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Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                        All Races                      White                        Black             
                                               Below                        Below                         Below       
                                            Poverty Level                Poverty Level                Poverty Level   
                                   Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
ALL AGES OF HOUSEHOLDERS                                                                                              
                                                                                                                      
All Family Types                                                                                                      
Total ........................    74,340     6,813      9.2    61,647     4,579      7.4     8,847     1,829     20.7 
With no workers...............    10,109     2,488     24.6     8,482     1,624     19.1     1,262       709     56.2 
With one or more workers......    64,231     4,325      6.7    53,165     2,955      5.6     7,585     1,120     14.8 
   1 worker...................    22,461     3,428     15.3    17,632     2,271     12.9     3,582       968     27.0 
   2 or more workers..........    41,771       897      2.1    35,533       683      1.9     4,003       152      3.8 
  Householder worked..........    55,445     3,475      6.3    45,905     2,348      5.1     6,549       923     14.1 
  Householder did not work....     8,786       850      9.7     7,260       607      8.4     1,036       197     19.0 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........    53,876     1,739      3.2    44,987     1,272      2.8     5,983       380      6.3 
   1 worker...................    32,510     1,611      5.0    27,053     1,166      4.3     3,813       367      9.6 
   2 or more workers..........    21,366       128      0.6    17,934       107      0.6     2,170        13      0.6 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......    40,880     1,273      3.1    33,957       903      2.7     4,737       303      6.4 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......    12,996       466      3.6    11,030       370      3.4     1,246        76      6.1 
                                                                                                                      
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                            
                                                                                                                      
Total ........................    56,755     2,760      4.9    49,612     2,242      4.5     4,234       328      7.8 
With no workers...............     7,650       952     12.4     6,968       773     11.1       464       115     24.8 
With one or more workers......    49,105     1,808      3.7    42,644     1,468      3.4     3,769       213      5.6 
   1 worker...................    12,786     1,209      9.5    11,040       973      8.8       955       158     16.6 
   2 or more workers..........    36,319       599      1.6    31,604       495      1.6     2,814        55      1.9 
  Husband worked..............    45,207     1,436      3.2    39,432     1,193      3.0     3,276       137      4.2 
   Wife worked................    33,739       490      1.5    29,408       405      1.4     2,607        48      1.8 
   Wife did not work..........    11,468       946      8.2    10,024       788      7.9       669        89     13.3 
  Husband did not work........     3,898       373      9.6     3,212       275      8.6       493        76     15.4 
   Wife worked................     3,178       308      9.7     2,624       224      8.5       404        66     16.5 
   Wife did not work..........       719        65      9.0       588        51      8.6        89        10     10.9 
                                                                                                                      
All Ages of Householders                                                                                              
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........    42,867       989      2.3    37,219       826      2.2     3,306       102      3.1 
  Husband worked                                                                                                      
   full-time, year-round......    37,390       831      2.2    32,680       709      2.2     2,682        66      2.5 
    Wife worked                                                                                                       
    full-time, year-round.....    17,646       101      0.6    15,059        83      0.6     1,623        10      0.6 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                 
    full-time, year-round.....    19,744       730      3.7    17,621       626      3.6     1,060        56      5.3 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                
   full-time, year-round......     5,478       158      2.9     4,539       116      2.6       624        35      5.7 
    Wife worked                                                                                                       
    full-time, year-round.....     4,601       132      2.9     3,814        92      2.4       533        34      6.3 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                 
    full-time, year-round.....       877        26      3.0       725        24      3.3        91         2      1.9 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                        All Races                      White                        Black             
                                               Below                        Below                         Below       
                                            Poverty Level                Poverty Level                Poverty Level   
                                   Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                      
Families with Female                                                                                                  
Householder, No Spouse Present                                                                                        
                                                                                                                      
   Total .....................    13,146     3,470     26.4     8,641     1,939     22.4     3,838     1,351     35.2 
With no workers...............     2,005     1,325     66.1     1,181       713     60.4       701       536     76.5 
With one or more workers......    11,141     2,144     19.2     7,460     1,226     16.4     3,138       815     26.0 
   1 worker...................     7,410     1,903     25.7     4,866     1,075     22.1     2,202       733     33.3 
   2 or more workers..........     3,730       242      6.5     2,594       151      5.8       936        82      8.7 
  Householder worked..........     9,579     1,888     19.7     6,323     1,078     17.1     2,794       721     25.8 
  Householder did not work....     1,562       256     16.4     1,137       148     13.0       343        93     27.2 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........     7,760       612      7.9     5,251       350      6.7     2,144       241     11.2 
   1 worker...................     6,469       609      9.4     4,368       349      8.0     1,844       240     13.0 
   2 or more workers..........     1,291         3      0.2       884         1      0.1       300         2      0.5 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......     6,272       540      8.6     4,161       302      7.3     1,829       219     12.0 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......     1,489        72      4.8     1,091        48      4.4       315        22      6.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                      Hispanic Origin            White Non-Hispanic      
                                                Below                        Below       
                                            Poverty Level                Poverty Level   
                                   Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
ALL AGES OF HOUSEHOLDERS                                                                 
                                                                                         
