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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:                                                                                                    
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                                        
                                                                                                                       
All Family Types                                                                                                       
Total ........................     70,950    11,175     15.8    55,238     7,086     12.8    11,419     3,423     30.0 
With no workers...............      3,558     2,891     81.2     1,991     1,554     78.0     1,365     1,175     86.1 
With one or more workers......     67,392     8,284     12.3    53,247     5,533     10.4    10,054     2,248     22.4 
   1 worker...................     25,925     6,368     24.6    19,241     4,103     21.3     5,083     1,908     37.5 
   2 or more workers..........     41,468     1,916      4.6    34,005     1,430      4.2     4,971       340      6.8 
  Householder worked..........     60,090     6,802     11.3    47,425     4,478      9.4     9,129     1,906     20.9 
  Householder did not work....      7,302     1,483     20.3     5,821     1,055     18.1       925       341     36.9 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........     57,348     3,832      6.7    46,197     2,766      6.0     7,772       854     11.0 
   1 worker...................     38,299     3,545      9.3    31,121     2,542      8.2     5,093       815     16.0 
   2 or more workers..........     19,049       288      1.5    15,076       224      1.5     2,679        40      1.5 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......     44,548     2,830      6.4    35,367     1,968      5.6     6,547       684     10.4 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......     12,800     1,002      7.8    10,831       798      7.4     1,224       170     13.9 
                                                                                                                       
   Married-Couple Families                                                                                             
                                                                                                                       
Total ........................     51,287     4,108      8.0    43,046     3,294      7.7     4,876       492     10.1 
With no workers...............        652       449     68.9       499       340     68.1       100        64     63.8 
With one or more workers......     50,634     3,659      7.2    42,547     2,954      6.9     4,776       428      9.0 
   1 worker...................     13,339     2,321     17.4    11,364     1,882     16.6       987       295     29.9 
   2 or more workers..........     37,295     1,338      3.6    31,183     1,072      3.4     3,789       134      3.5 
  Husband worked..............     48,789     3,162      6.5    41,277     2,622      6.4     4,411       296      6.7 
   Wife worked................     34,318     1,070      3.1    28,657       843      2.9     3,577       120      3.4 
   Wife did not work..........     14,471     2,092     14.5    12,620     1,779     14.1       835       176     21.1 
  Husband did not work........      1,845       496     26.9     1,270       332     26.1       365       133     36.4 
   Wife worked................      1,430       372     26.0       960       234     24.3       314       123     39.2 
   Wife did not work..........        415       125     30.0       310        98     31.7        50        10        . 
                                                                                                                       
People in Families:                                                                                                    
Related Children Under 18 Years                                                                                        
                                                                                                                       
With one or more full-time,                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........     45,981     2,259      4.9    38,803     1,873      4.8     4,285       229      5.4 
  Husband worked                                                                                                       
   full-time, year-round......     42,147     1,984      4.7    35,926     1,696      4.7     3,658       140      3.8 
    Wife worked                                                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....     16,131       221      1.4    12,828       173      1.3     2,189        26      1.2 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                  
    full-time, year-round.....     26,016     1,763      6.8    23,097     1,523      6.6     1,469       114      7.8 
  Husband did not work                                                                                                 
   full-time, year-round......      3,834       275      7.2     2,878       177      6.2       628        89     14.2 
    Wife worked                                                                                                        
    full-time, year-round.....      3,259       209      6.4     2,417       113      4.7       574        89     15.5 
    Wife did not work                                                                                                  
    full-time, year-round.....        575        66     11.5       461        65     14.0        54         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 .....................     16,137     6,341     39.3     9,491     3,291     34.7     5,881     2,741     46.6 
With no workers...............      2,645     2,270     85.8     1,315     1,104     84.0     1,192     1,056     88.6 
With one or more workers......     13,492     4,071     30.2     8,176     2,187     26.7     4,689     1,685     35.9 
   1 worker...................     10,181     3,608     35.4     6,034     1,900     31.5     3,642     1,518     41.7 
   2 or more workers..........      3,311       463     14.0     2,142       287     13.4     1,047       168     16.0 
  Householder worked..........     12,519     3,677     29.4     7,591     1,981     26.1     4,368     1,524     34.9 
  Householder did not work....        973       394     40.5       585       206     35.2       321       161     50.1 
With one or more full-time,                                                                                            
 year-round workers...........      8,773     1,329     15.2     5,364       716     13.3     3,034       569     18.7 
   1 worker...................      7,802     1,320     16.9     4,753       714     15.0     2,729       561     20.6 
   2 or more workers..........        971        10      1.0       611         2      0.4       305         8      2.5 
  Householder worked..........                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......      7,913     1,188     15.0     4,816       626     13.0     2,771       517     18.7 
  Householder did not work....                                                                                         
   year-round full-time.......        861       142     16.4       548        89     16.3       263        52     19.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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:                                                                       
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS                                                           
                                                                                          
