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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 (Asian 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

     Asian A.O.I.C.                    1,296     2,152       538     41.5       834       227     17.5       428

TYPE OF RESIDENCE

Inside metropolitan areas              1,237     2,033       506     40.9       781       213     17.2       398
  Inside central cities...........       498       829       194     39.0       310       121     24.2       211
    One million or more...........       381       615       138     36.2       210        94     24.7       164
    Under one million.............       117       215        57     48.1       100        27     22.7        48
  Outside central cities..........       739     1,204       311     42.2       472        92     12.5       186
    One million or more...........       619     1,007       255     41.2       387        72     11.7       144
    Under one million.............       120       197        56     47.0        85        20     16.7        42
Outside metropolitan areas........        59       119        32     54.4        52        14     23.4        30

REGION

Northeast.........................       268       457       111     41.3       181        48     17.8        86
Midwest...........................       147       263        67     45.2       105        26     17.9        58
South.............................       294       448       122     41.3       166        40     13.7        77
West..............................       586       984       239     40.8       381       113     19.2       206

TENURE

Owner occupied....................       871     1,418       398     45.7       617        77      8.8       137
Renter occupied...................       424       734       139     32.9       217       150     35.4       291

WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER

Total civilian....................     1,296     2,152       538     41.5       834       227     17.5       428
  Worked..........................     1,075     1,761       473     44.0       725       164     15.2       316
    Worked year-round, full-time..       836     1,396       365     43.7       568       113     13.6       231
  Did not work....................       220       391        65     29.3       109        63     28.5       112
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, 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.

                                                      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...........     1,260     2,086       525     41.7       816       217     17.2       410
  No work disability..............     1,205     1,977       511     42.4       797       197     16.4       358
  With a work disability..........        55       109        14     24.8        19        20     36.6        52
    severe work disability........        37        82         7     18.9        11        18     48.3        46

TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD

Family household..................     1,281     2,133       535     41.7       830       224     17.5       423
  Married-couple families.........     1,036     1,731       461     44.6       724       139     13.4       287
  Male householder, no wife.......        72       119        23     31.5        35        21     29.9        36
  Female householder, no husband..       174       283        51     29.1        72        64     36.9        99
Nonfamily households..............        15        19         3     20.2         3         2     16.9         5
  Male householder................        10        12         3     30.7         3         2     25.8         5
    Living alone..................         0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0
  Female householders.............         5         6         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0
    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 (Asian 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

     Asian A.O.I.C.                      122       265        11      8.6        30        69     57.0       151

TYPE OF RESIDENCE

Inside metropolitan areas                118       248        10      8.5        29        67     56.8       138
  Inside central cities...........        61       133         6      9.3        20        38     62.8        78
    One million or more...........        48        91         3      6.4         5        31     63.7        64
    Under one million.............        13        42         3     20.5        16         7     59.1        14
  Outside central cities..........        57       115         4      7.5         9        29     50.5        61
    One million or more...........        42        86         4      9.6         8        21     50.2        45
    Under one million.............        14        29         0      0.0         0         7     51.1        15
Outside metropolitan areas........         4        17         1     13.0         1         3     60.4        13

REGION

Northeast.........................        25        50         1      5.9         3        14     57.6        29
Midwest...........................        17        49         3     19.0         5        13     73.4        33
South.............................        21        44         2     11.3         5        11     52.4        30
West..............................        59       122         3      5.8        17        31     53.5        59

TENURE

Owner occupied....................        36        65         4     11.1         6        12     33.3        17
Renter occupied...................        86       200         7      7.6        24        57     66.9       134

WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER

Total civilian....................       122       265        11      8.6        30        69     57.0       151
  Worked..........................        65       152         6      8.7        21        40     62.4        95
    Worked year-round, full-time..        35        96         2      6.1        15        23     67.7        58
  Did not work....................        57       113         5      8.5         9        29     50.8        57
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, 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.

                                                   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...........       118       249        10      8.5        29        67     57.0       144
  No work disability..............       110       231        10      8.9        29        63     57.0       134
  With a work disability..........         7        18         0      0.0         0         4     57.0        10
    severe work disability........         5        11         0      0.0         0         2     40.4         4

TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD

Family household..................       120       263        11      8.8        30        69     58.0       151
  Married-couple families.........        77       161        10     12.7        29        44     58.0       101
  Male householder, no wife.......        17        42         0      0.0         0        11     63.1        23
  Female householder, no husband..        26        59         1      3.0         1        14     54.6        28
Nonfamily households..............         2         2         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0
  Male householder................         2         2         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0
    Living alone..................         0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0
  Female householders.............         0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0
    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_09.htm