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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                                                                                                                                                         
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                              
Total......................          22,739    14,338     63.1    12,252     53.9     4,311     19.0     6,594     29.0    10,968     48.2     2,929     12.9 
Under 18 years...............         7,527     6,146     81.7     5,008     66.5     1,524     20.2     3,041     40.4     4,654     61.8     1,095     14.5 
18 to 24 years...............         3,044     1,482     48.7     1,354     44.5       394     12.9       639     21.0     1,236     40.6       295      9.7 
25 to 34 years...............         2,991     1,931     64.6     1,649     55.1       452     15.1       898     30.0     1,475     49.3       350     11.7 
35 to 44 years...............         2,713     1,763     65.0     1,419     52.3       524     19.3       770     28.4     1,257     46.3       298     11.0 
45 to 54 years...............         1,949     1,055     54.1       943     48.4       468     24.0       466     23.9       810     41.6       236     12.1 
55 to 59 years...............           974       451     46.3       421     43.2       255     26.2       194     19.9       367     37.6       146     15.0 
60 to 64 years...............           884       382     43.3       365     41.3       217     24.6       179     20.2       306     34.6       100     11.3 
65 years and over............         2,656     1,127     42.4     1,094     41.2       477     17.9       407     15.3       863     32.5       411     15.5 
  65 to 74 years.............         1,223       547     44.7       521     42.6       256     20.9       234     19.1       446     36.5       197     16.1 
  75 years and over.........          1,434       580     40.5       572     39.9       221     15.4       173     12.1       417     29.1       213     14.9 
                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total......................        10,072     6,159     61.1     5,181     51.4     1,791     17.8     2,717     27.0     4,662     46.3     1,091     10.8 
Under 18 years...............         3,870     3,135     81.0     2,550     65.9       768     19.8     1,512     39.1     2,379     61.5       538     13.9 
18 to 24 years...............         1,298       549     42.2       487     37.5       141     10.9       191     14.7       435     33.5        95      7.3 
25 to 34 years...............         1,214       677     55.8       585     48.2       160     13.1       293     24.1       509     42.0       103      8.5 
35 to 44 years...............         1,194       694     58.1       552     46.2       183     15.3       271     22.7       474     39.7        98      8.2 
45 to 54 years...............           911       452     49.7       393     43.2       191     20.9       178     19.5       335     36.8        77      8.4 
55 to 59 years...............           414       179     43.2       164     39.5       107     25.8        65     15.7       149     36.1        48     11.6 
60 to 64 years...............           413       161     39.1       154     37.3        86     20.8        74     17.8       131     31.6        33      7.9 
65 years and over............           757       311     41.1       296     39.2       155     20.5       133     17.6       250     33.0        99     13.1 
   65 to 74 years............           408       184     45.1       173     42.3       104     25.4        95     23.2       154     37.7        65     15.9 
   75 years and over........            349       127     36.5       124     35.5        52     14.8        38     10.9        96     27.4        34      9.8 
                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total.......................       12,667     8,179     64.6     7,071     55.8     2,521     19.9     3,878     30.6     6,306     49.8     1,839     14.5 
Under 18 years...............         3,658     3,011     82.3     2,458     67.2       756     20.7     1,529     41.8     2,275     62.2       556     15.2 
18 to 24 years...............         1,745       933     53.5       867     49.7       253     14.5       448     25.7       802     45.9       200     11.5 
25 to 34 years...............         1,777     1,254     70.6     1,064     59.9       292     16.5       605     34.1       966     54.4       247     13.9 
35 to 44 years...............         1,519     1,069     70.4       868     57.1       342     22.5       499     32.8       783     51.5       200     13.1 
45 to 54 years...............         1,038       603     58.1       549     52.9       277     26.7       288     27.8       475     45.7       159     15.3 
55 to 59 years...............           560       272     48.6       257     45.9       149     26.5       129     23.0       217     38.8        98     17.5 
60 to 64 years...............           470       221     47.0       211     44.8       131     27.9       105     22.3       175     37.2        67     14.3 
65 years and over............         1,899       815     42.9       797     42.0       321     16.9       274     14.4       613     32.3       312     16.4 
   65 to 74 years............           814       363     44.5       349     42.8       152     18.7       139     17.0       292     35.8       133     16.3 
   75 years and over........          1,085       453     41.7       449     41.3       169     15.6       135     12.5       321     29.6       179     16.5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.........................       22,739    14,338     63.1    12,252     53.9     4,311     19.0     6,594     29.0    10,968     48.2     2,929     12.9 
  65 years and over..........         2,656     1,127     42.4     1,094     41.2       477     17.9       407     15.3       863     32.5       411     15.5 
In families..................        15,369    11,203     72.9     9,209     59.9     2,959     19.3     5,291     34.4     8,509     55.4     1,970     12.8 
  Householder................         4,579     3,070     67.1     2,586     56.5       872     19.1     1,447     31.6     2,371     51.8       617     13.5 
    Under 65 years...........         4,123     2,872     69.7     2,410     58.5       791     19.2     1,383     33.5     2,215     53.7       584     14.2 
    65 years and over........           456       198     43.5       176     38.7        81     17.8        64     14.1       156     34.3        34      7.4 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         7,086     5,873     82.9     4,761     67.2     1,468     20.7     2,920     41.2     4,429     62.5     1,075     15.2 
     Under 6 years...........         2,671     2,134     79.9     1,914     71.7       535     20.0     1,134     42.5     1,808     67.7       435     16.3 
      6 to 17 years..........         4,416     3,739     84.7     2,847     64.5       933     21.1     1,786     40.4     2,621     59.4       640     14.5 
  Own children 18 years and over        839       600     71.5       506     60.3       218     25.9       250     29.8       472     56.3        95     11.3 
                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families            8,269     5,492     66.4     4,287     51.9     1,042     12.6     2,199     26.6     3,945     47.7       530      6.4 
