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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 (Black or African American Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.))
[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
Black or African American A.O.I.C. 13,778 5,421 39.3 2,243 16.3 4,806 34.9 1,915 13.9 1,884 13.7 3,914 28.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 12,159 4,666 38.4 1,895 15.6 4,138 34.0 1,600 13.2 1,711 14.1 3,352 27.6
Inside central cities........... 7,376 3,256 44.1 1,288 17.5 2,931 39.7 1,196 16.2 1,302 17.6 2,348 31.8
One million or more........... 5,282 2,321 43.9 910 17.2 2,069 39.2 795 15.1 874 16.6 1,664 31.5
Under one million............. 2,095 935 44.6 378 18.1 862 41.2 401 19.2 427 20.4 684 32.6
Outside central cities.......... 4,782 1,410 29.5 607 12.7 1,207 25.2 403 8.4 409 8.6 1,004 21.0
One million or more........... 3,564 960 26.9 418 11.7 804 22.6 243 6.8 274 7.7 672 18.8
Under one million............. 1,218 450 36.9 188 15.5 402 33.0 160 13.2 135 11.1 333 27.3
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1,619 756 46.7 348 21.5 668 41.2 315 19.5 173 10.7 562 34.7
Region
Northeast......................... 2,594 1,199 46.2 415 16.0 1,081 41.7 323 12.5 545 21.0 858 33.1
Midwest........................... 2,518 980 38.9 383 15.2 886 35.2 454 18.0 311 12.4 703 27.9
South............................. 7,394 2,797 37.8 1,284 17.4 2,441 33.0 1,026 13.9 850 11.5 2,041 27.6
West.............................. 1,272 445 35.0 161 12.6 398 31.3 112 8.8 179 14.0 312 24.6
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 6,549 1,577 24.1 623 9.5 1,288 19.7 369 5.6 0 0.0 1,180 18.0
Renter occupied................... 7,229 3,845 53.2 1,620 22.4 3,517 48.7 1,545 21.4 1,884 26.1 2,734 37.8
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 11,706 4,631 39.6 2,161 18.5 4,036 34.5 1,703 14.5 1,607 13.7 3,332 28.5
15 to 24 years.................. 1,193 589 49.4 150 12.6 565 47.4 288 24.2 306 25.7 451 37.8
25 to 34 years.................. 2,695 1,225 45.5 771 28.6 1,016 37.7 511 18.9 448 16.6 856 31.8
35 to 44 years.................. 3,187 1,294 40.6 772 24.2 1,067 33.5 430 13.5 370 11.6 888 27.8
45 to 54 years.................. 2,836 957 33.8 330 11.6 859 30.3 308 10.8 297 10.5 710 25.0
55 to 64 years.................. 1,794 565 31.5 137 7.7 528 29.4 167 9.3 186 10.3 427 23.8
65 years and over................. 2,073 790 38.1 82 3.9 769 37.1 212 10.2 277 13.4 582 28.1
65 to 74 years.................. 1,187 452 38.1 48 4.1 442 37.3 130 10.9 153 12.9 331 27.9
75 years and over............... 886 338 38.1 33 3.8 327 36.9 82 9.2 124 14.0 252 28.4
Mean age.......................... 45.9 44.1 (x) 38.6 (x) 44.7 (x) 41.0 (x) 42.6 (x) 44.3 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 13,778 5,421 39.3 2,243 16.3 4,806 34.9 1,915 13.9 1,884 13.7 3,914 28.4
Worked.......................... 9,478 3,088 32.6 1,611 17.0 2,569 27.1 970 10.2 954 10.1 2,039 21.5
Worked year-round, full-time.. 6,771 1,799 26.6 970 14.3 1,408 20.8 375 5.5 433 6.4 1,140 16.8
Did not work.................... 4,301 2,333 54.2 632 14.7 2,236 52.0 944 22.0 930 21.6 1,875 43.6
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 11,697 4,628 39.6 2,158 18.5 4,033 34.5 1,700 14.5 1,607 13.7 3,331 28.5
No work disability.............. 9,685 3,266 33.7 1,745 18.0 2,709 28.0 1,094 11.3 1,045 10.8 2,159 22.3
With a work disability.......... 2,012 1,362 67.7 414 20.6 1,324 65.8 606 30.1 562 27.9 1,172 58.2
severe work disability........ 1,508 1,135 75.3 323 21.4 1,117 74.1 514 34.1 469 31.1 1,011 67.0
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 9,128 4,093 44.8 2,231 24.4 3,481 38.1 1,489 16.3 1,163 12.7 3,019 33.1