All Family Types                                                                          
Total ........................     12,539     3,433     27.4    43,459     3,887      8.9 
With no workers...............        747       672       90     1,341       970     72.3 
With one or more workers......     11,793     2,761     23.4    42,117     2,917      6.9 
   1 worker...................      4,995     2,075     41.5    14,524     2,142     14.7 
   2 or more workers..........      6,798       686     10.1    27,594       775      2.8 
  Householder worked..........     10,060     2,145     21.3    37,953     2,449      6.5 
  Householder did not work....      1,733       616     35.5     4,165       468     11.2 
With one or more full-time,                                                               
 year-round workers...........      9,691     1,552     16.0    37,032     1,283      3.5 
   1 worker...................      6,228     1,438     23.1    25,241     1,166      4.6 
   2 or more workers..........      3,463       114      3.3    11,791       117      1.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                            
   year-round full-time.......      7,263     1,072     14.8    28,509       950      3.3 
  Householder did not work....                                                            
   year-round full-time.......      2,428       481     19.8     8,523       333      3.9 
                                                                                          
   Married-Couple Families                                                                
                                                                                          
Total ........................      8,712     1,699     19.5    34,761     1,645      4.7 
With no workers...............        153       123     80.7       357       222     62.0 
With one or more workers......      8,559     1,576     18.4    34,403     1,424      4.1 
   1 worker...................      2,838     1,097     38.7     8,627       812      9.4 
   2 or more workers..........      5,720       479      8.4    25,776       612      2.4 
  Husband worked..............      8,213     1,451     17.7    33,450     1,208      3.6 
   Wife worked................      4,867       350      7.2    24,073       510      2.1 
   Wife did not work..........      3,346     1,101     32.9     9,377       698      7.4 
  Husband did not work........        346       124     36.0       953       216     22.6 
   Wife worked................        229        88     38.4       753       154     20.4 
   Wife did not work..........        117        36     31.3       200        62     30.9 
                                                                                          
People in Families:                                                                       
Related Children Under 18 Years                                                           
                                                                                          
With one or more full-time,                                                               
 year-round workers...........      7,469     1,066     14.3    31,714       847      2.7 
  Husband worked                                                                          
   full-time, year-round......      6,794       971     14.3    29,449       756      2.6 
    Wife worked                                                                           
    full-time, year-round.....      2,357        81      3.5    10,605        98      0.9 
    Wife did not work                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....      4,437       890     20.1    18,844       657      3.5 
  Husband did not work                                                                    
   full-time, year-round......        675        94     13.9     2,265        92      4.0 
    Wife worked                                                                           
    full-time, year-round.....        477        57     11.9     1,990        65      3.2 
    Wife did not work                                                                     
    full-time, year-round.....        198        38     19.0       275        27      9.8 
 
 
 
 
 
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 .....................      3,060     1,508     49.3     6,726     1,953     29.0 
With no workers...............        530       508     95.8       863       673     78.0 
With one or more workers......      2,530     1,000     39.5     5,863     1,280     21.8 
   1 worker...................      1,723       831     48.3     4,475     1,150     25.7 
   2 or more workers..........        807       169     20.9     1,388       130      9.4 
  Householder worked..........      2,228       861     38.7     5,550     1,193     21.5 
  Householder did not work....        301       139     46.1       314        87     27.7 
With one or more full-time,                                                               
 year-round workers...........      1,645       377     22.9     3,840       368      9.6 
   1 worker...................      1,348       375     27.8     3,520       368     10.5 
   2 or more workers..........        297         2      0.7       320         0      0.0 
  Householder worked..........                                                            
   year-round full-time.......      1,346       300     22.3     3,569       351      9.8 
  Householder did not work....                                                            
   year-round full-time.......        298        77     25.8       271        17      6.3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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