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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 (Asian 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
Asian A.O.I.C. 4,079 812 19.9 227 5.6 720 17.6 133 3.3 168 4.1 624 15.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 3,936 777 19.7 214 5.4 691 17.5 125 3.2 163 4.1 598 15.2
Inside central cities........... 1,866 452 24.2 121 6.5 393 21.1 79 4.2 120 6.4 322 17.3
One million or more........... 1,441 366 25.4 94 6.6 320 22.2 52 3.6 95 6.6 264 18.4
Under one million............. 426 86 20.1 27 6.4 73 17.2 27 6.4 26 6.0 58 13.5
Outside central cities.......... 2,070 325 15.7 92 4.5 298 14.4 46 2.2 43 2.1 276 13.3
One million or more........... 1,724 268 15.5 72 4.2 242 14.1 33 1.9 33 1.9 233 13.5
Under one million............. 346 57 16.6 20 5.8 55 16.0 12 3.5 10 2.8 42 12.3
Outside metropolitan areas........ 143 35 24.3 14 9.6 29 20.3 9 6.2 5 3.5 26 18.2
Region
Northeast......................... 792 181 22.9 48 6.1 160 20.3 22 2.8 38 4.7 139 17.6
Midwest........................... 479 73 15.2 26 5.5 65 13.5 24 5.0 7 1.5 54 11.3
South............................. 857 118 13.7 40 4.7 98 11.5 23 2.7 21 2.5 78 9.2
West.............................. 1,952 440 22.5 113 5.8 396 20.3 64 3.3 102 5.2 352 18.0
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 2,289 307 13.4 77 3.4 267 11.7 25 1.1 0 0.0 262 11.4
Renter occupied................... 1,791 505 28.2 150 8.4 453 25.3 109 6.1 168 9.4 362 20.2
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 3,632 668 18.4 223 6.1 578 15.9 111 3.0 106 2.9 502 13.8
15 to 24 years.................. 313 63 20.2 16 5.0 51 16.3 12 3.7 7 2.1 45 14.3
25 to 34 years.................. 998 152 15.2 47 4.7 138 13.8 23 2.3 21 2.1 114 11.4
35 to 44 years.................. 1,029 212 20.6 83 8.1 178 17.3 38 3.7 29 2.8 159 15.5
45 to 54 years.................. 811 169 20.9 65 8.0 145 17.9 25 3.1 37 4.5 127 15.7
55 to 64 years.................. 482 71 14.8 12 2.5 67 13.9 13 2.7 12 2.6 57 11.9
65 years and over................. 447 144 32.2 5 1.0 141 31.7 23 5.1 62 14.0 122 27.2
65 to 74 years.................. 279 83 29.7 4 1.5 80 28.8 18 6.5 33 11.8 62 22.3
75 years and over............... 168 61 36.4 0 0.0 61 36.4 4 2.6 30 17.7 59 35.4
Mean age.......................... 43.7 46.3 (x) 40.8 (x) 47.1 (x) 45.6 (x) 54.9 (x) 47.2 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 4,079 812 19.9 227 5.6 720 17.6 133 3.3 168 4.1 624 15.3
Worked.......................... 3,132 514 16.4 164 5.2 444 14.2 62 2.0 65 2.1 388 12.4
Worked year-round, full-time.. 2,362 340 14.4 113 4.8 288 12.2 35 1.5 32 1.4 247 10.5
Did not work.................... 947 298 31.4 63 6.7 275 29.1 71 7.5 103 10.9 236 24.9
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 3,626 663 18.3 218 6.0 577 15.9 110 3.0 106 2.9 502 13.8
No work disability.............. 3,446 573 16.6 198 5.7 491 14.2 75 2.2 82 2.4 424 12.3
With a work disability.......... 180 90 50.2 20 11.2 87 48.1 35 19.5 23 12.8 78 43.4
severe work disability........ 105 75 70.7 18 17.0 71 67.1 31 29.1 18 16.6 66 62.2
