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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 (White Alone)
[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
White alone 91,645 15,636 17.1 5,220 5.7 13,672 14.9 3,992 4.4 2,917 3.2 11,792 12.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 72,685 11,777 16.2 3,901 5.4 10,290 14.2 2,868 3.9 2,329 3.2 8,846 12.2
Inside central cities........... 23,780 5,039 21.2 1,775 7.5 4,387 18.4 1,401 5.9 1,139 4.8 3,754 15.8
One million or more........... 14,167 3,063 21.6 1,124 7.9 2,626 18.5 735 5.2 667 4.7 2,280 16.1
Under one million............. 9,613 1,976 20.6 651 6.8 1,761 18.3 666 6.9 473 4.9 1,474 15.3
Outside central cities.......... 48,905 6,739 13.8 2,126 4.3 5,903 12.1 1,467 3.0 1,189 2.4 5,092 10.4
One million or more........... 33,148 4,289 12.9 1,257 3.8 3,755 11.3 848 2.6 747 2.3 3,236 9.8
Under one million............. 15,757 2,449 15.5 869 5.5 2,148 13.6 619 3.9 442 2.8 1,856 11.8
Outside metropolitan areas........ 18,960 3,859 20.4 1,319 7.0 3,381 17.8 1,124 5.9 588 3.1 2,946 15.5
Region
Northeast......................... 17,698 3,008 17.0 798 4.5 2,787 15.7 778 4.4 871 4.9 2,280 12.9
Midwest........................... 22,382 3,129 14.0 960 4.3 2,739 12.2 918 4.1 614 2.7 2,294 10.3
South............................. 31,308 5,381 17.2 1,911 6.1 4,638 14.8 1,393 4.4 709 2.3 4,088 13.1
West.............................. 20,256 4,119 20.3 1,550 7.7 3,508 17.3 904 4.5 722 3.6 3,130 15.5
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 66,070 7,178 10.9 2,376 3.6 6,084 9.2 1,222 1.8 0 0.0 5,798 8.8
Renter occupied................... 25,575 8,458 33.1 2,844 11.1 7,587 29.7 2,770 10.8 2,917 11.4 5,994 23.4
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 71,729 12,692 17.7 5,086 7.1 10,764 15.0 3,384 4.7 1,919 2.7 9,617 13.4
15 to 24 years.................. 4,956 1,335 26.9 241 4.9 1,284 25.9 482 9.7 285 5.8 1,131 22.8
25 to 34 years.................. 14,985 3,377 22.5 1,762 11.8 2,785 18.6 955 6.4 450 3.0 2,493 16.6
35 to 44 years.................. 19,400 3,749 19.3 2,061 10.6 2,878 14.8 896 4.6 473 2.4 2,608 13.4
45 to 54 years.................. 18,630 2,467 13.2 795 4.3 2,118 11.4 592 3.2 362 1.9 1,886 10.1
55 to 64 years.................. 13,757 1,764 12.8 227 1.7 1,700 12.4 459 3.3 349 2.5 1,500 10.9
65 years and over................. 19,916 2,944 14.8 134 0.7 2,908 14.6 608 3.1 998 5.0 2,175 10.9
65 to 74 years.................. 9,758 1,453 14.9 96 1.0 1,424 14.6 333 3.4 426 4.4 1,145 11.7
75 years and over............... 10,158 1,492 14.7 38 0.4 1,484 14.6 275 2.7 572 5.6 1,030 10.1
Mean age.......................... 49.7 46.3 (x) 38.4 (x) 47.4 (x) 43.8 (x) 52.3 (x) 46.3 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 91,645 15,636 17.1 5,220 5.7 13,672 14.9 3,992 4.4 2,917 3.2 11,792 12.9
Worked.......................... 63,968 8,938 14.0 3,840 6.0 7,313 11.4 1,883 2.9 1,071 1.7 6,473 10.1
Worked year-round, full-time.. 46,327 5,302 11.4 2,358 5.1 4,162 9.0 690 1.5 505 1.1 3,716 8.0
Did not work.................... 27,678 6,698 24.2 1,380 5.0 6,359 23.0 2,109 7.6 1,846 6.7 5,320 19.2
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 71,707 12,684 17.7 5,080 7.1 10,756 15.0 3,382 4.7 1,919 2.7 9,609 13.4
No work disability.............. 64,323 9,417 14.6 4,277 6.6 7,638 11.9 2,105 3.3 1,086 1.7 6,759 10.5
With a work disability.......... 7,384 3,267 44.2 802 10.9 3,118 42.2 1,277 17.3 833 11.3 2,851 38.6
severe work disability........ 4,506 2,643 58.6 591 13.1 2,561 56.8 1,054 23.4 711 15.8 2,372 52.7
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 62,297 11,652 18.7 5,189 8.3 9,698 15.6 2,859 4.6 1,261 2.0 8,959 14.4
