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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 
                                                                                                                       
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES: HHLDRS WITH                                                                                        
REL. CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS                                                                                            
                                                                                                                       
All Family Types                                                                                                       
Total ........................     69,030    11,199     16.2    54,368     7,373     13.6    10,084     3,160     31.3 
With no workers...............      2,879     2,536     88.1     1,639     1,385     84.5     1,061       988     93.2 
With one or more workers......     66,152     8,663     13.1    52,728     5,988     11.4     9,023     2,171     24.1 
   1 worker...................     25,932     6,537     25.2    20,013     4,354     21.8     4,174     1,789     42.9 
   2 or more workers..........     40,219     2,126      5.3    32,715     1,634      5.0     4,849       382      7.9 
  Householder worked..........     57,769     7,039     12.2    45,921     4,813     10.5     8,102     1,841     22.7 
  Householder did not work....      8,383     1,623     19.4     6,807     1,175     17.3       921       330     35.8 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........     56,228     4,130      7.3    45,628     3,109      6.8     6,873       790     11.5 
   1 worker...................     37,803     3,866     10.2    31,245     2,870      9.2     4,263       767     18.0 
   2 or more workers..........     18,425       265      1.4    14,383       240      1.7     2,610        23      0.9 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......     41,755     2,909      7.0    33,316     2,150      6.5     5,591       585     10.5 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......     14,474     1,221      8.4    12,311       959      7.8     1,282       205     16.0 
                                                                                                                       
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                             
                                                                                                                       
Total ........................     53,565     4,842      9.0    44,937     3,962      8.8     4,806       535     11.1 
With no workers...............        594       482     81.2       485       381     78.6        59        58        . 
With one or more workers......     52,970     4,360      8.2    44,452     3,582      8.1     4,747       476     10.0 
   1 worker...................     16,476     2,802     17.0    14,144     2,269     16.0     1,007       327     32.5 
   2 or more workers..........     36,495     1,558      4.3    30,308     1,312      4.3     3,740       149      4.0 
  Husband worked..............     51,203     3,868      7.6    43,173     3,257      7.5     4,449       345      7.7 
   Wife worked................     33,302     1,199      3.6    27,577       981      3.6     3,569       133      3.7 
   Wife did not work..........     17,901     2,669     14.9    15,596     2,277     14.6       881       212     24.0 
  Husband did not work........      1,767       492     27.8     1,279       324     25.4       297       132     44.3 
   Wife worked................      1,289       356     27.6       900       217     24.1       246       117     47.4 
   Wife did not work..........        478       136     28.4       379       107     28.3        51        15        . 
                                                                                                                       
People in Families: Hhldrs with                                                                                        
Rel. Children Under 6 Years                                                                                            
                                                                                                                       
With one or more full-time,                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........     47,499     2,668      5.6    39,947     2,214      5.5     4,218       258      6.1 
  Husband worked                                                                                                       
   full-time, year-round......     43,596     2,377      5.5    37,014     2,045      5.5     3,638       154      4.2 
    Wife worked                                                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....     14,355       169      1.2    11,211       160      1.4     2,023         9      0.5 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                  
    full-time, year-round.....     29,241     2,207      7.5    25,802     1,885      7.3     1,615       145      9.0 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                 
   full-time, year-round......      3,903       292      7.5     2,933       169      5.8       580       104     17.9 
    Wife worked                                                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....      3,037       199      6.5     2,234        79      3.5       507       104     20.5 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                  
    full-time, year-round.....        865        93     10.7       699        90     12.9        74         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 .....................     12,538     5,682     45.3     7,201     2,962     41.1     4,724     2,439     51.6 
With no workers...............      2,099     1,930       92     1,040       937     90.1       942       881     93.6 
With one or more workers......     10,439     3,752     35.9     6,161     2,025     32.9     3,782     1,557     41.2 
   1 worker...................      7,533     3,337     44.3     4,389     1,790     40.8     2,805     1,384     49.3 
   2 or more workers..........      2,906       416     14.3     1,771       236     13.3       977       173     17.8 
  Householder worked..........      9,442     3,377     35.8     5,562     1,824     32.8     3,460     1,422     41.1 
  Householder did not work....        997       375     37.6       598       201     33.7       322       135     42.0 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........      6,554     1,198     18.3     3,991       708     17.7     2,275       469     20.6 
   1 worker...................      5,350     1,179     22.0     3,259       703     21.6     1,897       455     24.0 
   2 or more workers..........      1,205        19      1.5       732         5      0.7       379        14      3.6 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......      5,542     1,033     18.6     3,300       591     17.9     2,016       422     20.9 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......      1,012       165     16.3       691       117     16.9       259        47     18.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 
                                                                                          