Married-couple families.......... 4,268 1,138 26.7 523 12.2 913 21.4 208 4.9 136 3.2 799 18.7
Male householder, wife absent.... 791 338 42.7 144 18.2 288 36.4 97 12.3 53 6.7 249 31.5
Female householder,husband absent 4,069 2,617 64.3 1,564 38.4 2,280 56.0 1,184 29.1 975 24.0 1,971 48.4
Nonfamily households.............. 4,650 1,328 28.6 12 0.3 1,325 28.5 426 9.2 721 15.5 895 19.2
Male householder................ 2,100 553 26.3 10 0.5 549 26.2 137 6.5 298 14.2 355 16.9
Living alone.................. 1,753 466 26.6 0 0.0 466 26.6 115 6.6 272 15.5 291 16.6
Female householders............. 2,550 775 30.4 3 0.1 775 30.4 288 11.3 422 16.6 540 21.2
Living alone.................. 2,318 707 30.5 0 0.0 707 30.5 260 11.2 397 17.1 479 20.7
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 1,563 1,529 97.9 505 32.3 1,527 97.7 866 55.4 578 37.0 1,489 95.3
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 563 563 100.0 317 56.3 563 100.0 471 83.7 252 44.8 557 98.9
Receiving SSI.................... 1,092 1,059 96.9 240 22.0 1,057 96.7 470 43.0 369 33.7 1,025 93.8
No cash assistance................ 12,215 3,892 31.9 1,738 14.2 3,279 26.8 1,049 8.6 1,306 10.7 2,424 19.8
Presence of Children
No children....................... 6,436 1,601 24.9 0 0.0 1,601 24.9 497 7.7 764 11.9 1,126 17.5
One or more related
Children 7,255 3,776 52.0 2,231 30.7 3,164 43.6 1,404 19.4 1,113 15.3 2,748 37.9
Child under 18 years............ 5,868 3,373 57.5 2,204 37.6 2,765 47.1 1,301 22.2 1,002 17.1 2,429 41.4
All under 6 years............. 1,224 682 55.7 95 7.7 662 54.1 310 25.3 277 22.7 592 48.3
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 1,319 928 70.4 738 56.0 766 58.1 434 32.9 275 20.8 689 52.2
All 6 to 17 years............. 3,324 1,763 53.0 1,371 41.2 1,337 40.2 558 16.8 450 13.5 1,149 34.6
One child....................... 2,664 1,288 48.3 688 25.8 1,046 39.3 387 14.5 370 13.9 898 33.7
Under 6 years................. 825 419 50.8 43 5.2 408 49.4 159 19.2 164 19.9 357 43.2
6 to 17 years................. 1,838 868 47.2 645 35.1 639 34.7 229 12.4 206 11.2 541 29.4
Two or more children............ 3,204 2,085 65.1 1,515 47.3 1,719 53.7 914 28.5 632 19.7 1,531 47.8
All under 6 years............. 399 262 65.7 52 12.9 254 63.8 151 37.9 113 28.4 235 58.8
Some under 6 years............ 1,319 928 70.4 738 56.0 766 58.1 434 32.9 275 20.8 689 52.2
All 6 to 17 years............. 1,486 894 60.2 726 48.8 698 47.0 329 22.1 244 16.4 607 40.9
Mean children................... 1.92 2.08 (x) 2.25 (x) 2.11 (x) 2.33 (x) 2.05 (x) 2.12 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 2,710 1,171 43.2 488 18.0 1,051 38.8 345 12.7 259 9.6 901 33.2
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 163 98 60.1 36 22.1 90 55.4 28 17.2 16 9.5 87 53.7
All under 6 years............... 39 27 68.2 6 14.3 27 67.6 11 28.6 6 16.4 25 64.4
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 17 9 53.4 4 25.2 7 43.4 3 15.2 0 0.0 7 43.4
All 6 to 17 years............... 107 62 58.1 26 24.4 56 52.8 14 13.3 9 8.5 55 51.3
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 11,300 4,465 39.5 2,125 18.8 3,882 34.4 1,662 14.7 1,590 14.1 3,195 28.3
One or more elderly............... 2,478 956 38.6 118 4.8 924 37.3 252 10.2 294 11.8 719 29.0
All members elderly.............. 1,372 476 34.7 0 0.0 476 34.7 119 8.6 224 16.4 327 23.9
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 2,092 788 37.7 87 4.2 766 36.6 210 10.0 278 13.3 578 27.6
Elderly other relative only...... 299 130 43.5 28 9.4 121 40.4 31 10.5 11 3.7 107 35.8
Elderly nonrelative only......... 24 14 57.5 3 13.7 12 52.7 4 17.8 2 8.9 12 52.7
Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (Black or African American Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.))
