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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 (Hispanic or Latino Origin)
[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
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 11,339 4,804 42.4 2,595 22.9 3,779 33.3 1,181 10.4 748 6.6 3,434 30.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 10,354 4,367 42.2 2,343 22.6 3,459 33.4 1,063 10.3 702 6.8 3,142 30.3
Inside central cities........... 5,333 2,540 47.6 1,388 26.0 2,034 38.1 700 13.1 481 9.0 1,841 34.5
One million or more........... 3,784 1,824 48.2 1,001 26.5 1,445 38.2 440 11.6 357 9.4 1,308 34.6
Under one million............. 1,549 716 46.2 387 25.0 588 38.0 260 16.8 124 8.0 533 34.4
Outside central cities.......... 5,022 1,827 36.4 955 19.0 1,425 28.4 363 7.2 221 4.4 1,302 25.9
One million or more........... 3,867 1,357 35.1 697 18.0 1,035 26.8 244 6.3 156 4.0 950 24.6
Under one million............. 1,155 470 40.7 258 22.3 390 33.7 120 10.4 65 5.6 352 30.5
Outside metropolitan areas........ 985 437 44.4 252 25.5 321 32.6 118 12.0 45 4.6 291 29.6
Region
Northeast......................... 1,741 932 53.5 428 24.6 842 48.3 295 17.0 333 19.1 745 42.8
Midwest........................... 955 330 34.5 167 17.5 233 24.4 82 8.5 27 2.8 210 21.9
South............................. 4,072 1,579 38.8 871 21.4 1,193 29.3 434 10.7 140 3.4 1,072 26.3
West.............................. 4,571 1,963 42.9 1,128 24.7 1,511 33.1 370 8.1 247 5.4 1,407 30.8
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 5,385 1,725 32.0 968 18.0 1,240 23.0 291 5.4 0 0.0 1,186 22.0
Renter occupied................... 5,955 3,078 51.7 1,627 27.3 2,539 42.6 891 15.0 748 12.6 2,247 37.7
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 10,220 4,336 42.4 2,541 24.9 3,325 32.5 1,022 10.0 636 6.2 3,036 29.7
15 to 24 years.................. 1,073 476 44.4 156 14.5 436 40.6 155 14.4 99 9.2 391 36.5
25 to 34 years.................. 2,980 1,360 45.6 853 28.6 1,039 34.9 328 11.0 154 5.2 962 32.3
35 to 44 years.................. 3,104 1,430 46.1 1,044 33.6 981 31.6 282 9.1 175 5.6 902 29.1
45 to 54 years.................. 1,913 708 37.0 386 20.2 546 28.5 162 8.5 133 6.9 489 25.6
55 to 64 years.................. 1,150 361 31.4 103 8.9 324 28.1 96 8.3 75 6.6 293 25.5
65 years and over................. 1,119 468 41.8 54 4.8 454 40.6 160 14.3 112 10.0 397 35.5
65 to 74 years.................. 692 274 39.6 38 5.5 261 37.8 100 14.4 68 9.8 230 33.3
75 years and over............... 427 194 45.5 16 3.7 193 45.1 60 14.0 44 10.4 167 39.1
Mean age.......................... 42.1 41.1 (x) 37.9 (x) 41.9 (x) 41.7 (x) 43.7 (x) 41.7 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 11,339 4,804 42.4 2,595 22.9 3,779 33.3 1,181 10.4 748 6.6 3,434 30.3
Worked.......................... 8,434 3,138 37.2 1,877 22.3 2,298 27.2 575 6.8 371 4.4 2,059 24.4
Worked year-round, full-time.. 6,149 2,058 33.5 1,264 20.6 1,442 23.5 284 4.6 210 3.4 1,301 21.2
Did not work.................... 2,905 1,666 57.4 717 24.7 1,481 51.0 606 20.9 377 13.0 1,374 47.3
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 10,207 4,329 42.4 2,534 24.8 3,318 32.5 1,021 10.0 636 6.2 3,029 29.7
No work disability.............. 9,212 3,632 39.4 2,264 24.6 2,675 29.0 751 8.1 442 4.8 2,425 26.3
With a work disability.......... 996 697 70.0 270 27.2 643 64.6 270 27.1 194 19.5 605 60.7
severe work disability........ 682 550 80.6 200 29.4 522 76.5 218 32.0 159 23.3 499 73.1
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 9,090 4,296 47.3 2,585 28.4 3,276 36.0 1,024 11.3 558 6.1 3,024 33.3
