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Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (All Races)
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
A.O.I.C. stands for alone or in combination]
======================================================== All households ========================================================
------------------------ One or more members receiving selected means-tested noncash benefit -------------------------
============================= Major Means-tested =============================
==== Free or ===== ============================== Noncash Benefit ===============================
= Reduced Price == --- Subsidized ---
-- School Lunch -- -- Food Stamps --- Housing ---- Medicaid ----
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
All races 111,278 22,478 20.2 7,930 7.1 19,720 17.7 6,245 5.6 5,125 4.6 16,765 15.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 90,075 17,621 19.6 6,163 6.8 15,463 17.2 4,722 5.2 4,311 4.8 13,075 14.5
Inside central cities........... 33,543 8,927 26.6 3,263 9.7 7,858 23.4 2,736 8.2 2,609 7.8 6,542 19.5
One million or more........... 21,133 5,828 27.6 2,166 10.2 5,078 24.0 1,604 7.6 1,656 7.8 4,259 20.2
Under one million............. 12,409 3,099 25.0 1,097 8.8 2,780 22.4 1,132 9.1 953 7.7 2,283 18.4
Outside central cities.......... 56,532 8,694 15.4 2,900 5.1 7,604 13.5 1,986 3.5 1,701 3.0 6,533 11.6
One million or more........... 38,913 5,643 14.5 1,783 4.6 4,913 12.6 1,150 3.0 1,089 2.8 4,233 10.9
Under one million............. 17,619 3,051 17.3 1,117 6.3 2,692 15.3 836 4.7 612 3.5 2,300 13.1
Outside metropolitan areas........ 21,203 4,857 22.9 1,767 8.3 4,258 20.1 1,524 7.2 814 3.8 3,689 17.4
Region
Northeast......................... 21,229 4,448 21.0 1,282 6.0 4,080 19.2 1,135 5.3 1,468 6.9 3,324 15.7
Midwest........................... 25,630 4,271 16.7 1,406 5.5 3,766 14.7 1,431 5.6 960 3.7 3,116 12.2
South............................. 40,107 8,473 21.1 3,303 8.2 7,327 18.3 2,506 6.2 1,618 4.0 6,329 15.8
West.............................. 24,313 5,287 21.7 1,939 8.0 4,548 18.7 1,174 4.8 1,080 4.4 3,995 16.4
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 75,909 9,270 12.2 3,161 4.2 7,813 10.3 1,668 2.2 0 0.0 7,402 9.8
Renter occupied................... 35,369 13,208 37.3 4,769 13.5 11,908 33.7 4,577 12.9 5,125 14.5 9,362 26.5
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 88,619 18,542 20.9 7,704 8.7 15,845 17.9 5,379 6.1 3,774 4.3 13,840 15.6
15 to 24 years.................. 6,611 2,043 30.9 417 6.3 1,953 29.5 804 12.2 623 9.4 1,665 25.2
25 to 34 years.................. 19,055 4,932 25.9 2,659 14.0 4,089 21.5 1,556 8.2 967 5.1 3,594 18.9
35 to 44 years.................. 24,069 5,414 22.5 3,005 12.5 4,249 17.7 1,410 5.9 902 3.7 3,762 15.6
45 to 54 years.................. 22,623 3,687 16.3 1,237 5.5 3,199 14.1 956 4.2 718 3.2 2,789 12.3
55 to 64 years.................. 16,260 2,466 15.2 387 2.4 2,355 14.5 653 4.0 564 3.5 2,032 12.5
65 years and over................. 22,659 3,935 17.4 225 1.0 3,876 17.1 867 3.8 1,351 6.0 2,924 12.9
65 to 74 years.................. 11,360 2,018 17.8 153 1.3 1,977 17.4 495 4.4 618 5.4 1,562 13.8
75 years and over............... 11,299 1,917 17.0 72 0.6 1,898 16.8 372 3.3 733 6.5 1,362 12.1
