over............         2,415     1,126     46.6     1,101     45.6       460     19.1       389     16.1       853     35.3       420     17.4 
   65 to 74 years............         1,104       545     49.4       526     47.7       235     21.3       201     18.2       432     39.1       198     18.0 
   75 years and over........          1,311       582     44.4       575     43.9       225     17.2       187     14.3       421     32.1       222     16.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 3.  Program Participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                                                                                          In household in                     
                                                                In household that  In household that                     which one or more                    
                                             In household that   received means-    received means-   In household that     persons were      Live in public  
                                              received means-   tested assistance     tested cash       received food        covered by       or subsidized   
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch      assistance           stamps            Medicaid           housing      
                                                                                                                                                              
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
Household relationship                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
Total.........................       32,907    22,203     67.5    19,478     59.2     7,500     22.8    11,044     33.6    17,272     52.5     5,900     17.9 
  65 years and over..........         3,414     1,571     46.0     1,528     44.8       653     19.1       569     16.7     1,197     35.1       570     16.7 
In families..................        23,215    17,812     76.7    15,203     65.5     5,568     24.0     9,181     39.5    13,872     59.8     4,414     19.0 
  Householder................         6,813     4,894     71.8     4,258     62.5     1,576     23.1     2,514     36.9     3,850     56.5     1,336     19.6 
    Under 65 years...........         6,178     4,595     74.4     3,989     64.6     1,453     23.5     2,415     39.1     3,611     58.5     1,278     20.7 
    65 years and over........           635       299     47.1       269     42.4       124     19.5        99     15.6       239     37.6        58      9.2 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........        11,175     9,599     85.9     8,116     72.6     2,968     26.6     5,253     47.0     7,484     67.0     2,540     22.7 
     Under 6 years...........         4,188     3,537     84.5     3,218     76.8     1,090     26.0     2,066     49.3     3,030     72.4     1,042     24.9 
      6 to 17 years..........         6,987     6,062     86.8     4,898     70.1     1,879     26.9     3,187     45.6     4,454     63.7     1,498     21.4 
  Own children 18 years and over      1,468     1,054     71.8       933     63.5       421     28.7       484     33.0       835     56.9       240     16.4 
                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families           10,299     6,919     67.2     5,518     53.6     1,508     14.6     2,821     27.4     5,046     49.0       842      8.2 
  Husbands...................         2,760     1,584     57.4     1,295     46.9       370     13.4       641     23.2     1,167     42.3       207      7.5 
    Under 65 years...........         2,314     1,434     62.0     1,158     50.0       313     13.5       585     25.3     1,049     45.4       172      7.4 
    65 years and over........           447       150     33.6       137     30.6        57     12.7        56     12.4       117     26.3        35      7.9 
  Wives......................         2,760     1,584     57.4     1,295     46.9       370     13.4       641     23.2     1,167     42.3       207      7.5 
    Under 65 years...........         2,429     1,498     61.7     1,213     49.9       340     14.0       607     25.0     1,096     45.1       188      7.7 
    65 years and over........           331        85     25.8        82     24.7        31      9.2        34     10.3        71     21.4        19      5.7 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         4,108     3,292     80.1     2,562     62.4       661     16.1     1,391     33.9     2,373     57.8       379      9.2 
      Under 6 years..........         1,567     1,224     78.1     1,055     67.3       216     13.8       560     35.7       988     63.1       153      9.7 
      6 to 17 years..........         2,541     2,068     81.4     1,506     59.3       445     17.5       831     32.7     1,385     54.5       226      8.9 
  Own children 18 years and over        466       315     67.5       256     54.9        84     17.9       115     24.8       236     50.7        46     10.0 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female house-                                                                                                                                
  holder, no spouse present          11,223     9,767     87.0     8,784     78.3     3,746     33.4     5,890     52.5     8,002     71.3     3,397     30.3 
  Householder................         3,470     2,944     84.8     2,657     76.6     1,094     31.5     1,733     49.9     2,406     69.3     1,067     30.8 
    Under 65 years...........         3,257     2,799     85.9     2,528     77.6     1,027     31.5     1,697     52.1     2,288     70.3     1,041     32.0 
    65 years and over........           213       145     68.0       128     60.3        67     31.7        36     16.7       118     55.3        26     12.2 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         6,341     5,740     90.5     5,123     80.8     2,173     34.3     3,613     57.0     4,712     74.3     2,060     32.5 
