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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 
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65 YEARS                                                                                           
                                                                                                                      
All Family Types                                                                                                      
Total ........................    62,700     6,178      9.9    51,339     4,123      8.0     7,862     1,690     21.5 
With no workers...............     3,586     2,012     56.1     2,587     1,270     49.1       812       618     76.1 
With one or more workers......    59,114     4,166      7.0    48,751     2,853      5.9     7,050     1,072     15.2 
   1 worker...................    19,046     3,302     17.3    14,663     2,189     14.9     3,227       931     28.8 
   2 or more workers..........    40,068       864      2.2    34,089       664      1.9     3,823       141      3.7 
  Householder worked..........    53,126     3,433      6.5    43,844     2,324      5.3     6,365       908     14.3 
  Householder did not work....     5,988       733     12.2     4,907       529     10.8       686       164     23.9 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........    50,834     1,699      3.3    42,398     1,243      2.9     5,650       369      6.5 
   1 worker...................    30,046     1,572      5.2    24,944     1,137      4.6     3,541       356     10.1 
   2 or more workers..........    20,788       128      0.6    17,454       106      0.6     2,109        13      0.6 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......    39,975     1,267      3.2    33,161       900      2.7     4,662       300      6.4 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......    10,860       432      4.0     9,237       343      3.7       988        69      7.0 
                                                                                                                      
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                            
                                                                                                                      
Total ........................    47,162     2,370      5.0    40,879     1,936      4.7     3,628       270      7.4 
With no workers...............     1,762       639     36.3     1,538       522     34.0       148        73     49.5 
With one or more workers......    45,400     1,731      3.8    39,341     1,413      3.6     3,480       196      5.6 
   1 worker...................    10,393     1,148     11.0     8,877       928     10.5       777       147     18.9 
   2 or more workers..........    35,006       583      1.7    30,464       486      1.6     2,702        49      1.8 
  Husband worked..............    42,988     1,403      3.3    37,419     1,172      3.1     3,136       129      4.1 
   Wife worked................    32,782       482      1.5    28,552       401      1.4     2,541        44      1.7 
   Wife did not work..........    10,206       921      9.0     8,866       771      8.7       595        85     14.3 
  Husband did not work........     2,411       328     13.6     1,923       242     12.6       344        67     19.6 
   Wife worked................     2,193       284     13.0     1,752       204     11.6       312        64     20.3 
   Wife did not work..........       219        44     20.0       171        38     22.1        32         4        . 
                                                                                                                      
Householders Under 65 Years                                                                                           
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........    40,831       972      2.4    35,433       812      2.3     3,133        99      3.2 
  Husband worked                                                                                                      
   full-time, year-round......    36,406       826      2.3    31,793       706      2.2     2,620        65      2.5 
    Wife worked                                                                                                       
    full-time, year-round.....    17,421       101      0.6    14,858        83      0.6     1,611        10      0.6 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                 
    full-time, year-round.....    18,985       725      3.8    16,934       622      3.7     1,009        56      5.5 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                
   full-time, year-round......     4,425       147      3.3     3,640       107      2.9       514        34      6.6 
    Wife worked                                                                                                       
    full-time, year-round.....     4,030       128      3.2     3,315        90      2.7       475        32      6.8 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                 
    full-time, year-round.....       395        19      4.8       325        17      5.1        39         2        . 
 
 
 
 
 
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 .....................    11,529     3,257     28.2     7,411     1,807     24.4     3,532     1,279     36.2 
With no workers...............     1,503     1,186     78.9       822       625     76.1       589       491     83.4 
With one or more workers......    10,026     2,071     20.7     6,589     1,182     17.9     2,943       787     26.8 
   1 worker...................     6,617     1,844     27.9     4,242     1,039     24.5     2,068       712     34.4 
   2 or more workers..........     3,409       227      6.7     2,348       143      6.1       875        75      8.6 
  Householder worked..........     9,344     1,877     20.1     6,148     1,072     17.4     2,746       716     26.1 
  Householder did not work....       683       194     28.4       442       109     24.8       197        71     36.1 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                           
 year-round workers...........     6,978       593      8.5     4,634       338      7.3     2,018       235     11.6 
   1 worker...................     5,832       590     10.1     3,863       337      8.7     1,743       233     13.4 
   2 or more workers..........     1,147         3      0.3       771         1      0.2       275         2      0.6 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......     6,178       539      8.7     4,092       302      7.4     1,809       218     12.1 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                        
   year-round full-time.......       801        54      6.7       542        36      6.7       208        16      7.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65 YEARS                                                              
                                                                                         