Mean age.......................... 48.9 45.7 (x) 38.5 (x) 46.6 (x) 42.9 (x) 48.5 (x) 45.7 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 111,278 22,478 20.2 7,930 7.1 19,720 17.7 6,245 5.6 5,125 4.6 16,765 15.1
Worked.......................... 77,866 12,909 16.6 5,782 7.4 10,631 13.7 3,014 3.9 2,171 2.8 9,141 11.7
Worked year-round, full-time.. 56,307 7,617 13.5 3,516 6.2 5,999 10.7 1,123 2.0 1,004 1.8 5,218 9.3
Did not work.................... 33,412 9,569 28.6 2,148 6.4 9,089 27.2 3,231 9.7 2,955 8.8 7,624 22.8
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 88,581 18,526 20.9 7,690 8.7 15,832 17.9 5,373 6.1 3,774 4.3 13,831 15.6
No work disability.............. 78,717 13,633 17.3 6,399 8.1 11,143 14.2 3,373 4.3 2,301 2.9 9,584 12.2
With a work disability.......... 9,864 4,893 49.6 1,291 13.1 4,689 47.5 2,000 20.3 1,473 14.9 4,247 43.1
severe work disability........ 6,303 3,989 63.3 966 15.3 3,878 61.5 1,661 26.4 1,246 19.8 3,569 56.6
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 75,596 16,871 22.3 7,881 10.4 14,131 18.7 4,593 6.1 2,618 3.5 12,827 17.0
Married-couple families.......... 57,320 8,482 14.8 3,508 6.1 6,952 12.1 1,429 2.5 680 1.2 6,393 11.2
Male householder, wife absent.... 4,656 1,480 31.8 579 12.4 1,232 26.5 351 7.5 143 3.1 1,131 24.3
Female householder,husband absent 13,620 6,909 50.7 3,793 27.8 5,947 43.7 2,813 20.7 1,795 13.2 5,304 38.9
Nonfamily households.............. 35,682 5,607 15.7 49 0.1 5,590 15.7 1,653 4.6 2,507 7.0 3,937 11.0
Male householder................ 16,020 2,188 13.7 40 0.2 2,174 13.6 569 3.6 865 5.4 1,565 9.8
Living alone.................. 12,511 1,682 13.4 0 0.0 1,682 13.4 448 3.6 783 6.3 1,166 9.3
Female householders............. 19,662 3,419 17.4 9 0.0 3,416 17.4 1,084 5.5 1,643 8.4 2,373 12.1
Living alone.................. 16,919 3,037 17.9 0 0.0 3,037 17.9 967 5.7 1,565 9.3 2,048 12.1
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 5,750 5,588 97.2 1,459 25.4 5,578 97.0 2,775 48.3 1,593 27.7 5,487 95.4
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 1,849 1,838 99.4 929 50.3 1,838 99.4 1,418 76.7 613 33.1 1,825 98.7
Receiving SSI.................... 4,232 4,082 96.4 679 16.0 4,072 96.2 1,609 38.0 1,108 26.2 3,994 94.4
No cash assistance................ 105,528 16,890 16.0 6,471 6.1 14,142 13.4 3,470 3.3 3,532 3.3 11,277 10.7
Presence of Children
No children....................... 62,452 7,295 11.7 8 0.0 7,294 11.7 2,014 3.2 2,768 4.4 5,398 8.6
One or more related
Children 48,215 14,928 31.0 7,871 16.3 12,191 25.3 4,173 8.7 2,339 4.9 11,148 23.1
Child under 18 years............ 38,795 13,333 34.4 7,771 20.0 10,629 27.4 3,814 9.8 2,091 5.4 9,774 25.2
All under 6 years............. 9,160 2,980 32.5 329 3.6 2,896 31.6 994 10.9 627 6.8 2,701 29.5
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 7,993 3,683 46.1 2,744 34.3 2,911 36.4 1,206 15.1 532 6.7 2,692 33.7
All 6 to 17 years............. 21,642 6,669 30.8 4,698 21.7 4,822 22.3 1,614 7.5 932 4.3 4,381 20.2
One child....................... 16,500 4,991 30.2 2,145 13.0 4,103 24.9 1,221 7.4 812 4.9 3,770 22.9
Under 6 years................. 5,754 1,885 32.8 138 2.4 1,838 31.9 550 9.6 389 6.8 1,711 29.7
