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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                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                              
WHITE                                                                                                                                                         
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                              
Total......................         229,675    49,122     21.4    39,672     17.3    10,940      4.8    11,042      4.8    35,188     15.3     5,892      2.6 
Under 18 years...............        56,089    18,240     32.5    13,416     23.9     2,948      5.3     4,603      8.2    12,466     22.2     1,810      3.2 
18 to 24 years...............        21,644     5,004     23.1     4,365     20.2     1,040      4.8     1,123      5.2     3,960     18.3       617      2.9 
25 to 34 years...............        30,896     7,088     22.9     5,696     18.4     1,233      4.0     1,591      5.2     5,131     16.6       785      2.5 
35 to 44 years...............        36,155     6,825     18.9     5,078     14.0     1,410      3.9     1,328      3.7     4,598     12.7       621      1.7 
45 to 54 years...............        32,905     4,333     13.2     3,748     11.4     1,433      4.4       913      2.8     3,279     10.0       430      1.3 
55 to 59 years...............        12,530     1,614     12.9     1,514     12.1       724      5.8       319      2.5     1,288     10.3       243      1.9 
60 to 64 years...............         9,666     1,376     14.2     1,321     13.7       631      6.5       309      3.2     1,113     11.5       206      2.1 
65 years and over............        29,790     4,641     15.6     4,534     15.2     1,521      5.1       855      2.9     3,353     11.3     1,179      4.0 
  65 to 74 years.............        15,668     2,353     15.0     2,274     14.5       801      5.1       488      3.1     1,802     11.5       487      3.1 
  75 years and over.........         14,122     2,288     16.2     2,260     16.0       719      5.1       367      2.6     1,551     11.0       691      4.9 
                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total......................       113,196    22,889     20.2    18,328     16.2     5,040      4.5     4,779      4.2    16,352     14.4     2,350      2.1 
Under 18 years...............        28,772     9,263     32.2     6,800     23.6     1,516      5.3     2,271      7.9     6,310     21.9       898      3.1 
18 to 24 years...............        10,980     2,256     20.5     1,943     17.7       486      4.4       427      3.9     1,751     15.9       256      2.3 
25 to 34 years...............        15,666     3,177     20.3     2,632     16.8       556      3.6       617      3.9     2,337     14.9       337      2.2 
35 to 44 years...............        18,105     3,142     17.4     2,324     12.8       653      3.6       538      3.0     2,094     11.6       237      1.3 
45 to 54 years...............        16,285     2,092     12.8     1,793     11.0       665      4.1       389      2.4     1,573      9.7       157      1.0 
55 to 59 years...............         6,114       724     11.8       673     11.0       336      5.5       117      1.9       580      9.5        80      1.3 
60 to 64 years...............         4,637       573     12.4       549     11.8       256      5.5       120      2.6       464     10.0        66      1.4 
65 years and over............        12,637     1,662     13.1     1,614     12.8       572      4.5       299      2.4     1,244      9.8       319      2.5 
   65 to 74 years............         7,184       987     13.7       948     13.2       332      4.6       198      2.8       783     10.9       159      2.2 
   75 years and over........          5,453       675     12.4       666     12.2       239      4.4       101      1.9       461      8.4       160      2.9 
                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total.......................      116,479    26,233     22.5    21,344     18.3     5,900      5.1     6,263      5.4    18,837     16.2     3,542      3.0 
Under 18 years...............        27,317     8,977     32.9     6,616     24.2     1,432      5.2     2,331      8.5     6,156     22.5       912      3.3 
18 to 24 years...............        10,664     2,748     25.8     2,422     22.7       553      5.2       695      6.5     2,210     20.7       361      3.4 
25 to 34 years...............        15,230     3,911     25.7     3,063     20.1       677      4.4       975      6.4     2,793     18.3       448      2.9 
35 to 44 years...............        18,050     3,684     20.4     2,754     15.3       757      4.2       791      4.4     2,504     13.9       384      2.1 
45 to 54 years...............        16,620     2,241     13.5     1,955     11.8       768      4.6       524      3.2     1,706     10.3       273      1.6 