All Family Types                                                                         
Total ........................     8,516     1,649     19.4    53,628     3,051      5.7 
With no workers...............       823       454     55.2     7,723     1,218     15.8 
With one or more workers......     7,693     1,195     15.5    45,905     1,833      4.0 
   1 worker...................     2,990       914     30.6    14,815     1,417      9.6 
   2 or more workers..........     4,703       280      6.0    31,090       416      1.3 
  Householder worked..........     6,550       920     14.0    39,732     1,482      3.7 
  Householder did not work....     1,143       275     24.0     6,173       350      5.7 
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........     6,373       609      9.5    38,963       694      1.8 
   1 worker...................     3,846       566     14.7    23,431       629      2.7 
   2 or more workers..........     2,526        43      1.7    15,533        65      0.4 
  Householder worked..........                                                           
   year-round full-time.......     4,779       422      8.8    29,442       504      1.7 
  Householder did not work....                                                           
   year-round full-time.......     1,594       187     11.7     9,521       190      2.0 
                                                                                         
   Married-Couple Families                                                               
                                                                                         
Total ........................     5,778       799     13.8    44,124     1,477      3.3 
With no workers...............       433       141     32.5     6,554       638      9.7 
With one or more workers......     5,345       658     12.3    37,570       838      2.2 
   1 worker...................     1,647       462     28.0     9,463       530      5.6 
   2 or more workers..........     3,697       196      5.3    28,107       309      1.1 
  Husband worked..............     4,984       584     11.7    34,700       631      1.8 
   Wife worked................     3,187       146      4.6    26,405       268      1.0 
   Wife did not work..........     1,798       439     24.4     8,295       363      4.4 
  Husband did not work........       360        73     20.3     2,870       207      7.2 
   Wife worked................       236        52     22.1     2,405       178      7.4 
   Wife did not work..........       125        21     17.0       466        30      6.3 
                                                                                         
All Ages of Householders                                                                 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........     4,640       414      8.9    32,817       431      1.3 
  Husband worked                                                                         
   full-time, year-round......     4,089       369      9.0    28,788       357      1.2 
    Wife worked                                                                          
    full-time, year-round.....     1,636        29      1.8    13,512        55      0.4 
    Wife did not work                                                                    
    full-time, year-round.....     2,453       340     13.8    15,277       301      2.0 
  Husband did not work                                                                   
   full-time, year-round......       550        45      8.1     4,029        74      1.8 
    Wife worked                                                                          
    full-time, year-round.....       385        29      7.5     3,462        67      1.9 
    Wife did not work                                                                    
    full-time, year-round.....       165        16      9.6       567         8      1.4 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 17. Work Experience of Family Members, by Poverty Status of Families: 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                      Hispanic Origin            White Non-Hispanic      
                                                Below                        Below       
                                            Poverty Level                Poverty Level   
                                   Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                         
Families with Female                                                                     
Householder, No Spouse Present                                                           
                                                                                         
   Total .....................     1,922       711     37.0     6,886     1,305     19.0 
With no workers...............       329       275     83.6       892       476     53.4 
With one or more workers......     1,593       436     27.4     5,994       829     13.8 
   1 worker...................       996       370     37.1     3,962       742     18.7 
   2 or more workers..........       597        66     11.1     2,032        87      4.3 
  Householder worked..........     1,360       377     27.7     5,070       734     14.5 
  Householder did not work....       232        59     25.3       924        95     10.3 
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........     1,106       148     13.4     4,227       213      5.0 
   1 worker...................       858       147     17.1     3,582       213      5.9 
   2 or more workers..........       247         1      0.5       645         0      0.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                           
   year-round full-time.......       864       119     13.8     3,362       192      5.7 
  Householder did not work....                                                           
   year-round full-time.......       242        29     12.0       865        20      2.4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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