6 to 17 years................. 10,746 3,106 28.9 2,008 18.7 2,265 21.1 672 6.2 423 3.9 2,060 19.2
Two or more children............ 22,295 8,342 37.4 5,625 25.2 6,525 29.3 2,592 11.6 1,280 5.7 6,003 26.9
All under 6 years............. 3,406 1,096 32.2 191 5.6 1,058 31.1 444 13.0 238 7.0 990 29.1
Some under 6 years............ 7,993 3,683 46.1 2,744 34.3 2,911 36.4 1,206 15.1 532 6.7 2,692 33.7
All 6 to 17 years............. 10,896 3,563 32.7 2,690 24.7 2,557 23.5 943 8.7 510 4.7 2,321 21.3
Mean children................... 1.85 2.00 (x) 2.22 (x) 1.98 (x) 2.17 (x) 1.93 (x) 1.98 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 16,202 4,127 25.5 1,468 9.1 3,633 22.4 951 5.9 518 3.2 3,301 20.4
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 1,048 522 49.8 174 16.6 480 45.8 134 12.8 45 4.3 451 43.0
All under 6 years............... 272 153 56.4 24 8.9 151 55.5 45 16.5 13 4.8 138 50.7
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 85 49 57.5 23 27.2 45 53.0 16 18.8 5 5.6 45 53.0
All 6 to 17 years............... 692 320 46.3 126 18.3 285 41.2 73 10.6 28 4.0 268 38.8
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 85,588 17,756 20.7 7,562 8.8 15,104 17.6 5,235 6.1 3,731 4.4 13,139 15.4
One or more elderly............... 25,689 4,722 18.4 368 1.4 4,616 18.0 1,011 3.9 1,394 5.4 3,626 14.1
All members elderly.............. 17,593 2,716 15.4 0 0.0 2,716 15.4 589 3.3 1,223 7.0 1,851 10.5
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 23,102 3,931 17.0 242 1.0 3,864 16.7 865 3.7 1,349 5.8 2,919 12.6
Elderly other relative only...... 1,842 606 32.9 112 6.1 572 31.1 107 5.8 30 1.6 540 29.3
Elderly nonrelative only......... 163 52 31.6 5 3.0 49 29.9 12 7.5 6 4.0 48 29.2
Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (All Races)
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
A.O.I.C. stands for alone or in combination]
==================================================== Households in poverty =====================================================
------------------------ One or more members receiving selected means-tested noncash benefit -------------------------
============================= Major Means-tested =============================
==== Free or ===== ============================== Noncash Benefit ===============================
= Reduced Price == --- Subsidized ---
-- School Lunch -- -- Food Stamps --- Housing ---- Medicaid ----
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
All races 13,505 7,806 57.8 3,092 22.9 7,242 53.6 3,834 28.4 2,593 19.2 6,182 45.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 10,445 5,935 56.8 2,398 23.0 5,481 52.5 2,850 27.3 2,115 20.3 4,681 44.8
Inside central cities........... 5,260 3,381 64.3 1,359 25.8 3,160 60.1 1,694 32.2 1,324 25.2 2,703 51.4
One million or more........... 3,335 2,139 64.1 891 26.7 1,982 59.4 983 29.5 781 23.4 1,716 51.5
Under one million............. 1,925 1,242 64.5 468 24.3 1,178 61.2 711 36.9 543 28.2 987 51.3
Outside central cities.......... 5,185 2,555 49.3 1,039 20.0 2,321 44.8 1,156 22.3 791 15.3 1,977 38.1
One million or more........... 3,317 1,600 48.2 630 19.0 1,438 43.4 666 20.1 496 15.0 1,219 36.7
Under one million............. 1,868 955 51.1 409 21.9 882 47.2 490 26.2 295 15.8 759 40.6
