United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Families Below Poverty Level 4 4 5
N o . 7 3 4 . Fam ilies B e l o w P o v e r t y l e v e l — S e l e c t e d C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , b y R a c e a n d S p a n is h
O r i g i n : 1 9 8 0
[Numbers in thousands! except as Indicated. Families as of March 1981. For explanation of poverty, see text, p. 417]
C H A R A C T E R IS T IC
N U M B E R B E L O W P O V E R T Y L E V E L
All
races1
White Black
Spanish
origin*
P E R C E N T B E L O W P O V E R T Y L E V E L
All
races1
White Black
Spanish
origin*
Total...................................................................... 8 , 2 1 7 4 , 1 9 5 1 , 8 2 6 7 5 1 1 0 . 3 8 . 0 2 8 . 9 2 3 . 2
Northeast......................................................................... 1 , 1 5 3 8 3 1 3 0 9 1 9 3 9 . 0 7 . 2 2 6 . 6 3 2 . 2
North Central.................................................................... 1 , 3 7 7 9 4 8 4 0 5 4 3 8 . 6 6 . 7 3 1 . 6 1 6 . 9
South............................................................................... 2 , 6 6 9 1 , 6 0 1 1 , 0 1 8 2 6 3 1 3 . 0 9 . 4 3 0 . 9 2 3 . 7
West................................................................................ 1 , 0 1 7 6 1 6 9 5 2 5 1 9 . 0 8 . 2 1 6 . 2 1 9 .8
In metropolitan areas......................................... ,............. 3 , 7 9 2 2 , 3 5 8 1 , 3 1 4 6 2 6 9 . 4 6 . 9 2 6 . 8 2 3 . 3
In central cities.............................................................. 2 , 2 1 4 1 , 1 0 9 1 , 0 4 2 4 1 6 1 4 . 0 9 . 4 2 9 . 4 2 6 . 9
Outside central cities...................................................... 1 , 5 7 8 1 , 2 5 0 2 7 2 2 1 0 6 . 5 5 . 6 2 0 .1 1 8 . 3
Outside metropolitan areas........... ................................... 2 , 4 2 5 1 , 8 3 7 5 1 3 1 2 5 1 2 .1 1 0 . 0 3 6 .1 2 3 . 0
Age of householder:
15 to 2 4 year ............................................ 8 2 1 5 3 4 2 6 0 1 0 3 2 1 . 8 1 6 . 9 4 8 . 0 3 0 . 5
2 5 to 4 4 years............................................................... . 3 , 1 6 8 2 , 1 2 3 9 4 1 433 1 1 . 8 9 . 2 3 0 . 3 2 4 . 4
4 5 to 5 4 years............................................................... . 7 8 6 5 2 2 2 3 4 1 0 3 7 . 3 5.5 2 1 . 5 1 9 .1
55 to 6 4 years................................................................ 6 0 5 4 1 3 1 7 0 5 9 6.3 4 . 8 2 1 . 4 1 6 . 6
65 years and over......................................................... 8 3 7 6 0 3 2 2 1 5 4 9 .1 7 . 3 2 6 . 3 2 3 . 5
Median age... ............................................, 3 8 . 2 3 8 . 7 3 7 . 2 3 6 .1 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Size of family:
2 persons....................................................................... 2 , 0 3 4 1 , 5 2 7 4 6 7 1 6 8 8 . 6 7 .1 2 3 . 8 2 1 . 4
3 persons....................................................................... 1 , 3 3 0 8 9 7 4 0 0 1 6 8 9 . 5 7 . 3 2 6 . 5 2 2 .1
4 persons .................................. 1 , 2 3 4 8 1 1 3 7 2 1 3 9 9.9 7 . 5 2 9 . 3 1 9 .1
