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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)
[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 alone 13,465 5,305 39.4 2,195 16.3 4,702 34.9 1,870 13.9 1,845 13.7 3,823 28.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 11,875 4,561 38.4 1,853 15.6 4,046 34.1 1,561 13.1 1,675 14.1 3,271 27.5
Inside central cities........... 7,202 3,183 44.2 1,263 17.5 2,864 39.8 1,166 16.2 1,274 17.7 2,288 31.8
One million or more........... 5,166 2,270 43.9 893 17.3 2,020 39.1 774 15.0 854 16.5 1,622 31.4
Under one million............. 2,036 913 44.8 370 18.2 844 41.4 392 19.2 420 20.6 667 32.8
Outside central cities.......... 4,673 1,378 29.5 590 12.6 1,182 25.3 395 8.5 401 8.6 983 21.0
One million or more........... 3,479 938 27.0 406 11.7 788 22.6 238 6.8 269 7.7 657 18.9
Under one million............. 1,193 440 36.9 184 15.4 394 33.0 157 13.2 132 11.0 326 27.3
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1,590 743 46.7 342 21.5 656 41.3 309 19.4 170 10.7 552 34.7
Region
Northeast......................... 2,511 1,157 46.1 401 16.0 1,040 41.4 307 12.2 528 21.0 825 32.9
Midwest........................... 2,451 957 39.0 372 15.2 867 35.4 444 18.1 302 12.3 685 27.9
South............................. 7,297 2,774 38.0 1,272 17.4 2,423 33.2 1,019 14.0 845 11.6 2,025 27.7
West.............................. 1,206 417 34.6 151 12.5 372 30.9 100 8.3 170 14.1 288 23.9
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 6,422 1,548 24.1 606 9.4 1,267 19.7 365 5.7 0 0.0 1,160 18.1
Renter occupied................... 7,043 3,756 53.3 1,590 22.6 3,435 48.8 1,505 21.4 1,845 26.2 2,663 37.8
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 11,433 4,532 39.6 2,116 18.5 3,950 34.5 1,662 14.5 1,578 13.8 3,252 28.4
15 to 24 years.................. 1,142 569 49.8 145 12.7 545 47.8 277 24.3 300 26.3 431 37.8
25 to 34 years.................. 2,615 1,199 45.8 758 29.0 996 38.1 501 19.1 440 16.8 839 32.1
35 to 44 years.................. 3,133 1,269 40.5 756 24.1 1,047 33.4 417 13.3 365 11.6 869 27.8
45 to 54 years.................. 2,782 936 33.7 324 11.7 839 30.2 303 10.9 292 10.5 692 24.9
55 to 64 years.................. 1,761 559 31.7 133 7.6 522 29.6 164 9.3 181 10.3 421 23.9
65 years and over................. 2,032 773 38.0 79 3.9 752 37.0 208 10.2 267 13.2 571 28.1
65 to 74 years.................. 1,169 444 38.0 48 4.1 434 37.2 127 10.9 150 12.8 325 27.8
75 years and over............... 863 329 38.1 31 3.6 318 36.8 80 9.3 118 13.6 246 28.4
Mean age.......................... 45.9 44.1 (x) 38.5 (x) 44.7 (x) 41.0 (x) 42.5 (x) 44.4 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 13,465 5,305 39.4 2,195 16.3 4,702 34.9 1,870 13.9 1,845 13.7 3,823 28.4
Worked.......................... 9,260 3,023 32.6 1,579 17.1 2,516 27.2 951 10.3 940 10.2 1,990 21.5
Worked year-round, full-time.. 6,637 1,771 26.7 958 14.4 1,386 20.9 369 5.6 429 6.5 1,119 16.9
Did not work.................... 4,205 2,282 54.3 616 14.6 2,186 52.0 919 21.8 905 21.5 1,833 43.6
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 11,426 4,530 39.6 2,114 18.5 3,948 34.6 1,660 14.5 1,578 13.8 3,252 28.5
No work disability.............. 9,456 3,196 33.8 1,710 18.1 2,651 28.0 1,069 11.3 1,027 10.9 2,106 22.3
With a work disability.......... 1,970 1,334 67.7 405 20.5 1,297 65.8 591 30.0 550 27.9 1,147 58.2