[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
Black or African American A.O.I.C. 3,290 2,394 72.8 1,051 31.9 2,261 68.7 1,325 40.3 1,093 33.2 1,872 56.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2,756 1,998 72.5 877 31.8 1,881 68.2 1,078 39.1 976 35.4 1,566 56.8
Inside central cities........... 1,914 1,446 75.5 598 31.2 1,382 72.2 793 41.4 743 38.8 1,145 59.8
One million or more........... 1,338 991 74.0 407 30.4 940 70.3 510 38.1 464 34.7 789 59.0
Under one million............. 576 455 79.0 190 33.0 442 76.6 284 49.3 279 48.4 356 61.8
Outside central cities.......... 841 552 65.6 279 33.2 499 59.3 284 33.8 234 27.8 421 50.1
One million or more........... 576 368 63.9 184 32.0 329 57.2 176 30.6 157 27.2 280 48.6
Under one million............. 265 184 69.4 95 36.0 169 63.9 108 40.8 77 29.0 141 53.3
Outside metropolitan areas........ 534 396 74.2 174 32.5 381 71.3 247 46.3 117 21.9 306 57.2
Region
Northeast......................... 642 509 79.3 184 28.7 486 75.8 223 34.7 265 41.2 419 65.2
Midwest........................... 636 453 71.2 198 31.1 437 68.7 288 45.2 190 29.9 343 53.9
South............................. 1,782 1,276 71.6 593 33.3 1,196 67.1 745 41.8 564 31.7 992 55.6
West.............................. 229 157 68.2 76 32.9 142 61.9 69 29.9 74 32.4 118 51.5
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 881 473 53.7 186 21.1 424 48.1 220 24.9 0 0.0 362 41.2
Renter occupied................... 2,409 1,921 79.7 864 35.9 1,838 76.3 1,105 45.9 1,093 45.4 1,509 62.6
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 2,711 2,024 74.7 1,004 37.0 1,900 70.1 1,186 43.7 954 35.2 1,602 59.1
15 to 24 years.................. 465 335 72.0 91 19.6 327 70.2 209 44.9 196 42.2 267 57.4
25 to 34 years.................. 651 511 78.6 369 56.8 470 72.3 344 52.8 262 40.3 410 63.0
35 to 44 years.................. 673 544 80.8 358 53.2 499 74.2 318 47.3 213 31.7 420 62.5
45 to 54 years.................. 568 414 72.9 129 22.6 391 68.9 205 36.0 185 32.6 330 58.1
55 to 64 years.................. 355 220 62.0 57 16.1 213 59.9 110 31.1 96 27.2 174 49.0
65 years and over................. 579 370 63.9 46 8.0 362 62.5 139 24.0 140 24.2 270 46.7
65 to 74 years.................. 312 202 64.8 28 9.1 196 62.9 85 27.3 72 23.1 145 46.5
75 years and over............... 266 167 62.9 18 6.6 165 62.1 54 20.1 68 25.4 125 46.8
Mean age.......................... 44.9 43.6 (x) 37.8 (x) 43.8 (x) 40.5 (x) 41.5 (x) 43.2 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 3,290 2,394 72.8 1,051 31.9 2,261 68.7 1,325 40.3 1,093 33.2 1,872 56.9
Worked.......................... 1,305 964 73.9 592 45.4 886 67.9 566 43.3 446 34.2 708 54.3
Worked year-round, full-time.. 426 313 73.4 231 54.2 270 63.5 165 38.6 108 25.3 223 52.3
Did not work.................... 1,985 1,430 72.0 458 23.1 1,376 69.3 759 38.2 647 32.6 1,163 58.6
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 2,708 2,021 74.6 1,001 37.0 1,897 70.0 1,183 43.7 954 35.2 1,600 59.1
No work disability.............. 1,742 1,209 69.4 750 43.0 1,097 63.0 717 41.2 558 32.0 895 51.4
With a work disability.......... 966 812 84.0 251 26.0 799 82.7 466 48.2 395 40.9 706 73.1
severe work disability........ 822 709 86.2 204 24.8 698 84.9 400 48.7 337 41.0 634 77.1
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 1,956 1,610 82.3 1,043 53.3 1,480 75.6 997 51.0 687 35.1 1,303 66.6
Married-couple families.......... 340 207 60.9 115 33.7 182 53.5 90 26.4 44 13.0 152 44.8
