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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 WITH RELATED CHILDREN                                                                                        
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                          
All Family Types                                                                                                          
Total ........................        38,427     5,138     13.4    30,430     3,313     10.9     5,739     1,524     26.6 
With no workers...............         1,906     1,469     77.1     1,148       842     73.4       646       537     83.2 
With one or more workers......        36,521     3,669     10.0    29,282     2,471      8.4     5,094       987     19.4 
   1 worker...................        13,866     2,924     21.1    10,397     1,901     18.3     2,629       858     32.6 
   2 or more workers..........        22,655       745      3.3    18,885       570      3.0     2,465       129      5.2 
  Householder worked..........        32,886     3,077      9.4    26,375     2,046      7.8     4,639       856     18.5 
  Householder did not work....         3,636       592     16.3     2,907       425     14.6       454       131     28.8 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                               
 year-round workers...........        31,082     1,531      4.9    25,326     1,108      4.4     3,977       351      8.8 
   1 worker...................        20,301     1,426      7.0    16,600     1,024      6.2     2,643       338     12.8 
   2 or more workers..........        10,782       105      1.0     8,727        84      1.0     1,334        13      1.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                            
   year-round full-time.......        24,464     1,158      4.7    19,730       810      4.1     3,350       291      8.7 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                            
   year-round full-time.......         6,619       373      5.6     5,597       298      5.3       626        60      9.6 
                                                                                                                          
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                                
                                                                                                                          
Total ........................        26,931     1,643      6.1    22,854     1,318      5.8     2,342       205      8.7 
With no workers...............           374       228     60.9       295       175     59.4        55        33        . 
With one or more workers......        26,556     1,415      5.3    22,558     1,143      5.1     2,287       172      7.5 
   1 worker...................         6,374       908     14.2     5,395       725     13.4       470       122     25.9 
   2 or more workers..........        20,183       507      2.5    17,164       418      2.4     1,816        50      2.8 
  Husband worked..............        25,540     1,205      4.7    21,808     1,000      4.6     2,109       118      5.6 
   Wife worked................        18,727       412      2.2    15,914       336      2.1     1,716        43      2.5 
   Wife did not work..........         6,813       793     11.6     5,895       664     11.3       393        75     19.0 
  Husband did not work........         1,016       211     20.7       750       143     19.0       178        54     30.4 
   Wife worked................           796       166     20.8       576       108     18.8       149        49     32.6 
   Wife did not work..........           220        45     20.3       175        35     19.9        29         6        . 
                                                                                                                          
Householders with Related Children                                                                                        
Under 18 Years                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                          
With one or more full-time,                                                                                               
 year-round workers...........        24,181       841      3.5    20,603       703      3.4     2,074        89      4.3 
  Husband worked                                                                                                          
   full-time, year-round......        22,036       734      3.3    18,945       633      3.3     1,761        57      3.2 
    Wife worked                                                                                                           
    full-time, year-round.....         9,194        83      0.9     7,501        66      0.9     1,078        10      0.9 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....        12,842       651      5.1    11,444       567      5.0       682        47      6.9 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                    
   full-time, year-round......         2,145       107      5.0     1,658        70      4.2       313        32     10.3 
    Wife worked                                                                                                           
    full-time, year-round.....         1,840        86      4.7     1,408        50      3.6       285        32     11.4 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....           305        20      6.7       250        20      8.0        29         0        . 
 
 
 
 
 
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 .....................         9,171     3,083     33.6     5,759     1,704     29.6     2,994     1,220     40.8 
With no workers...............         1,353     1,125     83.2       728       589     81.0       543       471     86.6 
With one or more workers......         7,818     1,958     25.0     5,031     1,115     22.2     2,451       750     30.6 
   1 worker...................         5,894     1,761     29.9     3,749       989     26.4     1,881       683     36.3 
   2 or more workers..........         1,924       197     10.2     1,282       125      9.8       570        67     11.7 
  Householder worked..........         7,317     1,793     24.5     4,717     1,021     21.6     2,299       690     30.0 
  Householder did not work....           501       164     32.8       314        94     29.8       152        60     39.2 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                               
 year-round workers...........         5,208       579     11.1     3,382       326      9.7     1,623       233     14.4 
   1 worker...................         4,654       576     12.4     3,020       325     10.8     1,465       232     15.8 
   2 or more workers..........           554         3      0.5       362         1      0.4       158         2      1.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                            
   year-round full-time.......         4,731       529     11.2     3,068       295      9.6     1,488       216     14.5 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                            
   year-round full-time.......           476        49     10.4       313        32     10.1       135        18     13.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 WITH RELATED CHILDREN                                                           
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                               
                                                                                             