Married-couple families.......... 6,189 2,563 41.4 1,557 25.2 1,858 30.0 432 7.0 191 3.1 1,743 28.2
Male householder, wife absent.... 872 388 44.5 188 21.5 295 33.8 75 8.6 31 3.6 277 31.8
Female householder,husband absent 2,029 1,344 66.3 840 41.4 1,123 55.4 516 25.5 336 16.6 1,004 49.5
Nonfamily households.............. 2,249 508 22.6 10 0.4 504 22.4 158 7.0 189 8.4 410 18.2
Male householder................ 1,228 224 18.2 5 0.4 222 18.1 62 5.1 88 7.2 171 13.9
Living alone.................. 809 158 19.6 0 0.0 158 19.6 42 5.2 78 9.7 119 14.7
Female householders............. 1,021 284 27.8 5 0.5 282 27.6 96 9.4 101 9.9 238 23.3
Living alone.................. 791 230 29.1 0 0.0 230 29.1 82 10.3 91 11.5 190 24.0
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 971 968 99.7 374 38.5 968 99.7 530 54.6 278 28.6 967 99.5
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 442 440 99.5 284 64.2 440 99.5 341 77.2 140 31.6 440 99.5
Receiving SSI.................... 587 586 99.8 128 21.9 586 99.8 234 39.9 162 27.6 585 99.6
No cash assistance................ 10,368 3,836 37.0 2,220 21.4 2,811 27.1 651 6.3 470 4.5 2,467 23.8
Presence of Children
No children....................... 3,857 761 19.7 3 0.1 761 19.7 245 6.4 251 6.5 615 15.9
One or more related
Children 7,369 3,992 54.2 2,581 35.0 2,972 40.3 926 12.6 494 6.7 2,774 37.6
Child under 18 years............ 6,318 3,723 58.9 2,560 40.5 2,716 43.0 864 13.7 443 7.0 2,548 40.3
All under 6 years............. 1,495 737 49.3 103 6.9 701 46.9 183 12.2 104 7.0 668 44.7
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 1,857 1,322 71.2 1,109 59.7 969 52.2 338 18.2 141 7.6 916 49.3
All 6 to 17 years............. 2,967 1,664 56.1 1,348 45.4 1,047 35.3 344 11.6 197 6.7 964 32.5
One child....................... 2,290 1,103 48.2 515 22.5 843 36.8 205 9.0 143 6.2 784 34.2
Under 6 years................. 957 435 45.5 33 3.4 418 43.7 88 9.2 65 6.8 394 41.2
6 to 17 years................. 1,333 668 50.1 483 36.2 424 31.8 117 8.8 77 5.8 390 29.2
Two or more children............ 4,028 2,619 65.0 2,045 50.8 1,874 46.5 659 16.4 300 7.5 1,764 43.8
All under 6 years............. 537 302 56.2 70 13.1 282 52.5 94 17.6 39 7.2 273 50.9
Some under 6 years............ 1,857 1,322 71.2 1,109 59.7 969 52.2 338 18.2 141 7.6 916 49.3
All 6 to 17 years............. 1,634 996 60.9 866 53.0 623 38.1 227 13.9 120 7.3 575 35.2
Mean children................... 1.93 2.10 (x) 2.31 (x) 2.08 (x) 2.33 (x) 1.97 (x) 2.08 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 2,547 1,122 44.0 587 23.1 889 34.9 232 9.1 134 5.2 817 32.1
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 208 109 52.4 36 17.1 101 48.5 25 11.8 14 6.6 96 46.0
All under 6 years............... 68 39 56.8 10 15.2 37 53.6 8 11.1 3 3.9 35 51.3
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 16 7 42.9 3 19.9 7 42.9 1 9.1 0 0.0 7 42.9
All 6 to 17 years............... 123 63 51.2 22 17.8 57 46.5 15 12.5 11 9.0 54 43.5
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 9,833 4,138 42.1 2,475 25.2 3,153 32.1 982 10.0 623 6.3 2,874 29.2
One or more elderly............... 1,507 666 44.2 120 8.0 627 41.6 199 13.2 124 8.2 560 37.1
All members elderly.............. 658 246 37.4 0 0.0 246 37.4 81 12.4 76 11.6 208 31.5
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 1,145 463 40.4 63 5.5 444 38.7 155 13.6 111 9.7 390 34.1
Elderly other relative only...... 280 167 59.6 54 19.1 150 53.6 31 11.2 11 3.8 141 50.3
Elderly nonrelative only......... 16 4 24.4 1 7.6 3 16.7 2 14.8 0 0.0 2 10.1
