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Table NC2. Food Stamp Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and
Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone, not Hispanic or Latino)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
All households
Receiving food stamps
Mean Mean
Face Months Total
Number Number Percent Value Received Persons
Characteristics
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 81,166 2,929 3.6 1,519 9.7 6,369
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 63,136 1,917 3.0 1,478 9.7 4,090
Inside central cities........... 18,944 789 4.2 1,442 9.8 1,660
One million or more........... 10,761 364 3.4 1,552 10.1 776
Under one million............. 8,183 425 5.2 1,349 9.6 884
Outside central cities.......... 44,192 1,128 2.6 1,503 9.7 2,430
One million or more........... 29,527 620 2.1 1,461 9.4 1,337
Under one million............. 14,665 508 3.5 1,555 9.9 1,093
Outside metropolitan areas........ 18,030 1,012 5.6 1,597 9.6 2,280
REGION
Northeast......................... 16,259 549 3.4 1,580 10.3 1,133
Midwest........................... 21,494 849 3.9 1,440 9.8 1,811
South............................. 27,405 977 3.6 1,536 9.5 2,214
West.............................. 16,009 555 3.5 1,552 9.4 1,212
TENURE
Owner occupied.................... 60,980 944 1.5 1,509 9.6 2,115
Renter occupied................... 20,186 1,986 9.8 1,524 9.8 4,254
Table NC2. Food Stamp Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and
Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone, not Hispanic or Latino)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
All households
Receiving food stamps
Mean Mean
Face Months Total
Number Number Percent Value Received Persons
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Under 65 years.................... 62,321 2,466 4.0 1,638 9.4 5,787
15 to 24 years.................. 3,979 344 8.7 1,767 8.1 837
25 to 34 years.................. 12,247 654 5.3 2,042 9.3 1,958
35 to 44 years.................. 16,553 649 3.9 1,689 9.3 1,706
45 to 54 years.................. 16,875 447 2.7 1,274 9.7 774
55 to 64 years.................. 12,668 370 2.9 1,153 10.4 512
65 years and over................. 18,844 464 2.5 889 11.5 583
65 to 74 years.................. 9,097 245 2.7 955 11.5 326
75 years and over............... 9,747 219 2.2 816 11.5 256
Mean age...................... 50.7 44.5 (x) (x) (x) (x)
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 81,166 2,929 3.6 1,519 9.7 6,369
Worked.......................... 56,184 1,355 2.4 1,660 8.4 3,556
Worked year-round, full-time.. 40,619 419 1.0 1,671 8.7 1,156
Did not work.................... 24,982 1,574 6.3 1,398 10.8 2,813
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total age 16 to 64........... 62,312 2,465 4.0 1,638 9.4 5,785
No work disability.............. 55,816 1,422 2.5 1,821 8.6 3,855
With a work disability.......... 6,496 1,043 16.1 1,388 10.4 1,930
severe work disability........ 3,895 864 22.2 1,310 10.7 1,514
Table NC2. Food Stamp Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and
Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone, not Hispanic or Latino)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
All households
Receiving food stamps
Mean Mean
Face Months Total
Number Number Percent Value Received Persons
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD
Family household.................. 53,845 1,929 3.6 1,898 9.3 5,285
Married-couple families......... 44,101 725 1.6 1,924 9.1 2,215
Male householder, no wife....... 2,674 144 5.4 1,799 8.5 381
Female householder, no husband.. 7,070 1,059 15.0 1,894 9.5 2,688
Nonfamily households.............. 27,321 1,001 3.7 789 10.5 1,085
Male householder................ 11,968 343 2.9 928 10.1 391
Living alone.................. 9,421 272 2.9 826 10.5 272
Female householders............. 15,353 658 4.3 717 10.8 694
Living alone.................. 13,233 588 4.4 682 11.1 588
Table NC2. Food Stamp Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and
Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone, not Hispanic or Latino)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
All households
Receiving food stamps
Mean Mean
Face Months Total
Number Number Percent Value Received Persons
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN
No children....................... 49,755 1,187 2.4 842 10.4 1,359
One or more related
Children 31,024 1,709 5.5 1,991 9.2 4,936
Child under 18 years............ 24,635 1,528 6.2 2,080 9.1 4,650
All under 6 years............. 5,882 454 7.7 1,914 8.6 1,173
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 4,510 412 9.1 2,631 9.3 1,598
All 6 to 17 years............. 14,244 661 4.6 1,850 9.3 1,880
One child....................... 10,661 582 5.5 1,603 8.9 1,194
Under 6 years................. 3,623 276 7.6 1,689 8.4 579
6 to 17 years................. 7,038 306 4.4 1,525 9.4 615
Two or more children............ 13,975 945 6.8 2,373 9.2 3,457
All under 6 years............. 2,259 178 7.9 2,263 8.8 593
Some under 6 years............ 4,510 412 9.1 2,631 9.3 1,598
All 6 to 17 years............. 7,206 355 4.9 2,129 9.3 1,265
Mean children................... 1.82 1.95 (x) (x) (x) (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 9,993 342 3.4 1,732 9.7 741
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 639 74 11.6 2,105 8.5 236
All under 6 years............... 159 26 16.3 1,904 9.6 76
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 39 8 20.6 1,077 6.0 30
All 6 to 17 years............... 441 40 9.1 2,442 8.3 129
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY
No elderly........................ 60,341 2,410 4.0 1,638 9.4 5,674
One or more elderly............... 20,825 520 2.5 968 11.3 695
All members elderly............. 15,193 362 2.4 717 11.6 400
Elderly householder/spouse only. 19,218 470 2.4 889 11.4 596
Elderly other relative only..... 1,059 37 3.5 1,480 9.3 71
Elderly nonrelative only........ 120 6 4.7 1,919 12.0 10
Total number of children.......... 44,804 2,984 6.7 (x) (x) 2,984