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 2,939 644 21.9 225 7.7 553 18.8 96 3.3 87 3.0 504 17.2
Married-couple families.......... 2,344 419 17.9 139 5.9 373 15.9 55 2.3 64 2.7 340 14.5
Male householder, wife absent.... 241 86 35.5 21 8.9 72 30.0 13 5.3 9 3.7 63 26.1
Female householder,husband absent 354 139 39.3 65 18.3 107 30.2 28 7.9 14 3.8 102 28.7
Nonfamily households.............. 1,140 168 14.7 2 0.2 167 14.6 38 3.3 81 7.1 119 10.5
Male householder................ 573 73 12.8 2 0.4 72 12.6 14 2.4 32 5.5 45 7.8
Living alone.................. 411 48 11.6 0 0.0 48 11.6 8 1.8 29 7.1 26 6.2
Female householders............. 567 95 16.7 0 0.0 95 16.7 24 4.3 49 8.7 74 13.1
Living alone.................. 435 74 17.0 0 0.0 74 17.0 20 4.6 49 11.3 55 12.7
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 210 207 98.3 29 13.6 207 98.3 65 30.8 71 33.6 203 96.6
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 47 47 100.0 16 33.6 47 100.0 33 69.1 11 23.5 47 100.0
Receiving SSI.................... 178 175 98.0 21 11.8 175 98.0 47 26.5 63 35.4 171 96.0
No cash assistance................ 3,869 605 15.6 199 5.1 513 13.3 69 1.8 97 2.5 421 10.9
Presence of Children
No children....................... 1,914 253 13.2 0 0.0 253 13.2 47 2.4 103 5.4 195 10.2
One or more related
Children 2,152 555 25.8 225 10.5 464 21.5 85 4.0 65 3.0 425 19.8
Child under 18 years............ 1,640 458 28.0 221 13.5 370 22.5 72 4.4 47 2.8 345 21.0
All under 6 years............. 484 119 24.6 12 2.5 115 23.8 15 3.2 15 3.0 107 22.1
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 279 102 36.4 57 20.6 86 31.0 18 6.4 3 1.2 81 28.9
All 6 to 17 years............. 877 237 27.1 151 17.3 168 19.1 39 4.4 28 3.2 157 17.9
One child....................... 752 190 25.3 65 8.7 160 21.3 22 2.9 31 4.1 145 19.3
Under 6 years................. 318 86 27.1 9 2.7 83 26.2 10 3.1 14 4.5 75 23.6
6 to 17 years................. 434 104 24.0 57 13.1 77 17.7 12 2.8 16 3.8 70 16.1
Two or more children............ 888 268 30.2 155 17.5 209 23.6 50 5.6 16 1.8 200 22.5
All under 6 years............. 167 33 19.9 3 2.0 32 19.3 5 3.3 0 0.0 32 19.3
Some under 6 years............ 279 102 36.4 57 20.6 86 31.0 18 6.4 3 1.2 81 28.9
All 6 to 17 years............. 442 133 30.1 95 21.4 91 20.5 27 6.0 12 2.7 87 19.7
Mean children................... 1.69 1.88 (x) 2.14 (x) 1.86 (x) 2.38 (x) 1.49 (x) 1.86 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 807 202 25.0 60 7.4 181 22.4 29 3.6 30 3.7 163 20.1
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 21 11 55.3 6 29.7 10 47.0 4 19.9 0 0.0 10 47.0
All under 6 years............... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 10 6 55.9 3 26.7 6 55.9 3 26.7 0 0.0 6 55.9
All 6 to 17 years............... 10 6 56.2 3 33.7 4 39.7 1 13.8 0 0.0 4 39.7
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 3,390 579 17.1 214 6.3 490 14.4 106 3.1 106 3.1 413 12.2
One or more elderly............... 689 233 33.8 13 1.9 230 33.4 28 4.0 62 9.1 210 30.5
All members elderly.............. 264 98 37.3 0 0.0 98 37.3 17 6.6 58 21.8 80 30.5
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 461 145 31.4 6 1.3 142 30.9 20 4.3 62 13.5 123 26.6