Married-couple families.......... 49,915 6,696 13.4 2,746 5.5 5,489 11.0 1,131 2.3 454 0.9 5,099 10.2
Male householder, wife absent.... 3,500 994 28.4 386 11.0 818 23.4 218 6.2 73 2.1 768 21.9
Female householder,husband absent 8,881 3,962 44.6 2,058 23.2 3,391 38.2 1,510 17.0 735 8.3 3,092 34.8
Nonfamily households.............. 29,349 3,984 13.6 31 0.1 3,974 13.5 1,133 3.9 1,656 5.6 2,833 9.7
Male householder................ 13,070 1,508 11.5 25 0.2 1,500 11.5 396 3.0 519 4.0 1,127 8.6
Living alone.................. 10,154 1,133 11.2 0 0.0 1,133 11.2 308 3.0 469 4.6 827 8.1
Female householders............. 16,278 2,476 15.2 6 0.0 2,474 15.2 737 4.5 1,136 7.0 1,707 10.5
Living alone.................. 13,957 2,194 15.7 0 0.0 2,194 15.7 653 4.7 1,089 7.8 1,472 10.5
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 3,783 3,667 96.9 867 22.9 3,659 96.7 1,734 45.8 882 23.3 3,611 95.5
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 1,159 1,149 99.2 558 48.1 1,149 99.2 853 73.6 316 27.3 1,143 98.6
Receiving SSI.................... 2,837 2,730 96.2 396 14.0 2,722 96.0 1,033 36.4 639 22.5 2,681 94.5
No cash assistance................ 87,862 11,969 13.6 4,353 5.0 10,012 11.4 2,258 2.6 2,035 2.3 8,181 9.3
Presence of Children
No children....................... 53,309 5,290 9.9 8 0.0 5,288 9.9 1,401 2.6 1,845 3.5 3,965 7.4
One or more related
Children 37,849 10,150 26.8 5,179 13.7 8,200 21.7 2,549 6.7 1,061 2.8 7,658 20.2
Child under 18 years............ 30,463 9,082 29.8 5,112 16.8 7,155 23.5 2,310 7.6 948 3.1 6,706 22.0
All under 6 years............. 7,261 2,059 28.4 207 2.9 2,000 27.5 623 8.6 292 4.0 1,906 26.2
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 6,205 2,540 40.9 1,861 30.0 1,971 31.8 715 11.5 231 3.7 1,842 29.7
All 6 to 17 years............. 16,997 4,482 26.4 3,043 17.9 3,184 18.7 972 5.7 425 2.5 2,958 17.4
One child....................... 12,757 3,357 26.3 1,322 10.4 2,767 21.7 763 6.0 375 2.9 2,616 20.5
Under 6 years................. 4,495 1,308 29.1 78 1.7 1,277 28.4 357 7.9 183 4.1 1,218 27.1
6 to 17 years................. 8,263 2,049 24.8 1,244 15.1 1,490 18.0 406 4.9 191 2.3 1,398 16.9
Two or more children............ 17,706 5,724 32.3 3,789 21.4 4,388 24.8 1,546 8.7 573 3.2 4,090 23.1
All under 6 years............. 2,766 752 27.2 129 4.7 723 26.1 266 9.6 108 3.9 687 24.9
Some under 6 years............ 6,205 2,540 40.9 1,861 30.0 1,971 31.8 715 11.5 231 3.7 1,842 29.7
All 6 to 17 years............. 8,734 2,433 27.9 1,799 20.6 1,694 19.4 566 6.5 234 2.7 1,560 17.9
Mean children................... 1.84 1.98 (x) 2.21 (x) 1.94 (x) 2.09 (x) 1.86 (x) 1.94 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 12,377 2,646 21.4 881 7.1 2,306 18.6 555 4.5 217 1.8 2,152 17.4
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 830 393 47.3 121 14.6 362 43.6 96 11.6 28 3.3 336 40.5
All under 6 years............... 224 119 52.9 17 7.6 116 51.8 33 14.5 6 2.9 104 46.6
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 51 31 61.2 13 25.9 30 58.0 10 18.7 5 9.4 30 58.0
All 6 to 17 years............... 555 243 43.8 91 16.3 217 39.0 54 9.7 17 3.0 202 36.4
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 69,378 12,170 17.5 4,990 7.2 10,275 14.8 3,289 4.7 1,893 2.7 9,150 13.2
One or more elderly............... 22,267 3,466 15.6 230 1.0 3,396 15.3 703 3.2 1,024 4.6 2,642 11.9
All members elderly.............. 15,823 2,111 13.3 0 0.0 2,111 13.3 436 2.8 929 5.9 1,421 9.0
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 20,318 2,944 14.5 144 0.7 2,901 14.3 612 3.0 995 4.9 2,174 10.7
Elderly other relative only...... 1,324 387 29.2 77 5.8 364 27.5 67 5.1 18 1.4 345 26.1
