Table 9. Number of Children, Marital Status, and Work Experience
in 2001 of People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)
16 Years and Over 16 to 24 Years 25 to 34 Years 35 Years and Over
Below Below Below Below
poverty poverty poverty poverty
level level level level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
Characteristic
PEOPLE WITHOUT A SPOUSE
Both Sexes
Total....................... 53,831 7,158 13.3 25,492 2,942 11.5 9,027 1,529 16.9 19,312 2,687 13.9
In families with no own
children under 18............. 27,721 2,377 8.6 10,359 849 8.2 4,908 281 5.7 12,454 1,246 10.0
In families with one or more
own children under 18......... 26,110 4,781 18.3 15,134 2,093 13.8 4,118 1,248 30.3 6,858 1,441 21.0
1 child................. 13,432 1,871 13.9 7,825 898 11.5 1,946 372 19.1 3,661 600 16.4
2 or more children...... 12,678 2,910 23.0 7,309 1,194 16.3 2,173 875 40.3 3,197 841 26.3
In families with one or more
own children under 6.......... 6,265 2,084 33.3 2,607 947 36.3 2,138 751 35.1 1,520 387 25.4
1 child................. 4,872 1,438 29.5 2,022 654 32.4 1,622 506 31.2 1,229 278 22.7
2 or more children...... 1,393 646 46.4 585 292 50.0 516 245 47.5 291 108 37.1
Male
Total...................... 24,052 2,212 9.2 13,430 1,298 9.7 4,234 303 7.2 6,388 611 9.6
In families with no own
children under 18............. 13,781 1,031 7.5 5,870 485 8.3 3,114 160 5.1 4,797 386 8.0
In families with one or more
own children under 18......... 10,272 1,181 11.5 7,561 813 10.8 1,121 143 12.8 1,590 225 14.2
1 child.................. 5,461 497 9.1 3,911 318 8.1 671 79 11.8 878 100 11.3
2 or more children....... 4,811 684 14.2 3,649 495 13.6 449 64 14.2 713 126 17.6
In families with one or more
own children under 6.......... 1,997 375 18.8 953 193 20.2 618 96 15.5 426 86 20.3
1 child.................. 1,566 270 17.2 765 143 18.7 471 72 15.4 330 54 16.5
2 or more children....... 431 105 24.3 188 50 26.4 147 23 15.8 97 32 33.2
Female 29,778 4,946 16.6 12,062 1,644 13.6 4,792 1,226 25.6 12,924 2,076 16.1
In families with no own
children under 18............. 13,940 1,346 9.7 4,489 364 8.1 1,794 121 6.7 7,656 861 11.2
In families with one or more
own children under 18......... 15,838 3,600 22.7 7,573 1,280 16.9 2,998 1,105 36.9 5,267 1,215 23.1
1 child.................. 7,971 1,373 17.2 3,913 580 14.8 1,274 293 23.0 2,783 500 18.0
2 or more children....... 7,867 2,226 28.3 3,660 700 19.1 1,723 812 47.1 2,484 715 28.8
In families with one or more
own children under 6.......... 4,268 1,709 40.0 1,654 754 45.6 1,520 655 43.1 1,094 300 27.4
1 child.................. 3,307 1,168 35.3 1,257 511 40.7 1,150 433 37.7 899 224 24.9
2 or more children....... 961 541 56.2 397 243 61.1 370 222 60.0 195 76 39.0
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002