severe work disability........ 1,482 1,117 75.3 317 21.4 1,098 74.1 501 33.8 461 31.1 993 67.0
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 8,928 4,001 44.8 2,183 24.5 3,401 38.1 1,454 16.3 1,142 12.8 2,948 33.0
Married-couple families.......... 4,165 1,106 26.5 512 12.3 888 21.3 197 4.7 130 3.1 778 18.7
Male householder, wife absent.... 762 326 42.7 138 18.1 279 36.7 95 12.5 52 6.8 241 31.6
Female householder,husband absent 4,000 2,569 64.2 1,533 38.3 2,235 55.9 1,162 29.0 960 24.0 1,929 48.2
Nonfamily households.............. 4,538 1,304 28.7 12 0.3 1,301 28.7 415 9.2 703 15.5 875 19.3
Male householder................ 2,043 540 26.4 10 0.5 537 26.3 133 6.5 290 14.2 345 16.9
Living alone.................. 1,708 455 26.6 0 0.0 455 26.6 113 6.6 266 15.6 283 16.5
Female householders............. 2,495 764 30.6 3 0.1 764 30.6 283 11.3 413 16.6 530 21.3
Living alone.................. 2,277 697 30.6 0 0.0 697 30.6 255 11.2 388 17.0 470 20.7
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 1,532 1,498 97.8 494 32.3 1,496 97.7 845 55.2 568 37.1 1,460 95.3
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 548 548 100.0 309 56.4 548 100.0 457 83.4 247 45.0 542 98.9
Receiving SSI.................... 1,071 1,037 96.9 234 21.9 1,035 96.7 459 42.8 360 33.6 1,004 93.8
No cash assistance................ 11,933 3,806 31.9 1,701 14.3 3,206 26.9 1,024 8.6 1,277 10.7 2,363 19.8
Presence of Children
No children....................... 6,279 1,569 25.0 0 0.0 1,569 25.0 483 7.7 745 11.9 1,102 17.6
One or more related
Children 7,099 3,691 52.0 2,183 30.8 3,092 43.6 1,373 19.3 1,094 15.4 2,681 37.8
Child under 18 years............ 5,734 3,292 57.4 2,156 37.6 2,698 47.1 1,270 22.2 985 17.2 2,365 41.2
All under 6 years............. 1,186 663 55.9 92 7.7 647 54.5 302 25.5 275 23.2 576 48.6
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 1,275 894 70.1 713 55.9 739 57.9 423 33.2 263 20.6 663 52.0
All 6 to 17 years............. 3,272 1,735 53.0 1,351 41.3 1,313 40.1 545 16.6 446 13.6 1,126 34.4
One child....................... 2,604 1,258 48.3 675 25.9 1,020 39.2 375 14.4 365 14.0 874 33.5
Under 6 years................. 800 406 50.8 40 5.0 397 49.7 153 19.1 162 20.3 347 43.3
6 to 17 years................. 1,804 852 47.2 635 35.2 623 34.5 222 12.3 203 11.3 527 29.2
Two or more children............ 3,130 2,034 65.0 1,481 47.3 1,678 53.6 895 28.6 619 19.8 1,491 47.6
All under 6 years............. 387 257 66.5 52 13.4 249 64.5 149 38.6 113 29.3 230 59.4
Some under 6 years............ 1,275 894 70.1 713 55.9 739 57.9 423 33.2 263 20.6 663 52.0
All 6 to 17 years............. 1,468 883 60.2 716 48.8 690 47.0 323 22.0 243 16.5 599 40.8
Mean children................... 1.92 2.08 (x) 2.25 (x) 2.11 (x) 2.33 (x) 2.05 (x) 2.13 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 2,650 1,145 43.2 475 17.9 1,028 38.8 335 12.7 253 9.6 878 33.1
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 161 96 59.7 34 21.3 90 56.0 28 17.3 16 9.6 87 54.2
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............... 105 61 57.5 25 23.3 56 53.6 14 13.4 9 8.6 55 52.0
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 11,040 4,373 39.6 2,081 18.8 3,801 34.4 1,621 14.7 1,561 14.1 3,121 28.3
One or more elderly............... 2,425 932 38.4 115 4.7 901 37.1 248 10.2 284 11.7 702 28.9