Elderly other relative only...... 200 80 39.9 5 2.5 80 39.7 5 2.3 0 0.0 80 39.7
Elderly nonrelative only......... 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (Asian 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
Asian A.O.I.C. 442 179 40.6 70 15.8 159 36.0 74 16.9 51 11.5 134 30.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 425 171 40.3 67 15.8 151 35.6 69 16.2 49 11.5 128 30.1
Inside central cities........... 236 112 47.5 39 16.4 100 42.5 48 20.5 41 17.3 79 33.4
One million or more........... 179 87 48.4 31 17.2 77 43.0 31 17.1 27 14.8 63 35.3
Under one million............. 56 25 44.7 8 14.0 23 40.6 18 31.2 14 25.4 16 27.5
Outside central cities.......... 189 59 31.2 29 15.1 51 27.1 21 10.9 8 4.2 49 26.1
One million or more........... 155 49 31.6 21 13.7 41 26.8 16 10.2 7 4.2 40 26.1
Under one million............. 34 10 29.3 7 21.5 10 28.3 5 14.2 1 3.9 9 26.1
Outside metropolitan areas........ 17 8 48.0 3 14.8 8 44.9 6 32.7 2 10.8 6 37.3
Region
Northeast......................... 71 32 45.5 14 20.0 26 36.9 9 13.0 10 13.7 25 35.1
Midwest........................... 74 30 40.2 13 17.1 26 35.8 16 22.0 3 3.5 20 27.5
South............................. 99 31 31.5 11 11.2 28 27.9 14 14.4 9 9.3 23 23.4
West.............................. 198 86 43.4 32 16.1 79 39.7 35 17.5 29 14.7 66 33.4
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 120 41 34.5 12 10.3 36 29.8 9 7.6 0 0.0 34 28.3
Renter occupied................... 322 138 42.8 57 17.9 123 38.3 65 20.3 51 15.7 100 31.2
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 380 144 37.9 68 18.0 124 32.5 60 15.8 35 9.3 106 27.8
15 to 24 years.................. 76 16 20.7 3 4.4 15 19.4 11 14.8 2 3.0 12 15.9
25 to 34 years.................. 100 32 31.8 14 14.3 29 29.2 8 8.4 2 2.0 27 27.0
35 to 44 years.................. 114 63 54.9 29 25.3 49 43.0 25 21.6 18 15.8 42 36.8
45 to 54 years.................. 52 23 43.6 16 31.3 23 43.6 11 20.8 10 19.9 21 40.2
55 to 64 years.................. 38 11 29.3 6 15.2 8 20.6 5 13.4 3 7.5 4 9.7
65 years and over................. 62 35 57.1 1 2.2 35 57.1 14 23.1 15 24.5 29 46.6
65 to 74 years.................. 36 23 63.7 1 3.8 23 63.7 12 34.0 10 29.4 16 45.3
75 years and over............... 26 13 48.2 0 0.0 13 48.2 2 8.2 5 17.8 13 48.2
Mean age.......................... 41.8 45.5 (x) 41.2 (x) 46.1 (x) 44.6 (x) 51.7 (x) 45.6 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 442 179 40.6 70 15.8 159 36.0 74 16.9 51 11.5 134 30.4
Worked.......................... 175 75 43.0 40 23.0 63 36.1 30 17.0 18 10.5 55 31.4
Worked year-round, full-time.. 53 32 59.7 23 43.9 21 38.7 7 14.0 0 0.0 21 38.7
Did not work.................... 267 104 39.0 29 11.0 96 35.9 45 16.8 32 12.1 79 29.8
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 379 143 37.7 67 17.8 123 32.3 59 15.6 35 9.4 106 27.9
No work disability.............. 334 117 35.1 63 18.9 97 29.1 43 13.0 25 7.5 85 25.6
With a work disability.......... 45 26 56.6 4 9.3 26 56.6 16 35.3 11 23.5 20 45.0
severe work disability........ 33 23 68.1 2 6.0 23 68.1 14 40.7 9 25.9 17 52.3
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 218 125 57.0 70 32.0 104 47.7 48 22.0 24 10.8 96 44.1