Table NC1. Means-Tested Noncash Benefits Received by Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (Hispanic or Latino Origin)
[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
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,370 1,746 73.7 1,014 42.8 1,502 63.4 758 32.0 398 16.8 1,370 57.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2,120 1,563 73.7 910 42.9 1,347 63.5 682 32.2 365 17.2 1,232 58.1
Inside central cities........... 1,284 983 76.6 569 44.3 863 67.2 457 35.6 252 19.6 802 62.5
One million or more........... 889 686 77.1 404 45.4 593 66.7 293 33.0 176 19.9 554 62.3
Under one million............. 396 298 75.3 165 41.8 270 68.3 164 41.4 76 19.1 248 62.8
Outside central cities.......... 836 579 69.3 341 40.8 484 57.9 225 27.0 113 13.6 430 51.4
One million or more........... 603 422 70.0 252 41.8 345 57.2 149 24.7 87 14.5 306 50.8
Under one million............. 234 157 67.4 89 38.1 139 59.7 77 32.9 26 11.1 124 53.0
Outside metropolitan areas........ 249 183 73.4 104 41.6 155 62.0 76 30.4 33 13.1 138 55.5
Region
Northeast......................... 461 391 84.8 185 40.2 378 81.9 195 42.3 182 39.5 347 75.3
Midwest........................... 166 116 69.8 57 34.3 96 57.8 52 31.4 15 9.0 87 52.3
South............................. 860 573 66.6 332 38.6 471 54.7 263 30.5 83 9.6 415 48.2
West.............................. 882 666 75.5 439 49.8 557 63.1 248 28.1 118 13.4 521 59.1
Tenure
Owner occupied.................... 681 440 64.6 263 38.6 356 52.3 155 22.7 0 0.0 335 49.1
Renter occupied................... 1,689 1,305 77.3 751 44.5 1,146 67.9 603 35.7 398 23.6 1,036 61.3
Age of Householder
Under 65 years.................... 2,078 1,563 75.2 990 47.7 1,324 63.7 675 32.5 349 16.8 1,208 58.1
15 to 24 years.................. 311 216 69.4 86 27.8 203 65.0 105 33.7 53 17.1 183 58.6
25 to 34 years.................. 653 518 79.4 375 57.5 422 64.5 236 36.1 83 12.8 389 59.6
35 to 44 years.................. 581 455 78.3 359 61.8 366 63.1 171 29.5 105 18.1 332 57.1
45 to 54 years.................. 335 251 74.9 140 41.7 213 63.5 107 32.0 74 22.2 195 58.1
55 to 64 years.................. 198 123 62.0 30 15.1 121 61.3 56 28.2 33 16.8 109 55.4
65 years and over................. 292 183 62.5 23 8.0 178 60.8 83 28.4 49 16.8 163 55.7
65 to 74 years.................. 155 90 58.1 15 9.5 85 54.9 44 28.2 22 14.5 75 48.7
75 years and over............... 137 93 67.5 9 6.3 93 67.5 39 28.5 27 19.4 88 63.7
Mean age.......................... 41.7 40.8 (x) 36.8 (x) 41.4 (x) 40.5 (x) 42.7 (x) 41.5 (x)
Work Experience of Householder
Total civilian.................... 2,370 1,746 73.7 1,014 42.8 1,502 63.4 758 32.0 398 16.8 1,370 57.8
Worked.......................... 1,125 825 73.3 567 50.4 657 58.4 305 27.1 143 12.7 576 51.2
Worked year-round, full-time.. 497 372 74.8 294 59.1 276 55.5 117 23.5 45 9.1 246 49.5
Did not work.................... 1,244 921 74.0 447 35.9 845 67.9 452 36.4 255 20.5 794 63.8
Disability Status of Householder
Total age 16 to 64........... 2,071 1,557 75.2 984 47.5 1,318 63.6 674 32.5 349 16.9 1,201 58.0
No work disability.............. 1,641 1,183 72.1 839 51.1 954 58.1 483 29.4 219 13.4 855 52.1
With a work disability.......... 430 374 86.9 145 33.7 364 84.6 191 44.4 130 30.2 346 80.5
severe work disability........ 337 307 90.9 113 33.5 299 88.8 155 46.0 112 33.3 287 85.0
Type of Householder
Family household.................. 1,790 1,448 80.9 1,013 56.6 1,205 67.3 642 35.9 291 16.3 1,110 62.0