All members elderly.............. 1,344 463 34.4 0 0.0 463 34.4 116 8.6 217 16.1 317 23.6
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 2,052 769 37.5 84 4.1 747 36.4 206 10.0 268 13.1 565 27.6
Elderly other relative only...... 288 124 43.2 27 9.4 116 40.3 31 10.9 11 3.9 102 35.5
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)
[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 alone 3,229 2,353 72.9 1,029 31.9 2,220 68.8 1,298 40.2 1,073 33.2 1,837 56.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2,702 1,963 72.6 859 31.8 1,846 68.3 1,056 39.1 959 35.5 1,537 56.9
Inside central cities........... 1,873 1,419 75.8 585 31.2 1,355 72.3 774 41.4 727 38.8 1,122 59.9
One million or more........... 1,313 973 74.1 400 30.5 922 70.3 498 37.9 454 34.6 774 59.0
Under one million............. 560 446 79.6 185 33.0 432 77.2 276 49.4 273 48.7 348 62.1
Outside central cities.......... 830 544 65.6 274 33.1 491 59.2 281 33.9 231 27.9 415 50.0
One million or more........... 569 361 63.5 180 31.6 323 56.7 174 30.7 154 27.1 275 48.3
Under one million............. 260 183 70.2 94 36.2 168 64.6 107 41.1 77 29.6 140 53.8
Outside metropolitan areas........ 527 390 74.0 170 32.3 375 71.1 242 46.0 114 21.7 300 57.0
Region
Northeast......................... 617 489 79.4 176 28.5 467 75.7 212 34.4 254 41.2 404 65.5
Midwest........................... 627 446 71.2 194 31.0 431 68.7 283 45.1 185 29.5 338 53.9
South............................. 1,768 1,268 71.7 587 33.2 1,188 67.2 741 41.9 562 31.8 984 55.6
West.............................. 217 149 68.8 72 33.2 135 62.1 62 28.8 72 33.0 112 51.7
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 869 467 53.7 181 20.8 417 48.0 216 24.8 0 0.0 357 41.1
Renter occupied................... 2,359 1,886 79.9 848 36.0 1,803 76.4 1,082 45.9 1,073 45.5 1,480 62.7
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 2,660 1,990 74.8 986 37.1 1,866 70.1 1,161 43.6 936 35.2 1,572 59.1
15 to 24 years.................. 451 327 72.5 88 19.5 319 70.7 202 44.9 192 42.5 259 57.5
25 to 34 years.................. 635 501 78.8 364 57.3 460 72.4 337 53.1 255 40.2 401 63.2
35 to 44 years.................. 660 532 80.7 350 53.1 488 73.9 309 46.7 210 31.7 411 62.3
45 to 54 years.................. 565 412 73.0 129 22.8 389 68.9 205 36.2 185 32.7 329 58.2
55 to 64 years.................. 349 217 62.3 55 15.6 210 60.1 108 30.9 95 27.2 171 49.0
65 years and over................. 569 363 63.8 44 7.7 355 62.4 138 24.2 137 24.1 265 46.7
65 to 74 years.................. 308 199 64.7 28 9.2 194 62.8 85 27.6 71 23.0 144 46.6
75 years and over............... 260 163 62.8 15 5.8 161 62.0 52 20.1 66 25.4 122 46.8
Mean age.......................... 45.0 43.6 (x) 37.7 (x) 43.9 (x) 40.6 (x) 41.6 (x) 43.3 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 3,229 2,353 72.9 1,029 31.9 2,220 68.8 1,298 40.2 1,073 33.2 1,837 56.9
Worked.......................... 1,283 949 74.0 583 45.5 871 67.9 556 43.3 440 34.3 695 54.2
Worked year-round, full-time.. 420 310 73.8 230 54.7 268 63.7 163 38.8 108 25.7 220 52.4
Did not work.................... 1,946 1,403 72.1 446 22.9 1,349 69.3 742 38.1 633 32.5 1,143 58.7
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 2,658 1,988 74.8 984 37.0 1,864 70.1 1,159 43.6 936 35.2 1,572 59.1