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES: HHLDRS WITH                                                           
REL. CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS                                                               
                                                                                          
All Family Types                                                                          
Total ........................     14,814     3,856     26.0    40,398     3,774      9.3 
With no workers...............        729       685     93.9     1,028       815     79.2 
With one or more workers......     14,085     3,172     22.5    39,369     2,959      7.5 
   1 worker...................      5,615     2,303     41.0    14,694     2,166     14.7 
   2 or more workers..........      8,470       869     10.3    24,675       794      3.2 
  Householder worked..........     11,765     2,402     20.4    34,799     2,524      7.3 
  Householder did not work....      2,320       770     33.2     4,570       435      9.5 
With one or more full-time,                                                               
 year-round workers...........     11,630     1,816     15.6    34,579     1,366      4.0 
   1 worker...................      7,065     1,683     23.8    24,528     1,249      5.1 
   2 or more workers..........      4,566       133      2.9    10,050       117      1.2 
  Householder worked..........                                                            
   year-round full-time.......      8,384     1,204     14.4    25,424       996      3.9 
  Householder did not work....                                                            
   year-round full-time.......      3,246       612     18.8     9,155       371      4.1 
                                                                                          
   Married-Couple Families                                                                
                                                                                          
Total ........................     11,040     2,156     19.5    34,407     1,876      5.5 
With no workers...............        166       150     90.3       324       236     72.9 
With one or more workers......     10,874     2,007     18.5    34,083     1,641      4.8 
   1 worker...................      3,716     1,360     36.6    10,577       956      9.0 
   2 or more workers..........      7,158       646      9.0    23,506       685      2.9 
  Husband worked..............     10,430     1,843     17.7    33,215     1,465      4.4 
   Wife worked................      5,701       418      7.3    22,193       579      2.6 
   Wife did not work..........      4,729     1,425     30.1    11,022       886      8.0 
  Husband did not work........        444       164     36.9       868       176     20.2 
   Wife worked................        249        88     35.3       684       144     21.0 
   Wife did not work..........        195        76     38.8       184        32     17.2 
                                                                                          
People in Families: Hhldrs with                                                           
Rel. Children Under 6 Years                                                               
                                                                                          
With one or more full-time,                                                               
 year-round workers...........      9,352     1,310     14.0    31,045       959      3.1 
  Husband worked                                                                          
   full-time, year-round......      8,483     1,177     13.9    28,945       908      3.1 
    Wife worked                                                                           
    full-time, year-round.....      2,659        79      3.0     8,725        91      1.0 
    Wife did not work                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....      5,824     1,098     18.9    20,220       817      4.0 
  Husband did not work                                                                    
   full-time, year-round......        869       133     15.3     2,100        51      2.4 
    Wife worked                                                                           
    full-time, year-round.....        477        46      9.8     1,788        47      2.6 
    Wife did not work                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....        392        86     22.0       312         4      1.1 
 
 
 
 
 
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 .....................      2,914     1,459     50.1     4,583     1,674     36.5 
With no workers...............        519       504     97.1       624       533     85.4 
With one or more workers......      2,395       955     39.9     3,959     1,141     28.8 
   1 worker...................      1,443       797     55.2     3,079     1,055     34.3 
   2 or more workers..........        952       159     16.7       880        86      9.8 
  Householder worked..........      2,010       800     39.8     3,723     1,081     29.0 
  Householder did not work....        385       156     40.4       236        60     25.5 
With one or more full-time,                                                               
 year-round workers...........      1,614       392     24.3     2,484       331     13.3 
   1 worker...................      1,165       387     33.2     2,177       331     15.2 
   2 or more workers..........        449         5      1.1       307         0      0.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                            
   year-round full-time.......      1,160       280     24.1     2,227       319     14.3 
  Householder did not work....                                                            
   year-round full-time.......        454       112     24.7       257        12      4.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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