Married-couple families.......... 137 79 57.5 44 32.4 65 47.4 27 20.0 15 10.6 62 44.9
Male householder, wife absent.... 30 14 47.6 11 35.9 11 36.1 5 16.2 4 12.1 8 27.4
Female householder,husband absent 51 31 61.5 14 28.4 28 55.7 16 30.7 5 10.6 26 52.0
Nonfamily households.............. 223 55 24.4 0 0.0 55 24.4 27 11.9 27 12.1 38 17.0
Male householder................ 106 21 19.6 0 0.0 21 19.6 9 8.7 8 7.8 15 14.2
Living alone.................. 76 19 24.4 0 0.0 19 24.4 7 9.3 8 10.2 15 19.0
Female householders............. 118 34 28.7 0 0.0 34 28.7 17 14.7 19 16.0 23 19.6
Living alone.................. 91 27 29.3 0 0.0 27 29.3 15 16.5 19 20.4 16 17.4
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 58 57 97.5 13 21.8 57 97.5 37 63.9 24 41.7 53 91.3
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 23 23 100.0 9 39.9 23 100.0 21 92.3 7 32.1 23 100.0
Receiving SSI.................... 43 42 96.7 6 13.9 42 96.7 24 55.3 17 40.3 38 88.3
No cash assistance................ 384 122 31.9 57 14.9 102 26.6 37 9.7 26 6.9 81 21.2
Presence of Children
No children....................... 267 66 24.8 0 0.0 66 24.8 33 12.3 28 10.3 50 18.6
One or more related
Children 173 113 65.3 70 40.3 93 53.6 42 24.1 23 13.3 85 49.0
Child under 18 years............ 151 108 71.0 68 44.9 87 57.6 41 26.9 23 15.2 80 52.7
All under 6 years............. 40 29 70.6 1 2.0 29 70.6 10 25.3 7 18.5 27 66.5
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 29 21 71.4 19 64.0 16 56.8 8 28.2 1 2.2 16 56.8
All 6 to 17 years............. 82 58 71.1 49 59.3 42 51.5 22 27.3 15 18.2 36 44.4
One child....................... 58 40 68.7 12 20.8 38 66.2 9 15.0 13 22.7 33 57.1
Under 6 years................. 32 22 69.1 1 2.5 22 69.1 6 17.4 7 22.3 21 63.9
6 to 17 years................. 26 18 68.3 11 43.5 16 62.5 3 12.0 6 23.1 13 48.6
Two or more children............ 93 68 72.4 56 59.9 49 52.3 32 34.4 10 10.6 47 49.9
All under 6 years............. 8 6 76.7 0 0.0 6 76.7 5 56.5 0 0.0 6 76.7
Some under 6 years............ 29 21 71.4 19 64.0 16 56.8 8 28.2 1 2.2 16 56.8
All 6 to 17 years............. 56 41 72.4 37 66.6 26 46.4 19 34.3 9 15.9 24 42.5
Mean children................... 2.07 2.20 (x) 2.50 (x) 2.09 (x) 2.59 (x) 1.57 (x) 2.12 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 56 26 46.4 16 28.6 25 44.6 8 15.2 5 8.7 21 37.7
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
All under 6 years............... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
All 6 to 17 years............... 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 375 142 37.7 68 18.2 121 32.3 60 16.0 35 9.5 103 27.5
One or more elderly............... 67 38 56.4 1 2.0 38 56.4 14 21.4 15 22.7 31 46.6
All members elderly.............. 47 27 58.4 0 0.0 27 58.4 12 26.4 15 32.3 21 44.4
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 59 32 54.7 0 0.0 32 54.7 12 21.1 15 25.8 26 43.6
Elderly other relative only...... 5 2 47.4 0 0.0 2 47.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 47.4
Elderly nonrelative only......... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
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_09.htm