55 to 59 years...............         6,417       891     13.9       842     13.1       388      6.0       202      3.2       708     11.0       164      2.6 
60 to 64 years...............         5,029       802     16.0       772     15.4       376      7.5       189      3.8       650     12.9       141      2.8 
65 years and over............        17,153     2,979     17.4     2,920     17.0       949      5.5       556      3.2     2,110     12.3       859      5.0 
   65 to 74 years............         8,484     1,366     16.1     1,326     15.6       469      5.5       290      3.4     1,019     12.0       328      3.9 
   75 years and over........          8,669     1,614     18.6     1,594     18.4       480      5.5       266      3.1     1,091     12.6       531      6.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.........................      229,675    49,122     21.4    39,672     17.3    10,940      4.8    11,042      4.8    35,188     15.3     5,892      2.6 
  65 years and over..........        29,790     4,641     15.6     4,534     15.2     1,521      5.1       855      2.9     3,353     11.3     1,179      4.0 
In families..................       190,413    42,234     22.2    33,066     17.4     8,711      4.6     9,109      4.8    30,217     15.9     3,852      2.0 
  Householder................        61,647    11,571     18.8     9,374     15.2     2,635      4.3     2,555      4.1     8,383     13.6     1,265      2.1 
    Under 65 years...........        51,339    10,229     19.9     8,090     15.8     2,148      4.2     2,328      4.5     7,328     14.3     1,146      2.2 
    65 years and over........        10,309     1,342     13.0     1,285     12.5       488      4.7       227      2.2     1,055     10.2       119      1.2 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........        55,238    17,795     32.2    13,046     23.6     2,869      5.2     4,463      8.1    12,125     22.0     1,784      3.2 
     Under 6 years...........        17,920     6,145     34.3     5,191     29.0     1,042      5.8     1,796     10.0     4,857     27.1       735      4.1 
      6 to 17 years..........        37,318    11,651     31.2     7,855     21.0     1,827      4.9     2,667      7.1     7,268     19.5     1,049      2.8 
  Own children 18 years and over     16,983     3,778     22.2     3,225     19.0     1,187      7.0       627      3.7     3,024     17.8       244      1.4 
                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families          156,392    27,410     17.5    20,881     13.4     4,711      3.0     4,271      2.7    19,151     12.2     1,446      0.9 
  Husbands...................        49,676     6,737     13.6     5,371     10.8     1,326      2.7     1,028      2.1     4,787      9.6       422      0.9 
    Under 65 years...........        40,397     5,852     14.5     4,515     11.2     1,038      2.6       890      2.2     4,111     10.2       326      0.8 
    65 years and over........         9,279       886      9.5       856      9.2       288      3.1       138      1.5       676      7.3        96      1.0 
  Wives......................        49,396     6,736     13.6     5,356     10.8     1,309      2.6     1,041      2.1     4,779      9.7       419      0.8 
    Under 65 years...........        42,230     6,109     14.5     4,742     11.2     1,110      2.6       947      2.2     4,312     10.2       342      0.8 
    65 years and over........         7,166       627      8.7       614      8.6       198      2.8        94      1.3       467      6.5        77      1.1 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........        43,046    10,898     25.3     7,620     17.7     1,302      3.0     1,868      4.3     7,168     16.7       526      1.2 
      Under 6 years..........        14,337     3,945     27.5     3,199     22.3       499      3.5       838      5.8     3,001     20.9       273      1.9 
      6 to 17 years..........        28,709     6,953     24.2     4,422     15.4       803      2.8     1,030      3.6     4,167     14.5       254      0.9 
  Own children 18 years and over     11,689     2,075     17.8     1,715     14.7       547      4.7       231      2.0     1,635     14.0        61      0.5 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female house-                                                                                                                                
  holder, no spouse present          24,619    11,874     48.2     9,752     39.6     3,383     13.7     4,156     16.9     8,859     36.0     2,140      8.7 
  Householder................         8,641     3,831     44.3     3,180     36.8     1,095     12.7     1,310     15.2     2,861     33.1       748      8.7 
    Under 65 years...........         7,411     3,435     46.3     2,811     37.9       912     12.3     1,239     16.7     2,531     34.2       721      9.7 