Elderly nonrelative only......... 136 38 28.0 2 1.3 36 26.7 8 5.9 4 3.2 35 25.9
Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone)
[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
White alone 9,462 5,006 52.9 1,876 19.8 4,621 48.8 2,318 24.5 1,372 14.5 4,006 42.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7,077 3,630 51.3 1,400 19.8 3,327 47.0 1,630 23.0 1,042 14.7 2,885 40.8
Inside central cities........... 3,027 1,752 57.9 691 22.8 1,615 53.4 817 27.0 519 17.2 1,425 47.1
One million or more........... 1,787 1,037 58.0 441 24.7 942 52.7 430 24.1 283 15.8 841 47.0
Under one million............. 1,239 715 57.7 250 20.1 673 54.3 387 31.2 236 19.1 584 47.2
Outside central cities.......... 4,050 1,878 46.4 709 17.5 1,712 42.3 813 20.1 523 12.9 1,460 36.0
One million or more........... 2,533 1,151 45.4 413 16.3 1,040 41.1 461 18.2 318 12.6 877 34.6
Under one million............. 1,517 727 47.9 296 19.5 671 44.2 352 23.2 204 13.5 583 38.4
Outside metropolitan areas........ 2,385 1,376 57.7 476 20.0 1,295 54.3 689 28.9 330 13.8 1,121 47.0
Region
Northeast......................... 1,695 968 57.1 300 17.7 929 54.8 472 27.9 382 22.5 776 45.8
Midwest........................... 1,980 958 48.4 287 14.5 905 45.7 534 26.9 325 16.4 744 37.6
South............................. 3,576 1,845 51.6 711 19.9 1,684 47.1 819 22.9 385 10.8 1,489 41.6
West.............................. 2,211 1,235 55.9 578 26.1 1,103 49.9 493 22.3 280 12.7 998 45.1
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 4,222 1,552 36.7 595 14.1 1,393 33.0 579 13.7 0 0.0 1,268 30.0
Renter occupied................... 5,240 3,455 65.9 1,282 24.5 3,228 61.6 1,740 33.2 1,372 26.2 2,739 52.3
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 7,290 4,178 57.3 1,839 25.2 3,802 52.2 1,992 27.3 1,050 14.4 3,357 46.0
15 to 24 years.................. 1,209 569 47.1 137 11.3 556 46.0 300 24.8 154 12.7 501 41.4
25 to 34 years.................. 1,774 1,168 65.8 700 39.5 1,036 58.4 582 32.8 243 13.7 928 52.3
35 to 44 years.................. 1,677 1,106 65.9 679 40.5 949 56.6 521 31.1 255 15.2 837 49.9
45 to 54 years.................. 1,291 740 57.3 255 19.7 672 52.1 324 25.1 198 15.3 587 45.5
55 to 64 years.................. 1,338 596 44.5 68 5.1 589 44.0 265 19.8 200 15.0 502 37.5
65 years and over................. 2,172 828 38.1 37 1.7 819 37.7 326 15.0 322 14.8 650 29.9
65 to 74 years.................. 917 393 42.8 25 2.8 385 42.0 176 19.2 151 16.5 311 33.9
75 years and over............... 1,255 435 34.7 12 0.9 434 34.6 150 12.0 170 13.6 339 27.0
Mean age.......................... 48.0 44.8 (x) 36.9 (x) 45.4 (x) 43.0 (x) 48.4 (x) 44.6 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 9,462 5,006 52.9 1,876 19.8 4,621 48.8 2,318 24.5 1,372 14.5 4,006 42.3
Worked.......................... 3,731 1,986 53.2 1,077 28.9 1,726 46.3 872 23.4 413 11.1 1,490 39.9
Worked year-round, full-time.. 1,212 663 54.7 457 37.7 531 43.8 213 17.6 93 7.7 459 37.9
Did not work.................... 5,731 3,020 52.7 799 13.9 2,895 50.5 1,446 25.2 959 16.7 2,516 43.9
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 7,283 4,172 57.3 1,832 25.2 3,795 52.1 1,991 27.3 1,050 14.4 3,350 46.0
No work disability.............. 5,104 2,509 49.2 1,414 27.7 2,171 42.5 1,134 22.2 500 9.8 1,864 36.5
With a work disability.......... 2,179 1,662 76.3 419 19.2 1,624 74.5 857 39.3 550 25.3 1,486 68.2
severe work disability........ 1,669 1,406 84.3 333 20.0 1,379 82.6 720 43.2 470 28.2 1,277 76.5
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 4,860 3,202 65.9 1,872 38.5 2,817 58.0 1,551 31.9 622 12.8 2,591 53.3