Table NC2. Food Stamp Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and
Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone, not Hispanic or Latino)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Households in poverty
Receiving food stamps
Mean Mean
Face Months Total
Number Number Percent Value Received Persons
Characteristics
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 7,278 1,649 22.7 1,683 10.3 3,611
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 5,127 1,030 20.1 1,677 10.5 2,222
Inside central cities........... 1,868 424 22.7 1,648 10.5 885
One million or more........... 998 188 18.9 1,865 10.7 440
Under one million............. 870 235 27.1 1,474 10.3 445
Outside central cities.......... 3,259 606 18.6 1,697 10.5 1,337
One million or more........... 1,964 325 16.6 1,592 10.2 707
Under one million............. 1,296 281 21.7 1,819 10.7 630
Outside metropolitan areas........ 2,151 619 28.8 1,693 10.1 1,389
REGION
Northeast......................... 1,329 330 24.8 1,787 10.8 710
Midwest........................... 1,822 488 26.8 1,523 10.5 978
South............................. 2,753 570 20.7 1,710 10.1 1,317
West.............................. 1,375 262 19.0 1,791 10.1 607
TENURE
Owner occupied.................... 3,572 430 12.0 1,676 10.3 981
Renter occupied................... 3,707 1,219 32.9 1,685 10.4 2,630
Table NC2. Food Stamp Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and
Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone, not Hispanic or Latino)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Households in poverty
Receiving food stamps
Mean Mean
Face Months Total
Number Number Percent Value Received Persons
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Under 65 years.................... 5,382 1,398 26.0 1,818 10.1 3,298
15 to 24 years.................. 921 207 22.5 2,011 8.9 547
25 to 34 years.................. 1,172 371 31.6 2,450 9.8 1,160
35 to 44 years.................. 1,153 372 32.3 1,805 10.1 940
45 to 54 years.................. 982 232 23.7 1,366 10.8 361
55 to 64 years.................. 1,153 215 18.7 1,052 11.0 290
65 years and over................. 1,897 252 13.3 933 11.7 313
65 to 74 years.................. 772 138 17.9 958 11.5 188
75 years and over............... 1,125 114 10.1 903 11.9 125
Mean age...................... 49.8 44.1 (x) (x) (x) (x)
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 7,278 1,649 22.7 1,683 10.3 3,611
Worked.......................... 2,678 596 22.3 2,019 9.1 1,687
Worked year-round, full-time.. 741 101 13.6 2,381 9.6 355
Did not work.................... 4,601 1,053 22.9 1,492 11.0 1,924
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total age 16 to 64........... 5,381 1,397 26.0 1,818 10.1 3,297
No work disability.............. 3,582 700 19.5 2,195 9.4 2,026
With a work disability.......... 1,799 697 38.7 1,439 10.8 1,271
severe work disability........ 1,374 591 43.0 1,343 11.0 1,032
Table NC2. Food Stamp Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and
Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone, not Hispanic or Latino)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Households in poverty
Receiving food stamps
Mean Mean
Face Months Total
Number Number Percent Value Received Persons
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD
Family household.................. 3,206 978 30.5 2,275 9.9 2,904
Married-couple families......... 1,625 301 18.5 2,407 9.9 1,011
Male householder, no wife....... 207 57 27.4 2,242 9.2 171
Female householder, no husband.. 1,374 621 45.2 2,214 10.0 1,721
Nonfamily households.............. 4,073 671 16.5 819 11.0 708
Male householder................ 1,458 213 14.6 841 10.8 225
Living alone.................. 1,141 192 16.8 788 11.1 192
Female householders............. 2,615 458 17.5 809 11.1 483
Living alone.................. 2,209 418 18.9 786 11.4 418
Table NC2. Food Stamp Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, Race and
Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone, not Hispanic or Latino)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Households in poverty
Receiving food stamps
Mean Mean
Face Months Total
Number Number Percent Value Received Persons
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN
No children....................... 4,939 745 15.1 857 10.9 826
One or more related
Children 2,305 891 38.7 2,375 9.9 2,754
Child under 18 years............ 2,079 835 40.2 2,434 9.8 2,662
All under 6 years............. 601 264 43.9 2,289 9.3 716
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 509 235 46.2 2,998 9.9 954
All 6 to 17 years............. 969 336 34.7 2,154 10.2 992
One child....................... 818 314 38.3 1,833 9.8 665
Under 6 years................. 350 154 43.9 1,919 9.2 331
6 to 17 years................. 469 160 34.1 1,751 10.3 333
Two or more children............ 1,261 521 41.3 2,796 9.9 1,997
All under 6 years............. 251 110 43.9 2,806 9.4 385
Some under 6 years............ 509 235 46.2 2,998 9.9 954
All 6 to 17 years............. 501 176 35.2 2,521 10.1 659
Mean children................... 1.99 2.02 (x) (x) (x) (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 403 109 27.1 2,299 10.8 272
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 83 31 37.5 2,140 10.3 106
All under 6 years............... 29 14 47.9 1,291 10.2 39
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 2 2 100.0 1,963 8.7 9
All 6 to 17 years............... 51 15 28.6 2,981 10.7 58
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY
No elderly........................ 5,258 1,379 26.2 1,817 10.1 3,253
One or more elderly............... 2,020 270 13.4 997 11.5 359
All members elderly............. 1,683 210 12.5 744 11.8 216
Elderly householder/spouse only. 1,907 257 13.5 925 11.7 322
Elderly other relative only..... 59 8 14.4 1,618 7.5 18
Elderly nonrelative only........ 22 3 12.2 2,656 12.0 5
Total number of children.......... 4,133 1,690 40.9 (x) (x) 1,690
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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