Outside metropolitan areas........ 3,060 1,870 61.1 694 22.7 1,762 57.6 984 32.2 478 15.6 1,501 49.1
Region
Northeast......................... 2,426 1,528 63.0 504 20.8 1,460 60.2 713 29.4 662 27.3 1,237 51.0
Midwest........................... 2,737 1,471 53.7 509 18.6 1,397 51.0 857 31.3 531 19.4 1,131 41.3
South............................. 5,568 3,235 58.1 1,350 24.2 2,979 53.5 1,618 29.1 980 17.6 2,559 46.0
West.............................. 2,774 1,572 56.7 730 26.3 1,407 50.7 647 23.3 420 15.1 1,254 45.2
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 5,325 2,123 39.9 821 15.4 1,899 35.7 828 15.5 0 0.0 1,707 32.1
Renter occupied................... 8,179 5,682 69.5 2,271 27.8 5,343 65.3 3,007 36.8 2,593 31.7 4,475 54.7
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 10,652 6,549 61.5 3,004 28.2 6,003 56.4 3,342 31.4 2,111 19.8 5,211 48.9
15 to 24 years.................. 1,786 944 52.9 237 13.3 919 51.5 529 29.6 364 20.4 798 44.7
25 to 34 years.................. 2,607 1,780 68.3 1,122 43.0 1,598 61.3 978 37.5 533 20.5 1,420 54.5
35 to 44 years.................. 2,544 1,771 69.6 1,103 43.3 1,543 60.7 892 35.0 504 19.8 1,339 52.6
45 to 54 years.................. 1,942 1,199 61.7 409 21.0 1,106 56.9 552 28.4 401 20.6 953 49.1
55 to 64 years.................. 1,773 855 48.2 133 7.5 837 47.2 391 22.1 310 17.5 700 39.5
65 years and over................. 2,853 1,256 44.0 89 3.1 1,240 43.5 493 17.3 482 16.9 971 34.0
65 to 74 years.................. 1,286 629 48.9 59 4.6 615 47.8 280 21.7 237 18.4 484 37.6
75 years and over............... 1,566 627 40.0 30 1.9 624 39.8 213 13.6 245 15.6 487 31.1
Mean age.......................... 46.9 44.4 (x) 37.3 (x) 44.8 (x) 42.1 (x) 45.3 (x) 44.2 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 13,505 7,806 57.8 3,092 22.9 7,242 53.6 3,834 28.4 2,593 19.2 6,182 45.8
Worked.......................... 5,359 3,126 58.3 1,770 33.0 2,754 51.4 1,512 28.2 905 16.9 2,311 43.1
Worked year-round, full-time.. 1,735 1,031 59.4 730 42.1 835 48.1 385 22.2 202 11.7 714 41.1
Did not work.................... 8,146 4,680 57.5 1,322 16.2 4,488 55.1 2,322 28.5 1,688 20.7 3,871 47.5
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 10,640 6,538 61.4 2,993 28.1 5,991 56.3 3,336 31.4 2,111 19.8 5,202 48.9
No work disability.............. 7,350 3,954 53.8 2,296 31.2 3,462 47.1 1,949 26.5 1,123 15.3 2,916 39.7
With a work disability.......... 3,290 2,584 78.5 697 21.2 2,529 76.9 1,387 42.2 988 30.0 2,286 69.5
severe work disability........ 2,601 2,206 84.8 550 21.1 2,168 83.3 1,173 45.1 845 32.5 1,991 76.5
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 7,224 5,092 70.5 3,078 42.6 4,532 62.7 2,673 37.0 1,388 19.2 4,105 56.8
Married-couple families.......... 3,050 1,714 56.2 946 31.0 1,472 48.3 671 22.0 209 6.9 1,347 44.2
Male householder, wife absent.... 564 361 64.0 198 35.2 295 52.4 157 27.9 59 10.4 270 47.9
Female householder,husband absent 3,610 3,017 83.6 1,934 53.6 2,766 76.6 1,844 51.1 1,120 31.0 2,487 68.9
Nonfamily households.............. 6,281 2,714 43.2 14 0.2 2,710 43.1 1,162 18.5 1,206 19.2 2,077 33.1
Male householder................ 2,357 975 41.4 9 0.4 972 41.3 364 15.4 396 16.8 738 31.3
Living alone.................. 1,854 847 45.7 0 0.0 847 45.7 321 17.3 374 20.1 636 34.3