Married-couple families.......... 2,507 1,383 55.2 765 30.5 1,188 47.4 538 21.4 144 5.8 1,102 43.9
Male householder, wife absent.... 349 217 62.4 117 33.6 174 50.0 90 26.0 29 8.4 166 47.7
Female householder,husband absent 2,004 1,601 79.9 990 49.4 1,454 72.6 923 46.0 449 22.4 1,323 66.0
Nonfamily households.............. 4,602 1,805 39.2 4 0.1 1,805 39.2 768 16.7 749 16.3 1,416 30.8
Male householder................ 1,677 644 38.4 3 0.2 644 38.4 246 14.7 239 14.2 501 29.9
Living alone.................. 1,290 555 43.0 0 0.0 555 43.0 220 17.1 227 17.6 430 33.3
Female householders............. 2,926 1,161 39.7 1 0.0 1,161 39.7 522 17.8 510 17.4 915 31.3
Living alone.................. 2,457 1,053 42.9 0 0.0 1,053 42.9 470 19.1 498 20.3 826 33.6
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 1,753 1,738 99.1 525 29.9 1,735 99.0 1,156 65.9 599 34.2 1,705 97.3
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 670 670 100.0 388 57.9 670 100.0 582 86.9 238 35.5 666 99.5
Receiving SSI.................... 1,202 1,186 98.7 196 16.3 1,183 98.5 668 55.6 407 33.9 1,157 96.3
No cash assistance................ 7,709 3,268 42.4 1,351 17.5 2,886 37.4 1,163 15.1 773 10.0 2,301 29.9
Presence of Children
No children....................... 5,615 2,044 36.4 2 0.0 2,042 36.4 876 15.6 785 14.0 1,623 28.9
One or more related
Children 3,794 2,929 77.2 1,870 49.3 2,545 67.1 1,428 37.6 583 15.4 2,354 62.1
Child under 18 years............ 3,479 2,785 80.1 1,854 53.3 2,403 69.1 1,349 38.8 555 16.0 2,234 64.2
All under 6 years............. 909 669 73.6 88 9.7 658 72.4 364 40.0 169 18.6 629 69.1
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 1,035 916 88.4 775 74.9 783 75.6 451 43.6 153 14.7 731 70.6
All 6 to 17 years............. 1,534 1,201 78.3 990 64.5 963 62.7 534 34.8 233 15.2 874 57.0
One child....................... 1,162 851 73.2 394 33.9 759 65.3 406 35.0 199 17.1 714 61.5
Under 6 years................. 504 360 71.4 20 4.0 360 71.4 188 37.3 98 19.5 346 68.6
6 to 17 years................. 658 491 74.6 374 56.8 399 60.7 218 33.2 100 15.3 369 56.0
Two or more children............ 2,317 1,935 83.5 1,460 63.0 1,645 71.0 943 40.7 356 15.4 1,520 65.6
All under 6 years............. 405 309 76.3 68 16.9 299 73.6 176 43.5 71 17.4 283 69.8
Some under 6 years............ 1,035 916 88.4 775 74.9 783 75.6 451 43.6 153 14.7 731 70.6
All 6 to 17 years............. 876 710 81.0 616 70.3 564 64.3 315 36.0 133 15.2 505 57.7
Mean children................... 2.13 2.20 (x) 2.44 (x) 2.17 (x) 2.22 (x) 1.98 (x) 2.17 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 743 471 63.4 258 34.7 400 53.9 211 28.4 72 9.7 360 48.5
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 125 81 65.1 35 28.0 79 63.5 42 33.9 9 7.5 73 58.3
All under 6 years............... 45 37 81.2 8 16.9 36 80.4 21 45.5 2 4.2 34 76.1
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 4 4 88.3 2 41.6 4 88.3 4 88.3 0 0.0 4 88.3
All 6 to 17 years............... 75 41 54.1 26 33.9 39 52.0 18 23.9 7 9.6 35 46.0
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 7,114 4,087 57.4 1,812 25.5 3,716 52.2 1,961 27.6 1,041 14.6 3,272 46.0
One or more elderly............... 2,348 920 39.2 64 2.7 905 38.6 358 15.2 331 14.1 735 31.3
All members elderly.............. 1,881 697 37.1 0 0.0 697 37.1 257 13.7 302 16.0 533 28.3
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 2,194 839 38.3 42 1.9 830 37.8 330 15.1 324 14.8 663 30.2
Elderly other relative only...... 87 57 65.5 18 21.2 54 61.7 17 20.0 5 6.2 54 61.7
Elderly nonrelative only......... 24 11 45.2 0 0.0 11 45.2 4 16.9 0 0.0 11 45.2
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_03.htm