S parsons .................................. 7 6 5 4 9 0 2 5 2 1 0 9 1 2 . 7 9 . 6 33.5 2 3 . 4
6 persons .................................. 4 1 4 2 4 8 1 5 1 72 1 6 . 8 1 2 . 6 3 6 . 2 2 8 . 4
7 persons or more.......................................................... 4 3 9 2 2 2 1 8 4 9 5 2 7 . 9 2 1 .1 4 5 . 9 3 8 . 6
Mean size...................................................................... 3 . 6 4 3 . 4 8 3 . 9 4 4 . 1 9 (X ) (X) (X) (X)
Mean number of children per family with children.............. 2 . 3 6 2 . 2 8 2 . 4 9 2 . 6 5 (X ) (X) ( X ) (X)
Educational attainment of householder:a
Elementary: Less than 8 years....................................... 1 , 2 6 2 8 2 7 3 7 2 3 1 2 2 4 . 9 2 1 . 5 3 5 . 8 3 3 . 7
8 years.......... 5 6 5 4 1 7 1 4 1 7 2 1 3 .1 1 0 . 8 3 6 . 6 2 7 . 5
High school: 1 to 3 years,,.. 1 , 2 6 7 7 4 7 4 8 9 1 2 0 1 6 . 2 1 1 . 7 3 6 . 0 2 7 . 4
4 years.......... 1 , 5 9 3 1 , 1 4 4 4 1 7 99 8 . 0 6 . 4 2 2 . 7 1 4 .1
College: 1 year or more..... 7 0 8 5 2 6 1 4 7 4 6 3 . 7 3 . 0 1 1 . 9 6 . 0
X Not applicable. 1Includes races not shown separately. 3 Persons of Spanish origin may be of any race. * Householder
25 years old and over.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, C u rre n t P o p u la tio n R e p o rts, series P-60, No. 133.
No. 7 3 5 . W o r k E x p e rie n c e o f F a m ily H o u s e h o ld e rs B e lo w t h e P o v e r ty L e v e l, by Sex a n d
Race: 1 9 7 5 a n d i 9 6 0
[In thousands, except percent. Families as of March of the following year. For 1975, Includes householders 14 years and oven
for 19e0, householders 15 years and over. For explanation of poverty level see text, page 417]
1 9 7 5 1 9 8 0
W O R K E X P E R I E N C E
Female householder, no
husband present
All other families
Female householder, no
husband present
All other families
All
races 1 White Black All
races 1 White Black All
races 1 White Black All
races1 White
Black
Total3.......................
2 , 4 3 0 1, 3 9 4 1,004 3, 0 2 0 2, 4 4 4 6 0 9 2 , 9 7 2 1, 6 0 9 1,301 3, 2 4 5 2 , 5 8 6 5 2 6
Worked................................
Full-time,8 percent.........
8 8 7
15.2
5 1 8
14 . 6
3 6 2
16.6
1, 8 5 7
39.4
1, 5 3 3
40.3
2 7 2
34.9
1,1 4 3
15.5
6 5 7
12.6
4 5 7
19.7
1,930
43.1
1, 6 2 0
44.5
2 4 4
35.7
Did not work4......................
Ill or disabled....................
Keeping house.................
In school..........................
Unable to find work...........
1,543
3 0 9
1,053
4 3
9 9
8 7 6
1 5 0
6 4 7
1 3
4 1
6 4 1
1 6 7
3 8 7
3 0
5 5
1,133
5 6 6
2 6
3 0
1 1 7
8 6 4
4 3 0
1 9
1 3
9 2
2 3 6
1 3 3
7
1 2
2 2
1,628
3 6 4
1,123
7 6
1 9 6
9 5 2
1 6 5
6 3 8
41
6 0
8 4 3
1 9 6
4 6 3
3 5
1 3 3
1,258
4 6 4
9 5
5 8
1 4 3
9 1 8
3 4 9
6 9
1 6
1 0 8
2 7 3
1 0 5
3 1
1 3
3 0
‘ Includes races not shown separately. includes householders In Armed Forces not shown separately. ’ Year-round.
4 Includes “other” not shown separately.
Source; U.S. Bureau of the Census, C u rre n t P o p u la tio n R e p o rts, series P-60, Nos. 106 and 133.