    65 years and over........         1,231       396     32.2       369     30.0       183     14.9        71      5.8       329     26.8        27      2.2 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         9,491     5,732     60.4     4,532     47.8     1,407     14.8     2,282     24.0     4,135     43.6     1,145     12.1 
      Under 6 years..........         2,668     1,724     64.6     1,557     58.4       462     17.3       806     30.2     1,442     54.0       426     16.0 
      6 to 17 years..........         6,823     4,008     58.7     2,975     43.6       945     13.9     1,476     21.6     2,694     39.5       720     10.5 
    18 years and over........         4,154     1,431     34.4     1,266     30.5       576     13.9       337      8.1     1,162     28.0       172      4.2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                   9,401     2,950     31.4     2,432     25.9       617      6.6       682      7.3     2,206     23.5       267      2.8 
    Householder..............         3,394       997     29.4       828     24.4       222      6.5       212      6.3       746     22.0        94      2.8 
      Under 65 years.........         3,048       888     29.1       722     23.7       184      6.0       191      6.3       646     21.2        93      3.1 
      65 years and over......           345       109     31.5       107     31.0        38     11.0        21      6.2        99     28.8         0    0.089 
    Related children                                                                                                                                          
      Under 18 years.........         2,701     1,166     43.2       894     33.1       159      5.9       313     11.6       822     30.4       112      4.2 
        Under 6 years........           914       475     52.0       435     47.6        81      8.8       152     16.7       415     45.4        37      4.0 
        6 to 17 years........         1,786       690     38.6       458     25.7        79      4.4       161      9.0       408     22.8        75      4.2 
      18 years and over......         1,140       272     23.9       244     21.4        64      5.6        59      5.2       227     19.9        10      0.9 
                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies                969       537     55.4       446     46.1        98     10.2       161     16.6       422     43.5        25      2.5 
  Under 18 years.............           535       314     58.7       259     48.5        59     10.9       103     19.2       246     45.9        14      2.7 
    Under 6 years............           122        70     57.3        65     53.4        15     12.1        20     16.7        64     52.2         6      4.7 
    6 to 17 years............           414       245     59.1       194     47.0        44     10.6        82     19.9       182     44.0         8      2.0 
  18 years and over..........           434       223     51.4       187     43.1        40      9.2        58     13.4       176     40.6        10      2.4 
                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals......          38,294     6,351     16.6     6,160     16.1     2,131      5.6     1,772      4.6     4,550     11.9     2,015      5.3 
  Male.......................        18,158     2,754     15.2     2,636     14.5       979      5.4       777      4.3     2,028     11.2       729      4.0 
    Under 65 years...........        15,577     2,213     14.2     2,096     13.5       781      5.0       654      4.2     1,658     10.6       511      3.3 
      Living alone...........         7,631       672      8.8       672      8.8       293      3.8       243      3.2       424      5.6       306      4.0 
    65 years and over........         2,581       541     21.0       540     20.9       198      7.7       123      4.8       370     14.4       217      8.4 
      Living alone...........         2,257       454     20.1       454     20.1       150      6.6       101      4.5       294     13.0       208      9.2 
  Female.....................        20,136     3,597     17.9     3,524     17.5     1,152      5.7       995      4.9     2,522     12.5     1,286      6.4 
    Under 65 years...........        12,729     2,041     16.0     1,969     15.5       728      5.7       659      5.2     1,563     12.3       550      4.3 
      Living alone...........         6,911       938     13.6       938     13.6       418      6.0       373      5.4       654      9.5       437      6.3 
    65 years and over........         7,407     1,556     21.0     1,555     21.0       424      5.7       336      4.5       959     12.9       736      9.9 
      Living alone...........         7,088     1,465     20.7     1,465     20.7       376      5.3       319      4.5       880     12.4       732     10.3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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