Married-couple families.......... 927 707 76.3 495 53.4 560 60.4 252 27.2 76 8.2 523 56.4
Male householder, wife absent.... 148 109 73.7 74 50.0 77 52.0 35 23.5 11 7.4 72 48.6
Female householder,husband absent 715 632 88.4 443 62.0 568 79.4 355 49.7 204 28.5 515 72.0
Nonfamily households.............. 580 297 51.3 1 0.2 297 51.3 116 19.9 107 18.5 260 44.9
Male householder................ 243 110 45.2 0 0.0 110 45.2 37 15.1 44 18.3 92 37.6
Living alone.................. 171 92 53.6 0 0.0 92 53.6 32 18.8 41 23.7 76 44.3
Female householders............. 337 187 55.7 1 0.4 187 55.7 79 23.4 63 18.6 169 50.1
Living alone.................. 272 160 58.6 0 0.0 160 58.6 68 24.9 59 21.8 142 52.0
Program Participation
Receiving AFDC, SSI, or
General Assistance................ 521 521 100.0 260 49.9 521 100.0 387 74.3 187 35.8 521 100.0
Receiving AFDC/General Assistance 301 301 100.0 219 72.8 301 100.0 264 87.8 108 36.0 301 100.0
Receiving SSI.................... 252 252 100.0 62 24.8 252 100.0 149 59.1 93 36.9 252 100.0
No cash assistance................ 1,849 1,225 66.2 754 40.8 981 53.1 370 20.0 211 11.4 849 45.9
Presence of Children
No children....................... 735 358 48.8 0 0.0 358 48.8 153 20.8 130 17.7 307 41.8
One or more related
Children 1,615 1,371 84.9 1,013 62.7 1,127 69.8 603 37.3 268 16.6 1,046 64.8
Child under 18 years............ 1,524 1,325 86.9 1,007 66.1 1,083 71.0 580 38.0 257 16.9 1,006 66.0
All under 6 years............. 333 253 75.9 44 13.2 243 73.1 109 32.9 47 14.2 236 70.8
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 581 540 93.1 490 84.5 441 75.9 244 42.1 91 15.7 419 72.1
All 6 to 17 years............. 611 532 87.1 473 77.5 399 65.3 226 37.0 119 19.5 351 57.5
One child....................... 377 289 76.7 148 39.2 251 66.6 110 29.1 59 15.8 235 62.4
Under 6 years................. 166 115 69.6 9 5.3 115 69.6 36 21.9 22 13.0 113 67.9
6 to 17 years................. 211 174 82.3 139 65.9 136 64.2 73 34.8 38 18.0 123 58.1
Two or more children............ 1,147 1,036 90.3 859 74.9 832 72.5 470 41.0 198 17.2 770 67.2
All under 6 years............. 167 137 82.2 35 21.1 128 76.6 73 43.7 26 15.4 123 73.6
Some under 6 years............ 581 540 93.1 490 84.5 441 75.9 244 42.1 91 15.7 419 72.1
All 6 to 17 years............. 400 358 89.6 334 83.5 263 65.8 152 38.1 81 20.2 229 57.2
Mean children................... 2.32 2.41 (x) 2.62 (x) 2.38 (x) 2.50 (x) 2.22 (x) 2.38 (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 364 273 74.8 188 51.5 224 61.3 114 31.2 50 13.9 202 55.3
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 44 34 76.8 13 28.5 34 76.0 12 28.2 6 12.5 33 73.8
All under 6 years............... 18 18 100.0 6 34.4 18 98.0 8 42.5 1 6.4 18 98.0
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 2 1 74.3 0 0.0 1 74.3 1 74.3 0 0.0 1 74.3
All 6 to 17 years............... 24 15 59.9 6 26.5 15 59.9 3 14.0 4 18.0 14 55.9
Presence of Elderly
No elderly........................ 2,024 1,528 75.5 969 47.9 1,294 64.0 661 32.7 347 17.1 1,178 58.2
One or more elderly............... 346 218 63.0 45 12.9 208 60.0 97 28.0 52 14.9 193 55.7
All members elderly.............. 209 122 58.1 0 0.0 122 58.1 51 24.6 38 18.0 109 52.2
Elderly householder/Spouse only.. 304 187 61.5 29 9.4 181 59.6 82 27.0 49 16.1 169 55.5
Elderly other relative only...... 29 22 75.1 15 50.1 19 64.7 10 33.2 1 4.1 19 64.7
Elderly nonrelative only......... 2 2 100.0 0 0.0 2 100.0 1 81.2 0 0.0 2 100.0
Race Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: October 5, 2004
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