All Family Types                                                                         
Total ........................     7,845     1,544     19.7    43,964     2,692      6.1 
With no workers...............       477       376     78.8     2,160       935     43.3 
With one or more workers......     7,368     1,167     15.8    41,804     1,757      4.2 
   1 worker...................     2,788       895     32.1    12,041     1,353     11.2 
   2 or more workers..........     4,580       273      6.0    29,763       404      1.4 
  Householder worked..........     6,429       916     14.2    37,785     1,463      3.9 
  Householder did not work....       939       252     26.8     4,019       294      7.3 
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........     6,147       593      9.6    36,592       681      1.9 
   1 worker...................     3,683       550     14.9    21,479       616      2.9 
   2 or more workers..........     2,464        43      1.7    15,113        65      0.4 
  Householder worked..........                                                           
   year-round full-time.......     4,717       422      8.9    28,706       501      1.7 
  Householder did not work....                                                           
   year-round full-time.......     1,430       171     12.0     7,886       180      2.3 
                                                                                         
   Married-Couple Families                                                               
                                                                                         
Total ........................     5,281       733     13.9    35,870     1,234      3.4 
With no workers...............       146        90     61.3     1,402       435     31.1 
With one or more workers......     5,135       643     12.5    34,468       798      2.3 
   1 worker...................     1,519       451     29.7     7,424       495      6.7 
   2 or more workers..........     3,615       192      5.3    27,044       303      1.1 
  Husband worked..............     4,890       580     11.9    32,773       614      1.9 
   Wife worked................     3,151       144      4.6    25,583       265      1.0 
   Wife did not work..........     1,740       435     25.0     7,190       349      4.9 
  Husband did not work........       244        63     25.8     1,695       184     10.9 
   Wife worked................       188        49     25.9     1,579       161     10.2 
   Wife did not work..........        56        14        .       116        23     20.0 
                                                                                         
Householders Under 65 Years                                                              
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........     4,502       405      9.0    31,162       426      1.4 
  Husband worked                                                                         
   full-time, year-round......     4,040       368      9.1    27,946       354      1.3 
    Wife worked                                                                          
    full-time, year-round.....     1,618        29      1.8    13,328        55      0.4 
    Wife did not work                                                                    
    full-time, year-round.....     2,422       338     14.0    14,618       299      2.0 
  Husband did not work                                                                   
   full-time, year-round......       461        38      8.2     3,216        71      2.2 
    Wife worked                                                                          
    full-time, year-round.....       353        28      8.1     2,994        64      2.1 
    Wife did not work                                                                    
    full-time, year-round.....       109         9      8.4       222         8      3.4 
 
 
 
 
 
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 .....................     1,778       678     38.1     5,792     1,202     20.8 
With no workers...............       279       252     90.4       578       407     70.4 
With one or more workers......     1,499       426     28.4     5,214       796     15.3 
   1 worker...................       931       360     38.7     3,399       715     21.0 
   2 or more workers..........       568        65     11.5     1,815        81      4.5 
  Householder worked..........     1,341       376     28.1     4,913       729     14.8 
  Householder did not work....       159        49     31.2       301        66     22.0 
With one or more full-time,                                                              
 year-round workers...........     1,036       143     13.8     3,677       206      5.6 
   1 worker...................       808       141     17.5     3,126       206      6.6 
   2 or more workers..........       228         1      0.6       551         0      0.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                           
   year-round full-time.......       854       119     13.9     3,303       192      5.8 
  Householder did not work....                                                           
   year-round full-time.......       182        24     13.0       375        14      3.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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