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Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            125
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (WHITE)

                                                         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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     WHITE                                25204     43668     11354     45.1     18047      4680     18.6      8842 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                 19912     34450      8649     43.4     13706      3473     17.4      6563 
  Inside central cities...........         5734      9787      2222     38.8      3431      1499     26.1      2782 
    One million or more...........         3427      5915      1181     34.4      1841       984     28.7      1821 
    Under one million.............         2307      3871      1041     45.1      1590       516     22.3       961 
  Outside central cities..........        14178     24663      6427     45.3     10275      1974     13.9      3781 
    One million or more...........         9562     16711      4253     44.5      6858      1146     12.0      2141 
    Under one million.............         4616      7952      2174     47.1      3417       828     17.9      1640 
Outside metropolitan areas........         5292      9219      2705     51.1      4341      1207     22.8      2279 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................         4739      8164      1976     41.7      3098       740     15.6      1428 
Midwest...........................         6229     10999      3285     52.7      5406       836     13.4      1544 
South.............................         8114     13380      3880     47.8      5999      1631     20.1      2942 
West..............................         6122     11125      2213     36.2      3543      1473     24.1      2928 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................        18771     32536      9352     49.8     15065      2079     11.1      3958 
Renter occupied...................         6433     11132      2003     31.1      2981      2601     40.4      4884 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................        25204     43668     11354     45.1     18047      4680     18.6      8842 
  Worked..........................        22036     38021     10397     47.2     16591      3519     16.0      6702 
    Worked year-round, full-time..        17147     29297      8535     49.8     13612      2101     12.3      3966 
  Did not work....................         3168      5647       958     30.2      1456      1161     36.6      2139 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            126
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (WHITE)

                                                         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...........        24715     42961     11164     45.2     17782      4561     18.5      8661 
  No work disability..............        23010     39970     10650     46.3     17035      3840     16.7      7330 
  With a work disability..........         1705      2991       514     30.2       747       721     42.3      1331 
    severe work disability........          893      1583       214     24.0       308       469     52.4       827 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................        24916     43211     11258     45.2     17897      4644     18.6      8773 
  Married-couple families.........        18744     33205      8953     47.8     14625      2586     13.8      5103 
  Male householder, wife absent...         1455      2275       688     47.2       968       325     22.4       566 
  Female householder, husband absent.      4717      7732      1617     34.3      2304      1733     36.7      3104 
Nonfamily households..............          288       457        96     33.4       150        36     12.4        68 
  Male householder................          238       390        93     38.9       147        29     12.1        53 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           50        67         3      6.9         3         7     13.9        15 
    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,            127
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (WHITE)

                                                      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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                    
     WHITE                                 2646      5333       394     14.9       627      1756     66.4      3584 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Inside metropolitan areas                  1931      3927       267     13.8       430      1274     66.0      2630 
  Inside central cities...........          861      1707       105     12.2       166       631     73.3      1241 
    One million or more...........          547      1124        61     11.1        99       410     75.0       820 
    Under one million.............          313       583        44     14.1        67       221     70.4       420 
  Outside central cities..........         1070      2220       162     15.1       264       643     60.1      1390 
    One million or more...........          666      1361       100     15.0       165       371     55.7       784 
    Under one million.............          405       859        62     15.4        99       273     67.3       606 
Outside metropolitan areas........          715      1405       128     17.8       197       482     67.4       953 
                                                                                                                    
REGION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Northeast.........................          464       980        70     15.0       125       288     62.0       627 
Midwest...........................          443       858        78     17.6       137       296     66.9       559 
South.............................          898      1726       154     17.2       226       593     66.0      1198 
West..............................          841      1768        93     11.0       139       579     68.9      1199 
                                                                                                                    
TENURE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
Owner occupied....................          987      1979       217     22.0       356       534     54.1      1106 
Renter occupied...................         1659      3354       178     10.7       270      1223     73.7      2477 
                                                                                                                    
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
Total civilian....................         2646      5333       394     14.9       627      1756     66.4      3584 
  Worked..........................         1625      3376       251     15.5       394      1085     66.8      2305 
    Worked year-round, full-time..          625      1341        95     15.2       155       407     65.0       893 
  Did not work....................         1022      1957       143     14.0       233       671     65.7      1279 
Table NC3. School Lunch Participation for Households with School Age Children, by Selected Household Characteristics,            128
Race and Hispanic origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (WHITE)

                                                      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...........         2583      5231       381     14.8       605      1723     66.7      3527 
  No work disability..............         2025      4166       315     15.5       510      1342     66.2      2813 
  With a work disability..........          558      1065        67     11.9        95       381     68.4       714 
    severe work disability........          389       730        42     10.8        66       268     69.0       473 
                                                                                                                    
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
Family household..................         2610      5283       387     14.8       620      1751     67.1      3578 
  Married-couple families.........         1136      2463       187     16.5       331       725     63.8      1584 
  Male householder, wife absent...          182       330        34     18.9        48       119     65.4       222 
  Female householder, husband absent.      1292      2489       166     12.8       240       907     70.2      1772 
Nonfamily households..............           36        50         7     19.6         7         5     14.3         6 
  Male householder................           17        24         7     42.0         7         4     23.0         5 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 
  Female householders.............           19        26         0      0.0         0         1      6.7         1 
    Living alone..................            0         0         0      0.0         0         0      0.0         0 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032000/noncash/3_002.htm