      Under 6 years..........         2,329     2,074     89.0     1,954     83.9       813     34.9     1,386     59.5     1,843     79.1       856     36.7 
      6 to 17 years..........         4,012     3,666     91.4     3,169     79.0     1,361     33.9     2,227     55.5     2,869     71.5     1,204     30.0 
    18 years and over........           876       663     75.7       606     69.2       302     34.5       322     36.8       531     60.6       186     21.2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 3.  Program Participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                                                                                          In household in                     
                                                                In household that  In household that                     which one or more                    
                                             In household that   received means-    received means-   In household that     persons were      Live in public  
                                              received means-   tested assistance     tested cash       received food        covered by       or subsidized   
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch      assistance           stamps            Medicaid           housing      
                                                                                                                                                              
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with male householder                                                                                                                             
  no spouse present                   1,693     1,126     66.5       901     53.2       313     18.5       470     27.8       824     48.7       176     10.4 
    Householder..............           583       367     62.9       306     52.5       112     19.2       141     24.1       278     47.6        62     10.6 
      Under 65 years.........           551       349     63.2       290     52.5       108     19.6       133     24.1       263     47.7        61     11.0 
      65 years and over......            32        18      (B)        17      (B)         4      (B)         8      (B)        15      (B)         1      (B) 
    Related children                                                                                                                                          
      Under 18 years.........           726       567     78.2       431     59.4       134     18.4       249     34.4       399     55.0       101     13.9 
        Under 6 years........           291       239     82.2       208     71.6        61     20.9       120     41.2       199     68.3        33     11.4 
        6 to 17 years........           435       328     75.6       223     51.2        73     16.8       129     29.7       200     46.1        68     15.6 
      18 years and over......           126        76     60.5        71     56.2        35     28.0        47     37.1        67     53.5         8      6.2 
                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies                466       340     73.0       312     66.9        72     15.4       152     32.7       295     63.4        20      4.3 
  Under 18 years.............           292       214     73.3       196     67.2        47     16.0       100     34.2       186     63.8        12      4.1 
    Under 6 years............            73        50      (B)        48      (B)        10      (B)        17      (B)        47      (B)         7      (B) 
    6 to 17 years............           219       164     75.0       148     67.5        36     16.6        83     37.9       139     63.7         5      2.1 
  18 years and over..........           174       126     72.5       115     66.4        25     14.3        53     30.3       109     62.8         8      4.7 
                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals......           9,226     4,051     43.9     3,964     43.0     1,861     20.2     1,710     18.5     3,105     33.7     1,466     15.9 
  Male.......................         3,833     1,541     40.2     1,503     39.2       728     19.0       645     16.8     1,176     30.7       502     13.1 
    Under 65 years...........         3,365     1,292     38.4     1,253     37.2       602     17.9       535     15.9       987     29.3       393     11.7 
      Living alone...........         1,301       526     40.4       526     40.4       277     21.3       246     18.9       363     27.9       267     20.6 
    65 years and over........           469       250     53.3       250     53.3       126     27.0       110     23.4       189     40.4       109     23.3 
      Living alone...........           388       216     55.6       216     55.6       104     26.7        97     25.0       158     40.6       100     25.8 
  Female.....................         5,393     2,510     46.5     2,461     45.6     1,133     21.0     1,065     19.8     1,929     35.8       964     17.9 
    Under 65 years...........         3,639     1,691     46.5     1,642     45.1       791     21.7       771     21.2     1,330     36.5       596     16.4 
      Living alone...........         1,593       867     54.4       867     54.4       491     30.8       475     29.8       661     41.5       479     30.1 
    65 years and over........         1,753       819     46.7       819     46.7       342     19.5       294     16.8       599     34.2       369     21.0 
      Living alone...........         1,627       760     46.7       760     46.7       314     19.3       284     17.4       552     33.9       361     22.2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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