Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the
Labor Force--Poverty Status in 2001 of People Who Did
Not Work or Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force
(Numbers in thousands)
Worked last year, spent time
Did not work last year out of the labor force
Reason Reason
Could Work
Home or not School Home or not School
Ill or family find or Ill or family avail- or
Total disabled Retired reasons work other Total disabled Retired reasons able other
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total.................... 13,715 3,861 3,576 3,009 580 2,688 3,361 423 76 926 347 1,589
16 to 17 years............... 833 13 5 46 18 751 177 3 0 4 4 167
18 to 64 years............... 9,588 3,291 1,011 2,806 557 1,923 3,120 401 48 912 342 1,416
18 to 24 years............. 1,986 128 21 579 145 1,113 1,291 58 0 302 99 832
25 to 34 years............. 1,911 385 57 893 161 416 811 96 1 330 100 284
35 to 54 years ............ 3,801 1,864 266 1,115 222 334 830 218 7 233 116 256
55 to 64 years............. 1,889 913 668 219 29 60 188 29 40 48 26 45
65 years and over............ 3,293 558 2,560 156 5 14 64 19 28 10 1 6
Male
Total.................... 5,059 1,654 1,219 336 346 1,504 1,299 138 31 122 238 769
16 to 17 years............... 420 7 3 19 10 381 87 0 0 0 3 85
18 to 64 years............... 3,685 1,474 456 304 334 1,117 1,193 137 21 117 234 684
18 to 24 years............. 824 68 9 70 84 593 518 12 0 42 70 393
25 to 34 years............. 604 175 15 58 96 260 250 31 0 27 68 124
35 to 54 years ............ 1,489 846 120 161 135 227 341 82 0 42 77 140
55 to 64 years............. 767 385 311 15 19 37 85 11 21 6 19 27
65 years and over............ 954 173 760 13 2 6 19 1 10 5 1 1
Female
Total.................... 8,656 2,208 2,357 2,673 234 1,184 2,062 284 45 804 109 819
16 to 17 years............... 413 6 2 27 8 370 90 3 0 4 1 82
18 to 64 years............... 5,903 1,816 556 2,502 223 806 1,926 264 27 795 108 733
18 to 24 years............. 1,162 60 12 510 61 520 773 46 0 260 29 439
25 to 34 years............. 1,307 209 41 835 65 156 561 64 1 303 32 160
35 to 54 years ............ 2,313 1,018 146 954 87 108 489 135 7 191 40 116
55 to 64 years............. 1,122 528 357 203 11 23 103 18 18 41 8 18
65 years and over............ 2,339 385 1,800 143 2 8 45 18 18 4 0 5
Household relationship
People 16 to 64 years old.... 10,421 3,304 1,016 2,852 575 2,674 3,297 404 48 916 346 1,583
In families..................... 6,349 1,532 636 2,163 362 1,656 1,909 241 30 671 200 768
Householder................ 2,744 932 345 1,046 148 273 1,137 166 19 470 117 366
In families with related
children under 18 years....... 4,326 900 124 1,810 249 1,243 1,611 202 1 628 158 622
Householder................ 1,932 633 68 930 117 184 1,021 147 1 450 98 324
In families with related
children uncer 6 years........ 2,049 311 40 1,154 137 408 920 128 1 427 80 285
Householder................ 977 210 18 579 59 111 645 91 1 309 50 194
In married couple families.... 3,221 677 504 1,271 143 626 723 90 29 232 111 262
Husband.................... 908 379 263 96 63 107 265 50 18 32 80 85
Wife....................... 1,647 245 225 1,081 35 62 322 37 10 184 20 71
Related Children........... 565 31 5 65 38 426 110 0 0 9 10 92
Other...................... 101 22 11 29 8 31 26 3 0 7 2 14
In married couple families
w/related children under 18... 1,969 318 76 1,020 100 455 569 76 0 205 81 207
Husband.................... 385 180 40 72 44 50 204 43 0 26 64 71
Wife....................... 1,039 102 23 868 22 24 252 31 0 163 11 47
Related Children........... 455 17 2 56 26 353 90 0 0 9 4 78
Other...................... 90 18 11 24 8 28 22 3 0 7 2 11
In married couple families
w/related children under 6.... 1,036 120 30 680 56 151 333 52 0 136 44 102
Husband.................... 179 72 14 43 21 28 132 26 0 22 38 45
Wife....................... 642 35 5 574 15 13 154 23 0 101 2 28
Related Children........... 149 2 0 42 14 91 28 0 0 8 2 18
Hispanics may be of any race
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 13. Reason for Not Working or Reason for Spending Time Out of the
Labor Force--Poverty Status in 2001 of People Who Did
Not Work or Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force
(Numbers in thousands)
Worked last year, spent time
Did not work last year out of the labor force
Reason Reason
Could Work
Home or not School Home or not School
Ill or family find or Ill or family avail- or
Total disabled Retired reasons work other Total disabled Retired reasons able other
Other...................... 66 10 11 20 6 19 20 3 0 5 2 10
In families with female
householder no spouse present. 2,600 704 88 826 159 823 1,039 131 1 408 67 432
Householder................ 1,378 497 54 623 63 141 728 101 1 363 41 223
Other...................... 1,222 207 34 203 96 683 311 31 0 45 26 209
In families with female
householder no spouse present
w/related children under 18... 2,067 513 38 742 112 663 933 113 1 401 58 359
Householder................ 1,214 414 27 595 54 124 701 93 1 363 39 205
Related Children........... 681 52 10 90 41 489 181 8 0 23 10 139
Other...................... 172 47 0 58 17 50 51 12 0 15 9 15
In families with female
householder no spouse present
w/related children under 6.... 910 170 8 458 56 219 531 67 1 271 28 163
Householder................ 608 128 5 376 22 77 444 54 1 246 20 123
Related Children........... 203 19 2 45 20 117 48 3 0 11 3 31
Other...................... 99 23 0 36 14 25 39 10 0 14 6 10
In unrelated subfamilies........ 94 12 1 57 2 22 43 5 0 29 3 6
Unrelated individuals........... 3,978 1,759 378 633 212 996 1,345 158 19 216 144 809
Male.......................... 1,792 821 137 109 126 600 653 57 3 50 107 436
Householder................ 959 557 107 35 52 208 356 44 3 30 59 220
Female........................ 2,186 938 242 523 86 396 692 101 15 166 37 373
Householder................ 1,350 761 209 168 47 165 355 72 13 61 24 184
Hispanics may be of any race
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002