Male householder, wife absent.... 165 111 67.5 57 34.5 99 60.0 55 33.5 23 13.9 86 51.9
Female householder,husband absent 1,451 1,292 89.0 872 60.1 1,199 82.6 852 58.7 620 42.7 1,066 73.4
Nonfamily households.............. 1,334 784 58.8 8 0.6 782 58.6 328 24.6 407 30.5 568 42.6
Male householder................ 530 289 54.5 5 0.9 287 54.2 98 18.4 141 26.6 207 39.1
Living alone.................. 451 257 56.8 0 0.0 257 56.8 84 18.7 133 29.4 180 39.9
Female householders............. 804 495 61.6 3 0.3 495 61.6 230 28.6 265 33.0 361 44.9
Living alone.................. 734 456 62.0 0 0.0 456 62.0 210 28.7 252 34.3 327 44.5
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 928 915 98.7 340 36.6 915 98.6 637 68.6 433 46.7 891 96.0
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 377 377 100.0 230 61.1 377 100.0 352 93.4 200 53.0 374 99.2
Receiving SSI.................... 610 598 98.0 145 23.8 597 97.8 338 55.4 264 43.3 577 94.5
No cash assistance................ 2,362 1,478 62.6 711 30.1 1,347 57.0 688 29.1 660 27.9 980 41.5
Presence of Children
No children....................... 1,483 835 56.3 0 0.0 835 56.3 354 23.9 423 28.5 613 41.3
One or more related
Children 1,794 1,550 86.4 1,043 58.1 1,419 79.1 966 53.9 668 37.2 1,252 69.8
Child under 18 years............ 1,594 1,430 89.8 1,031 64.7 1,303 81.7 918 57.6 628 39.4 1,157 72.6
All under 6 years............. 357 307 86.2 37 10.3 305 85.6 205 57.5 175 49.2 275 77.1
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 491 463 94.3 412 83.9 421 85.7 326 66.3 196 39.9 385 78.4
All 6 to 17 years............. 745 660 88.5 581 78.0 576 77.3 388 52.0 256 34.4 497 66.7
One child....................... 535 460 86.1 260 48.7 408 76.3 258 48.3 192 35.9 356 66.5
Under 6 years................. 191 159 83.3 10 5.2 159 83.3 105 54.9 96 49.9 140 73.3
6 to 17 years................. 344 301 87.6 251 72.9 249 72.4 153 44.6 96 28.0 215 62.7
Two or more children............ 1,058 970 91.6 770 72.8 894 84.5 660 62.4 436 41.2 802 75.7
All under 6 years............. 165 148 89.5 27 16.3 146 88.4 100 60.6 80 48.3 135 81.5
Some under 6 years............ 491 463 94.3 412 83.9 421 85.7 326 66.3 196 39.9 385 78.4
All 6 to 17 years............. 402 359 89.3 331 82.3 327 81.4 235 58.4 160 39.9 282 70.2
Mean children................... 2.26 2.31 (x) 2.50 (x) 2.33 (x) 2.41 (x) 2.24 (x) 2.33 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 477 377 78.9 204 42.7 353 73.9 194 40.7 103 21.6 303 63.4
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 32 27 86.0 17 54.4 23 71.5 15 47.7 9 28.8 23 71.5
All under 6 years............... 13 10 76.3 2 12.1 10 76.3 7 55.9 5 41.1 10 76.3
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 4 4 100.0 4 100.0 3 60.3 3 60.3 0 0.0 3 60.3
All 6 to 17 years............... 15 13 90.5 11 78.5 10 70.6 5 36.9 4 26.3 10 70.6
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 2,664 1,992 74.8 995 37.4 1,873 70.3 1,173 44.0 946 35.5 1,577 59.2
One or more elderly............... 626 402 64.2 55 8.8 388 62.0 151 24.2 147 23.6 295 47.1
All members elderly.............. 417 262 62.8 0 0.0 262 62.8 91 21.8 118 28.4 187 44.9
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 577 366 63.4 46 8.0 358 62.0 137 23.8 140 24.3 269 46.6
Elderly other relative only...... 35 26 73.0 8 22.2 21 60.2 9 26.5 4 10.2 20 55.7
Elderly nonrelative only......... 4 3 73.3 1 25.6 2 47.7 2 47.7 2 47.7 2 47.7
Race Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: October 5, 2004
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