All Family Types                                                                             
Total ........................         5,937     1,405     23.7    24,861     2,014      8.1 
With no workers...............           378       334     88.4       817       552     67.6 
With one or more workers......         5,560     1,071     19.3    24,044     1,462      6.1 
   1 worker...................         2,349       822     35.0     8,191     1,129     13.8 
   2 or more workers..........         3,210       249      7.8    15,853       333      2.1 
  Householder worked..........         4,793       844     17.6    21,865     1,254      5.7 
  Householder did not work....           766       228     29.7     2,178       207      9.5 
With one or more full-time,                                                                  
 year-round workers...........         4,575       564     12.3    21,008       570      2.7 
   1 worker...................         2,923       524     17.9    13,850       525      3.8 
   2 or more workers..........         1,651        40      2.4     7,158        45      0.6 
  Householder worked..........                                                               
   year-round full-time.......         3,472       392     11.3    16,454       439      2.7 
  Householder did not work....                                                               
   year-round full-time.......         1,102       172     15.6     4,554       132      2.9 
                                                                                             
   Married-Couple Families                                                                   
                                                                                             
Total ........................         3,976       646     16.2    19,076       696      3.6 
With no workers...............            82        63     77.6       217       114     52.7 
With one or more workers......         3,894       582     15.0    18,859       581      3.1 
   1 worker...................         1,243       407     32.8     4,203       330      7.9 
   2 or more workers..........         2,651       175      6.6    14,656       251      1.7 
  Husband worked..............         3,720       532     14.3    18,272       486      2.7 
   Wife worked................         2,281       131      5.7    13,764       213      1.5 
   Wife did not work..........         1,439       401     27.9     4,508       273      6.1 
  Husband did not work........           174        51     29.1       587        95     16.2 
   Wife worked................           113        37     32.8       471        74     15.7 
   Wife did not work..........            61        14        .       115        21     18.2 
                                                                                             
Householders with Related Children                                                           
Under 18 Years                                                                               
                                                                                             
With one or more full-time,                                                                  
 year-round workers...........         3,396       381     11.2    17,381       336      1.9 
  Husband worked                                                                             
   full-time, year-round......         3,072       344     11.2    16,019       300      1.9 
    Wife worked                                                                              
    full-time, year-round.....         1,130        28      2.5     6,434        39      0.6 
    Wife did not work                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....         1,942       316     16.3     9,585       262      2.7 
  Husband did not work                                                                       
   full-time, year-round......           324        37     11.4     1,362        36      2.7 
    Wife worked                                                                              
    full-time, year-round.....           228        23     10.0     1,204        30      2.5 
    Wife did not work                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....            96        14     14.7       158         6      3.8 
 
 
 
 
 
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 .....................         1,493       645     43.2     4,414     1,135     25.7 
With no workers...............           256       243     94.9       510       383     75.2 
With one or more workers......         1,238       403     32.5     3,903       751     19.3 
   1 worker...................           837       342     40.8     2,998       684     22.8 
   2 or more workers..........           401        61     15.2       906        67      7.4 
  Householder worked..........         1,107       356     32.1     3,705       698     18.8 
  Householder did not work....           130        47     36.1       198        53     26.8 
With one or more full-time,                                                                  
 year-round workers...........           830       140     16.9     2,618       197      7.5 
   1 worker...................           673       139     20.6     2,408       197      8.2 
   2 or more workers..........           157         1      0.8       210         0      0.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                               
   year-round full-time.......           687       116     16.8     2,437       189      7.7 
  Householder did not work....                                                               
   year-round full-time.......           143        24     17.0       182         8      4.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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