  Husbands...................         2,238     1,254     56.0     1,005     44.9       265     11.8       500     22.3       909     40.6       136      6.1 
    Under 65 years...........         1,889     1,151     60.9       914     48.4       219     11.6       461     24.4       831     44.0       112      5.9 
    65 years and over........           350       104     29.7        91     25.9        45     13.0        39     11.1        77     22.1        24      6.8 
  Wives......................         2,246     1,266     56.4     1,018     45.3       271     12.1       512     22.8       923     41.1       143      6.4 
    Under 65 years...........         1,971     1,196     60.7       952     48.3       246     12.5       486     24.7       864     43.8       125      6.4 
    65 years and over........           275        70     25.3        66     24.1        25      9.1        26      9.5        59     21.6        18      6.4 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         3,294     2,634     80.0     2,010     61.0       444     13.5     1,085     32.9     1,870     56.8       238      7.2 
      Under 6 years..........         1,281       991     77.4       858     67.0       160     12.5       460     35.9       805     62.8       113      8.9 
      6 to 17 years..........         2,013     1,643     81.6     1,152     57.2       283     14.1       626     31.1     1,065     52.9       124      6.2 
  Own children 18 years and over        315       217     68.9       165     52.3        46     14.7        74     23.4       158     50.1        11      3.4 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female house-                                                                                                                                
  holder, no spouse present           5,972     5,004     83.8     4,337     72.6     1,736     29.1     2,812     47.1     4,025     67.4     1,340     22.4 
  Householder................         1,939     1,574     81.2     1,375     70.9       536     27.7       864     44.6     1,271     65.6       445     23.0 
    Under 65 years...........         1,807     1,485     82.2     1,296     71.7       498     27.6       842     46.6     1,199     66.3       433     24.0 
    65 years and over........           131        89     67.4        78     59.7        38     28.8        22     16.5        72     54.7        12      9.3 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         3,291     2,871     87.2     2,457     74.7       944     28.7     1,676     50.9     2,287     69.5       779     23.7 
      Under 6 years..........         1,191       986     82.8       915     76.8       334     28.0       598     50.2       867     72.8       308     25.9 
      6 to 17 years..........         2,100     1,885     89.7     1,542     73.4       610     29.1     1,079     51.4     1,420     67.6       471     22.4 
    18 years and over........           453       341     75.3       303     66.9       156     34.4       152     33.6       278     61.5        82     18.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with male householder                                                                                                                             
  no spouse present                   1,128       707     62.7       584     51.8       181     16.1       280     24.8       539     47.8       100      8.8 
    Householder..............           398       237     59.5       201     50.5        70     17.6        81     20.3       186     46.7        36      9.0 
      Under 65 years.........           380       226     59.5       190     50.2        68     18.0        77     20.4       177     46.6        35      9.3 
      65 years and over......            19        11      (B)        11      (B)         2      (B)         3      (B)         9      (B)         0      (B) 
    Related children                                                                                                                                          
      Under 18 years.........           501       369     73.6       294     58.7        80     16.0       158     31.6       272     54.3        58     11.6 
        Under 6 years........           199       157     78.7       141     71.0        41     20.8        77     38.5       136     68.5        14      6.8 
        6 to 17 years........           302       212     70.2       153     50.7        39     12.9        82     27.0       136     44.9        45     14.8 
      18 years and over......            71        43      (B)        39      (B)        16      (B)        24      (B)        36      (B)         3      (B) 
                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies                374       287     76.6       259     69.2        63     16.8       134     35.8       243     64.9        16      4.3 
  Under 18 years.............           232       178     76.8       161     69.3        41     17.7        89     38.3       151     65.0        10      4.3 
    Under 6 years............            60        45      (B)        43      (B)        10      (B)        14      (B)        42      (B)         6      (B) 
    6 to 17 years............           172       133     77.6       117     68.3        31     17.9        74     43.3       109     63.4         4      2.5 
  18 years and over..........           142       108     76.3        98     69.0        22     15.4        45     31.6        92     64.6         6      4.1 
                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals......           6,996     2,848     40.7     2,784     39.8     1,290     18.4     1,170     16.7     2,216     31.7       944     13.5 
  Male.......................         2,884     1,059     36.7     1,030     35.7       513     17.8       452     15.7       831     28.8       310     10.8 
    Under 65 years...........         2,531       878     34.7       850     33.6       408     16.1       366     14.5       682     26.9       238      9.4 
      Living alone...........           948       359     37.8       359     37.8       195     20.6       181     19.1       265     28.0       159     16.8 
    65 years and over........           353       180     51.0       180     51.0       105     29.8        86     24.4       149     42.3        72     20.4 
      Living alone...........           299       160     53.4       160     53.4        89     29.9        78     26.1       131     43.8        67     22.3 
  Female.....................         4,112     1,790     43.5     1,753     42.6       777     18.9       717     17.4     1,386     33.7       633     15.4 
    Under 65 years...........         2,702     1,182     43.8     1,146     42.4       531     19.7       505     18.7       945     35.0       356     13.2 
      Living alone...........         1,094       556     50.9       556     50.9       311     28.5       297     27.1       423     38.7       288     26.3 
    65 years and over........         1,410       608     43.1       608     43.1       246     17.5       212     15.1       441     31.2       278     19.7 
      Living alone...........         1,313       567     43.2       567     43.2       226     17.2       208     15.9       406     30.9       274     20.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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