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POV24: Reason For Not Working or Reason For Spending Time Out of The Labor Force -- Poverty Status of People Who Did Not Work or                                                                                                     10:12 Friday, July 16, 2004
	   Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force:  2003
       Below 100% of poverty -- All Races

[Numbers in thousands]

                                                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                   Did not work last year /16                                           Worked last year, spent time out of the labor force /16
                                                   _________________________________________________________________    _________________________________________________________________
                                                   Reason                                                               Reason
                                                   _________________________________________________________________    _________________________________________________________________
                                                                                     Home or    Could                                                     Home or    Could
                                                              Ill or                 family     not find    School                 Ill or                 family     not find    School
                                                   Total      disabled    Retired    reasons    work        or other    Total      disabled    Retired    reasons    work        or other
                                                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All races
Below 100% of poverty

Both Sexes

    Total /17.................................      15,446       4,175      3,702      3,275         891       3,404      3,257         474         88        882         400       1,412
16 to 17 years................................       1,086           7          9         68          16         986        144           3          0          6           2         133
18 to 64 years................................      10,951       3,618        971      3,106         867       2,390      3,039         454         42        876         398       1,271
   18 to 24 years.............................       2,290         151         21        576         188       1,353      1,148          62          5        270          79         731
   25 to 34 years.............................       2,504         499         62      1,101         204         639        865          99          0        336         113         316
   35 to 54 years.............................       4,210       2,025        248      1,192         389         356        857         251          6        228         171         202
   55 to 64 years.............................       1,948         942        640        237          86          42        170          41         31         41          35          22
65 years and over.............................       3,408         550      2,722        101           8          27         74          17         47          0           1           8

  Male

    Total /17.................................       5,888       1,892      1,245        352         582       1,818      1,180         179         42         97         245         616
16 to 17 years................................         519           6          3         19           7         485         72           1          0          0           2          70
18 to 64 years................................       4,353       1,712        421        326         570       1,323      1,078         171         23         97         242         545
   18 to 24 years.............................         964          77          7         62         108         710        413           9          5         28          45         326
   25 to 34 years.............................         843         251         31         75         118         367        254          31          0         20          75         128
   35 to 54 years.............................       1,796       1,009        122        161         287         217        331         109          3         37         101          81
   55 to 64 years.............................         751         374        262         28          58          29         80          23         15         12          21           9
65 years and over.............................       1,016         174        820          7           5          10         29           7         19          0           1           2

  Female

    Total /17.................................       9,557       2,283      2,457      2,922         309       1,586      2,077         295         46        785         155         796
16 to 17 years................................         567           1          6         49           9         502         71           2          0          6           0          63
18 to 64 years................................       6,599       1,906        549      2,780         297       1,067      1,961         282         19        779         155         726
   18 to 24 years.............................       1,326          74         14        514          81         643        735          53          0        242          34         405
   25 to 34 years.............................       1,661         248         30      1,025          86         272        611          69          0        316          38         188
   35 to 54 years.............................       2,414       1,016        126      1,032         102         139        526         142          3        191          70         120
   55 to 64 years.............................       1,197         568        379        209          28          14         90          18         16         29          14          13
65 years and over.............................       2,392         376      1,902         94           3          17         45          10         28          0           0           7

  Household Relationship /17

    People 16 to 64 years old /17.............      12,038       3,625        980      3,174         883       3,377      3,183         457         42        882         399       1,404
In families /2................................       7,415       1,662        608      2,505         537       2,104      1,868         265         25        643         233         702
    Householder...............................       3,207         993        289      1,302         211         413      1,154         177         16        467         137         356
In families with related children under
    18 years /9...............................       5,182         996        113      2,067         317       1,688      1,573         208          4        600         184         577
    Householder...............................       2,337         664         49      1,164         150         309      1,059         159          4        453         126         317
In families with related children under
    6 years /9................................       2,439         325         45      1,348         153         569        927          97          0        431         111         288
    Householder...............................       1,268         210         21        767          83         187        662          75          0        319          81         188
In married-couple families /11................       3,734         721        506      1,401         232         873        729          99         19        223         142         246
    Husbands /11..............................       1,009         393        231         81         128         175        271          57         13         27          87          87
    Wives /11.................................       1,893         256        250      1,219          50         118        340          39          6        188          46          61
    Related children /18......................         713          55         11         75          41         530        104           2          0          7           6          89
    Other.....................................         119          16         14         25          13          51         15           2          0          1           4           8


Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV24: Reason For Not Working or Reason For Spending Time Out of The Labor Force -- Poverty Status of People Who Did Not Work or                                                                                                     10:12 Friday, July 16, 2004
	   Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force:  2003
       Below 100% of poverty -- All Races

[Numbers in thousands]

                                                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                   Did not work last year /16                                           Worked last year, spent time out of the labor force /16
                                                   _________________________________________________________________    _________________________________________________________________
                                                   Reason                                                               Reason
                                                   _________________________________________________________________    _________________________________________________________________
                                                                                     Home or    Could                                                     Home or    Could
                                                              Ill or                 family     not find    School                 Ill or                 family     not find    School
                                                   Total      disabled    Retired    reasons    work        or other    Total      disabled    Retired    reasons    work        or other
                                                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In married-couple families with related
   children under 18 years /9.................       2,380         357         59      1,120         141         703        584          65          2        212         119         185
    Husbands /11..............................         494         216         24         63          76         115        212          40          2         26          75          69
    Wives /11.................................       1,216         109         19        984          25          80        278          22          0        178          38          39
    Related children /18......................         574          21          3         53          27         471         82           1          0          7           2          72
    Other.....................................          95          10         14         20          13          38         12           1          0          1           4           5
In married-couple families with related
   children under 6 years /9..................       1,195         113         21        741          59         261        355          26          0        169          73          87
    Husbands /11..............................         217          72          7         40          35          63        135          16          0         21          51          47
    Wives /11.................................         757          30          4        657           7          59        187          10          0        140          19          18
    Related children /18......................         154           6          1         25           8         114         29           0          0          6           2          21
    Other.....................................          68           5          9         19           9          26          4           0          0          1           1           1
In families with male householder,
   no wife present............................         557         146         40         96          75         201        133          13          1         31          22          67
    Householder...............................         254          96         17         24          39          78         81          11          1         20          11          39
    Other.....................................         303          50         23         71          36         123         52           2          0         11          11          28
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................         322          72         19         56          35         141         90          11          1         17          14          46
    Householder...............................         167          58         10         17          27          55         67          11          1         15           9          30
    Related children /18......................          93           7          2         17           0          68         15           0          0          0           2          13
    Other.....................................          61           7          7         22           8          18          7           0          0          2           3           2
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................         133          18          7         38          16          55         41           4          0          7           7          23
    Householder...............................          78          15          5         11          10          36         35           4          0          7           4          20
    Related children /18......................          29           1          2         12           0          14          2           0          0          0           0           2
    Other.....................................          27           1          0         15           6           5          5           0          0          1           2           2
In families with female householder,
  no husband present..........................       3,125         795         62      1,008         230       1,030      1,005         153          5        388          69         389
    Householder...............................       1,644         518         36        787          94         209        757         126          5        351          41         235
    Other.....................................       1,481         277         26        221         136         821        248          27          0         38          29         154
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................       2,480         567         35        891         142         845        899         132          0        371          51         346
    Householder...............................       1,425         423         19        731          79         173        733         120          0        347          41         225
    Related children /18......................         874          71          7        118          48         630        134           9          0         16           5         104
    Other.....................................         181          73          9         42          15          41         33           3          0          8           5          17
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................       1,110         195         16        569          78         253        530          67          0        255          31         178
    Householder...............................         776         133          7        485          56          94        462          62          0        238          25         137
    Related children /18......................         251          30          3         65          12         141         45           2          0         12           3          28
    Other.....................................          84          31          6         19          10          18         24           3          0          6           3          12

In unrelated subfamilies /3...................         111           7          0         57          13          34         49           3          0         29           1          17

Unrelated individuals /4......................       4,511       1,956        371        612         333       1,239      1,266         189         16        210         165         686
    Male......................................       2,199         977        137        128         227         731        582          89          8         35         113         337
     Householder..............................       1,235         664        104         73          98         295        286          54          5         18          56         152
    Female....................................       2,312         980        234        484         105         508        684         100          8        175          52         348
     Householder..............................       1,357         784        198        151          62         161        357          67          8         70          38         174
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.


Poverty Footnotes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 9, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032004/pov/new24_100_01.htm