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Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.))
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
All households with school age children
Receiving regular-price Receiving free or reduced-
school lunch price school lunch
Number Number Number
of of of
Number children Number Percent children Number Percent children
Characteristics
White A.O.I.C. 26,228 44,906 11,723 44.7 18,694 5,314 20.3 9,667
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 20,929 35,831 9,089 43.4 14,546 3,977 19.0 7,237
Inside central cities........... 5,981 10,254 2,180 36.5 3,431 1,816 30.4 3,338
One million or more........... 3,516 6,103 1,187 33.8 1,895 1,143 32.5 2,153
Under one million............. 2,465 4,150 993 40.3 1,537 673 27.3 1,185
Outside central cities.......... 14,948 25,577 6,909 46.2 11,115 2,162 14.5 3,899
One million or more........... 10,133 17,490 4,496 44.4 7,300 1,279 12.6 2,322
Under one million............. 4,815 8,087 2,414 50.1 3,815 882 18.3 1,576
Outside metropolitan areas........ 5,298 9,075 2,633 49.7 4,148 1,336 25.2 2,430
REGION
Northeast......................... 4,903 8,347 2,141 43.7 3,415 811 16.5 1,463
Midwest........................... 6,355 10,997 3,370 53.0 5,484 979 15.4 1,780
South............................. 8,673 14,364 3,991 46.0 6,165 1,937 22.3 3,415
West.............................. 6,296 11,198 2,220 35.3 3,630 1,586 25.2 3,009
TENURE
Owner occupied.................... 19,694 33,818 9,902 50.3 15,959 2,395 12.2 4,405
Renter occupied................... 6,534 11,088 1,821 27.9 2,735 2,919 44.7 5,262
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 26,228 44,906 11,723 44.7 18,694 5,314 20.3 9,667
Worked.......................... 22,363 38,048 10,549 47.2 16,809 3,908 17.5 7,139
Worked year-round, full-time.. 16,794 28,444 8,382 49.9 13,416 2,383 14.2 4,368
Did not work.................... 3,864 6,858 1,173 30.4 1,885 1,406 36.4 2,528
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.))
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
All households with school age children
Receiving regular-price Receiving free or reduced-
school lunch price school lunch
Number Number Number
of of of
Number children Number Percent children Number Percent children
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total age 16 to 64........... 25,696 44,120 11,532 44.9 18,432 5,174 20.1 9,462
No work disability.............. 23,850 41,099 10,996 46.1 17,667 4,348 18.2 8,023
With a work disability.......... 1,846 3,020 536 29.0 765 826 44.7 1,439
severe work disability........ 1,070 1,766 249 23.2 354 603 56.3 1,041
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD
Family household.................. 25,922 44,460 11,620 44.8 18,545 5,281 20.4 9,617
Married-couple families......... 19,165 33,560 9,311 48.6 15,189 2,778 14.5 5,306
Male householder, no wife....... 1,598 2,495 687 43.0 1,009 402 25.1 674
Female householder, no husband.. 5,160 8,405 1,622 31.4 2,347 2,101 40.7 3,636
Nonfamily households.............. 305 446 103 33.6 150 33 10.8 50
Male householder................ 236 333 89 37.6 126 27 11.5 39
Living alone.................. 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
Female householders............. 69 113 14 20.3 23 6 8.7 11
Living alone.................. 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.))
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Households in poverty with school age children
Receiving regular-price Receiving free or reduced-
school lunch price school lunch
Number Number Number
of of of
Number children Number Percent children Number Percent children
Characteristics
White A.O.I.C. 2,922 5,744 400 13.7 668 1,917 65.6 3,815
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 2,212 4,349 301 13.6 482 1,432 64.7 2,887
Inside central cities........... 969 1,975 103 10.7 167 707 73.0 1,459
One million or more........... 603 1,266 63 10.4 108 446 74.0 944
Under one million............. 365 709 41 11.1 59 261 71.4 515
Outside central cities.......... 1,243 2,373 198 15.9 315 725 58.3 1,428
One million or more........... 771 1,496 125 16.2 201 424 55.1 851
Under one million............. 473 877 73 15.4 114 300 63.5 577
Outside metropolitan areas........ 710 1,396 99 13.9 185 485 68.3 928
REGION
Northeast......................... 513 996 70 13.6 129 310 60.5 624
Midwest........................... 490 912 83 16.9 137 290 59.2 525
South............................. 1,082 2,053 154 14.3 237 724 66.9 1,411
West.............................. 838 1,784 93 11.1 165 593 70.7 1,254
TENURE
Owner occupied.................... 1,113 2,236 235 21.1 431 602 54.1 1,206
Renter occupied................... 1,810 3,508 165 9.1 236 1,315 72.6 2,609
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 2,922 5,744 400 13.7 668 1,917 65.6 3,815
Worked.......................... 1,695 3,449 250 14.8 433 1,102 65.0 2,280
Worked year-round, full-time.. 717 1,587 108 15.1 206 462 64.4 1,055
Did not work.................... 1,227 2,296 149 12.2 235 815 66.4 1,534
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status: 2002 (White Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.))
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Households in poverty with school age children
Receiving regular-price Receiving free or reduced-
school lunch price school lunch
Number Number Number
of of of
Number children Number Percent children Number Percent children
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total age 16 to 64........... 2,841 5,622 390 13.7 654 1,871 65.8 3,748
No work disability.............. 2,256 4,599 321 14.2 561 1,442 63.9 2,981
With a work disability.......... 585 1,023 70 11.9 93 429 73.2 767
severe work disability........ 442 770 50 11.2 69 337 76.4 594
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD
Family household.................. 2,887 5,697 395 13.7 660 1,912 66.2 3,808
Married-couple families......... 1,220 2,586 185 15.1 330 772 63.3 1,666
Male householder, no wife....... 207 400 39 18.8 69 125 60.3 241
Female householder, no husband.. 1,459 2,711 171 11.7 261 1,015 69.5 1,902
Nonfamily households.............. 35 48 5 14.4 8 4 12.5 7
Male householder................ 20 25 3 16.0 4 3 15.3 3
Living alone.................. 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
Female householders............. 16 22 2 12.3 4 1 9.1 3
Living alone.................. 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/nc03_02.htm