No work disability.............. 1,708 1,189 69.6 739 43.2 1,077 63.1 704 41.2 549 32.1 876 51.3
With a work disability.......... 950 799 84.0 245 25.8 786 82.7 455 47.9 387 40.7 696 73.2
severe work disability........ 811 699 86.2 199 24.5 688 84.9 392 48.3 332 40.9 625 77.1
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 1,921 1,580 82.3 1,022 53.2 1,450 75.5 975 50.7 674 35.1 1,277 66.5
Married-couple families.......... 331 201 60.8 111 33.7 176 53.2 86 25.9 40 12.0 149 45.1
Male householder, wife absent.... 160 108 67.7 55 34.2 96 59.9 53 33.1 22 13.7 83 51.6
Female householder,husband absent 1,430 1,271 88.9 856 59.8 1,178 82.4 836 58.5 613 42.8 1,046 73.1
Nonfamily households.............. 1,308 773 59.1 8 0.6 771 58.9 324 24.7 398 30.5 560 42.8
Male householder................ 516 281 54.6 5 1.0 280 54.2 95 18.4 137 26.5 201 39.0
Living alone.................. 442 250 56.7 0 0.0 250 56.7 83 18.7 129 29.3 175 39.7
Female householders............. 792 491 62.0 3 0.3 491 62.0 229 28.9 262 33.0 359 45.3
Living alone.................. 725 452 62.3 0 0.0 452 62.3 209 28.8 248 34.2 325 44.8
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 912 900 98.6 332 36.4 899 98.6 623 68.4 427 46.8 876 96.1
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 366 366 100.0 224 61.1 366 100.0 341 93.2 195 53.1 363 99.2
Receiving SSI.................... 600 588 97.9 140 23.4 587 97.8 331 55.1 259 43.2 568 94.5
No cash assistance................ 2,317 1,453 62.7 698 30.1 1,322 57.0 675 29.1 646 27.9 961 41.5
Presence of Children
No children....................... 1,454 823 56.6 0 0.0 823 56.6 349 24.0 414 28.5 605 41.6
One or more related
Children 1,763 1,521 86.2 1,022 58.0 1,390 78.8 945 53.6 657 37.3 1,225 69.5
Child under 18 years............ 1,563 1,402 89.6 1,009 64.6 1,274 81.5 897 57.4 616 39.4 1,131 72.4
All under 6 years............. 353 305 86.3 37 10.4 303 85.8 202 57.3 173 49.1 272 77.1
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 477 449 94.1 401 84.0 407 85.3 315 66.1 188 39.4 373 78.1
All 6 to 17 years............. 733 648 88.4 572 78.0 564 76.9 379 51.8 255 34.8 486 66.3
One child....................... 525 451 86.0 255 48.6 399 76.1 252 48.0 190 36.2 348 66.2
Under 6 years................. 188 157 83.4 10 5.3 157 83.4 102 54.5 94 49.9 138 73.3
6 to 17 years................. 337 295 87.5 245 72.8 242 72.0 149 44.3 96 28.6 210 62.3
Two or more children............ 1,039 950 91.5 754 72.6 875 84.2 646 62.1 427 41.1 784 75.5
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............ 477 449 94.1 401 84.0 407 85.3 315 66.1 188 39.4 373 78.1
All 6 to 17 years............. 396 353 89.1 326 82.4 321 81.1 230 58.1 159 40.1 276 69.7
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......... 468 368 78.7 196 42.0 344 73.6 188 40.2 100 21.5 294 62.9
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........................ 2,613 1,958 74.9 977 37.4 1,839 70.4 1,148 43.9 928 35.5 1,547 59.2
One or more elderly............... 616 395 64.2 53 8.5 381 61.9 150 24.4 144 23.5 290 47.2
All members elderly.............. 410 257 62.7 0 0.0 257 62.7 91 22.2 115 28.1 184 44.8
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 567 359 63.3 44 7.7 351 61.9 136 24.0 137 24.2 264 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
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032003/noncash/new01_06.htm