Female householders............. 3,924 1,738 44.3 5 0.1 1,737 44.3 798 20.3 810 20.6 1,339 34.1
Living alone.................. 3,346 1,574 47.1 0 0.0 1,574 47.1 723 21.6 780 23.3 1,201 35.9
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 2,834 2,803 98.9 905 31.9 2,799 98.8 1,895 66.9 1,102 38.9 2,740 96.7
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 1,111 1,110 99.9 646 58.2 1,110 99.9 989 89.1 471 42.4 1,102 99.2
Receiving SSI.................... 1,913 1,882 98.4 356 18.6 1,879 98.2 1,065 55.7 712 37.2 1,827 95.5
No cash assistance................ 10,670 5,003 46.9 2,187 20.5 4,443 41.6 1,939 18.2 1,491 14.0 3,442 32.3
Presence of Children
No children....................... 7,504 3,022 40.3 2 0.0 3,020 40.3 1,309 17.4 1,260 16.8 2,347 31.3
One or more related
Children 5,927 4,737 79.9 3,076 51.9 4,179 70.5 2,506 42.3 1,328 22.4 3,796 64.0
Child under 18 years............ 5,384 4,466 82.9 3,044 56.5 3,912 72.7 2,377 44.1 1,257 23.4 3,574 66.4
All under 6 years............. 1,356 1,046 77.1 133 9.8 1,033 76.2 605 44.6 370 27.3 964 71.1
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 1,607 1,448 90.1 1,246 77.6 1,261 78.5 808 50.3 365 22.7 1,170 72.8
All 6 to 17 years............. 2,421 1,972 81.4 1,665 68.8 1,618 66.9 964 39.8 522 21.6 1,441 59.5
One child....................... 1,802 1,388 77.0 683 37.9 1,240 68.8 691 38.3 416 23.1 1,135 63.0
Under 6 years................. 752 560 74.5 36 4.7 560 74.4 308 41.0 210 28.0 524 69.6
6 to 17 years................. 1,050 828 78.9 647 61.6 680 64.8 383 36.4 206 19.6 611 58.2
Two or more children............ 3,582 3,078 85.9 2,362 65.9 2,673 74.6 1,686 47.1 841 23.5 2,440 68.1
All under 6 years............. 604 486 80.5 97 16.1 473 78.4 297 49.2 160 26.5 441 73.0
Some under 6 years............ 1,607 1,448 90.1 1,246 77.6 1,261 78.5 808 50.3 365 22.7 1,170 72.8
All 6 to 17 years............. 1,371 1,144 83.4 1,018 74.3 938 68.4 581 42.4 316 23.1 829 60.5
Mean children................... 2.16 2.23 (x) 2.46 (x) 2.22 (x) 2.30 (x) 2.10 (x) 2.22 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 1,303 894 68.6 488 37.4 795 61.0 422 32.4 184 14.2 699 53.6
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 170 118 69.7 58 34.2 110 64.6 61 35.8 20 12.1 103 60.8
All under 6 years............... 63 52 81.8 11 17.0 51 81.2 29 45.4 7 11.3 50 78.1
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 9 8 94.1 6 70.4 6 74.5 6 74.5 0 0.0 6 74.5
All 6 to 17 years............... 98 58 59.7 41 42.2 52 53.0 26 26.3 13 13.4 47 48.4
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 10,417 6,419 61.6 2,968 28.5 5,884 56.5 3,295 31.6 2,095 20.1 5,095 48.9
One or more elderly............... 3,088 1,386 44.9 125 4.0 1,358 44.0 539 17.5 499 16.1 1,087 35.2
All members elderly.............. 2,376 1,003 42.2 0 0.0 1,003 42.2 372 15.7 440 18.5 757 31.8
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 2,871 1,260 43.9 92 3.2 1,242 43.3 494 17.2 484 16.9 979 34.1
Elderly other relative only...... 132 89 67.3 27 20.2 81 61.4 29 21.8 9 7.0 79 60.0
Elderly nonrelative only......... 29 14 49.2 1 3.9 13 45.3 6 21.5 2 7.3 13 45.3
Race Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: October 5, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032003/noncash/new01_01.htm