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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
Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force: 2006
Below 100% of poverty -- Black Alone
[Numbers in thousands]
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Did not work last year /16 Worked last year, spent time out of the labor force /16
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Reason Reason
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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
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Black alone
Below 100% of poverty
Both Sexes
Total /17................................. 3,844 1,343 610 716 238 937 612 112 9 162 74 254
16 to 17 years................................ 333 8 1 12 9 302 35 0 0 1 0 34
18 to 64 years................................ 2,841 1,147 155 681 225 633 565 108 3 160 74 219
18 to 24 years............................. 682 71 10 165 63 373 196 26 0 37 22 111
25 to 34 years............................. 609 147 12 250 51 149 192 29 0 79 28 56
35 to 54 years............................. 1,079 613 34 231 103 98 154 46 0 40 24 45
55 to 64 years............................. 471 315 99 35 9 14 22 8 3 4 1 7
65 years and over............................. 671 189 454 23 4 2 12 3 6 2 0 1
Male
Total /17................................. 1,504 572 189 105 136 503 188 28 5 20 38 96
16 to 17 years................................ 174 4 1 5 7 157 16 0 0 0 0 16
18 to 64 years................................ 1,148 513 64 98 127 346 163 27 0 19 38 80
18 to 24 years............................. 294 31 7 21 38 197 60 3 0 2 10 46
25 to 34 years............................. 220 72 7 39 27 76 52 4 0 13 14 20
35 to 54 years............................. 437 264 14 31 59 70 43 17 0 2 13 12
55 to 64 years............................. 197 146 36 7 4 3 8 3 0 2 1 2
65 years and over............................. 183 54 124 3 2 0 8 2 5 2 0 0
Female
Total /17................................. 2,340 772 421 611 102 434 424 83 5 142 37 158
16 to 17 years................................ 159 3 0 8 3 145 19 0 0 1 0 18
18 to 64 years................................ 1,693 634 91 583 98 287 402 82 3 141 37 139
18 to 24 years............................. 388 41 3 143 25 176 136 23 0 36 12 66
25 to 34 years............................. 388 75 5 211 24 73 141 25 0 65 13 37
35 to 54 years............................. 642 349 20 200 44 28 111 29 0 38 11 33
55 to 64 years............................. 275 169 63 28 4 11 14 4 3 2 0 4
65 years and over............................. 489 135 330 21 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 1
Household Relationship /17
People 16 to 64 years old /17............. 3,173 1,155 156 693 235 935 600 108 3 161 74 253
In families /2................................ 2,195 616 83 598 152 745 400 76 1 126 38 158
Householder............................... 944 334 43 394 66 107 260 56 1 111 12 80
In families with related children under
18 years /9............................... 1,617 376 27 494 120 601 348 69 1 118 26 134
Householder............................... 746 230 17 358 52 89 243 53 1 109 8 72
In families with related children under
6 years /9................................ 762 148 7 334 54 219 208 41 1 82 14 70
Householder............................... 396 81 4 234 22 55 158 32 1 77 5 43
In married-couple families /11................ 537 174 27 126 41 168 82 12 0 19 13 38
Husbands /11.............................. 168 94 14 17 21 21 21 8 0 0 6 6
Wives /11................................. 187 58 13 91 9 16 28 2 0 19 3 5
Related children /18...................... 148 19 0 14 5 111 27 2 0 0 4 21
Other..................................... 34 4 0 4 5 20 6 0 0 0 0 6
In married-couple families with related
children under 18 years /9................. 370 86 5 106 32 141 65 10 0 18 9 28
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 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
Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force: 2006
Below 100% of poverty -- Black Alone
[Numbers in thousands]
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Did not work last year /16 Worked last year, spent time out of the labor force /16
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Reason Reason
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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
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Husbands /11.............................. 106 50 5 14 20 18 15 7 0 0 4 4
Wives /11................................. 120 20 1 80 5 14 23 2 0 18 0 4
Related children /18...................... 118 12 0 7 1 97 27 2 0 0 4 21
Other..................................... 26 4 0 4 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
In married-couple families with related
children under 6 years /9.................. 204 42 2 70 19 72 35 6 0 13 3 13
Husbands /11.............................. 61 28 2 8 12 12 8 3 0 0 3 2
Wives /11................................. 65 5 0 51 1 9 17 2 0 13 0 2
Related children /18...................... 56 8 0 7 0 42 11 2 0 0 0 9
Other..................................... 22 2 0 4 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
In families with male householder,
no wife present............................ 191 53 19 22 25 71 25 1 0 6 8 10
Householder............................... 90 35 8 12 18 16 17 1 0 6 1 10
Other..................................... 101 18 11 10 7 55 8 0 0 1 7 0
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
18 years /9................................. 92 25 4 11 13 39 15 1 0 6 3 5
Householder............................... 46 20 4 9 9 4 12 1 0 6 1 5
Related children /18...................... 29 2 0 0 5 22 3 0 0 1 2 0
Other..................................... 17 2 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
6 years /9.................................. 28 7 2 4 9 6 13 1 0 6 3 3
Householder............................... 14 5 2 2 5 0 10 1 0 6 1 3
Related children /18...................... 9 2 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 0
Other..................................... 5 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
In families with female householder,
no husband present.......................... 1,467 388 37 450 86 507 293 64 1 101 17 110
Householder............................... 680 230 21 329 31 68 214 50 1 91 7 64
Other..................................... 788 158 16 120 55 438 79 14 0 9 9 46
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
18 years /9................................. 1,156 265 18 377 75 421 268 58 1 94 14 100
Householder............................... 593 180 11 305 31 67 207 46 1 90 7 62
Related children /18...................... 460 63 3 51 29 314 40 0 0 4 3 33
Other..................................... 103 22 4 22 15 39 21 12 0 0 4 6
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
6 years /9.................................. 530 99 4 260 26 141 160 34 1 63 8 54
Householder............................... 325 64 2 204 12 43 133 29 1 61 4 38
Related children /18...................... 150 28 0 38 9 76 13 0 0 2 0 11
Other..................................... 55 7 1 18 5 23 14 5 0 0 4 6
In unrelated subfamilies /3................... 14 6 0 7 0 2 13 1 0 2 6 3
Unrelated individuals /4...................... 964 533 72 88 83 188 187 31 2 32 30 92
Male...................................... 483 252 29 27 48 127 80 10 0 8 19 43
Householder.............................. 289 187 22 7 16 56 48 8 0 5 8 28
Female.................................... 481 281 43 61 34 62 107 21 2 25 11 49
Householder.............................. 394 248 39 40 30 36 61 17 2 7 7 28
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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