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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)
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 alone                       1,247     2,069       517     41.4       800       216     17.3       408

TYPE OF RESIDENCE

Inside metropolitan areas              1,191     1,954       485     40.8       749       203     17.0       379
  Inside central cities...........       484       808       187     38.6       300       117     24.2       205
    One million or more...........       375       606       134     35.8       206        93     24.8       163
    Under one million.............       110       202        53     48.2        94        24     21.9        43
  Outside central cities..........       707     1,146       299     42.3       448        86     12.2       174
    One million or more...........       597       966       247     41.4       371        68     11.4       135
    Under one million.............       110       180        51     46.8        78        18     16.4        39
Outside metropolitan areas........        56       115        31     55.6        51        13     22.6        29

REGION

Northeast.........................       258       438       104     40.4       171        46     17.6        80
Midwest...........................       145       257        65     44.9       102        25     17.4        56
South.............................       287       434       119     41.6       162        39     13.5        74
West..............................       557       940       228     40.9       365       106     19.0       197

TENURE

Owner occupied....................       844     1,375       384     45.5       594        75      8.8       134
Renter occupied...................       403       694       132     32.9       206       141     35.0       273

WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER

Total civilian....................     1,247     2,069       517     41.4       800       216     17.3       408
  Worked..........................     1,033     1,686       453     43.9       693       155     15.0       299
    Worked year-round, full-time..       805     1,343       352     43.7       546       109     13.5       224
  Did not work....................       214       382        63     29.6       107        60     28.2       108
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)
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...........     1,213     2,005       506     41.7       783       206     17.0       390
  No work disability..............     1,162     1,905       492     42.4       765       190     16.3       345
  With a work disability..........        51       100        13     26.1        18        17     32.8        45
    severe work disability........        35        80         7     18.9        10        16     47.1        44

TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD

Family household..................     1,236     2,055       514     41.6       796       215     17.4       406
  Married-couple families.........     1,007     1,685       448     44.5       703       135     13.4       283
  Male householder, no wife.......        69       111        22     31.7        34        19     27.9        30
  Female householder, no husband..       161       260        44     27.2        60        60     37.6        94
Nonfamily households..............        11        13         3     26.9         3         1      9.6         2
  Male householder................         6         7         3     49.8         3         1     17.8         2
    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)
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 alone                         114       248        10      8.6        29        66     58.1       143

TYPE OF RESIDENCE

Inside metropolitan areas                110       232         9      8.4        28        64     57.9       130
  Inside central cities...........        59       127         5      8.9        20        38     64.4        76
    One million or more...........        47        87         3      6.6         5        31     65.5        64
    Under one million.............        12        40         2     18.1        15         7     59.9        12
  Outside central cities..........        52       105         4      7.8         8        26     50.4        53
    One million or more...........        38        78         4     10.6         8        19     50.6        39
    Under one million.............        14        27         0      0.0         0         7     50.0        14
Outside metropolitan areas........         4        16         1     14.2         1         3     66.0        13

REGION

Northeast.........................        21        40         1      6.8         3        12     57.2        23
Midwest...........................        17        49         3     19.0         5        13     73.4        33
South.............................        21        44         2     11.3         5        11     52.4        30
West..............................        54       116         3      4.9        16        30     55.9        56

TENURE

Owner occupied....................        35        65         3      9.9         5        12     33.7        17
Renter occupied...................        79       184         6      8.0        23        54     69.1       125

WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER

Total civilian....................       114       248        10      8.6        29        66     58.1       143
  Worked..........................        60       139         5      9.0        20        38     62.3        86
    Worked year-round, full-time..        33        92         2      6.4        15        23     70.4        58
  Did not work....................        54       109         4      8.2         8        29     53.4        56
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)
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...........       110       233        10      8.9        29        64     57.9       135
  No work disability..............       105       222        10      9.1        28        62     58.6       131
  With a work disability..........         5        11         0      0.0         0         2     43.9         4
    severe work disability........         5        10         0      0.0         0         2     43.5         4

TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD

Family household..................       114       248        10      8.6        29        66     58.1       143
  Married-couple families.........        76       161         9     12.1        28        44     58.4       101
  Male householder, no wife.......        15        35         0      0.0         0         9     57.5        16
  Female householder, no husband..        23        52         1      2.4         1        13     57.6        26
Nonfamily households..............         0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0
  Male householder................         0         0         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_10.htm