Fertility and Program Participaton Internet Table 3. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: June 6, 2002 Mothers 15 to 44 Years Old Who Were WIC Participants or Nonparticipants by Selected Characteristics: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | WIC Participants | Not WIC Participants | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Percent of | Total | Percent of | Children | Percent | Percent | Total | Percent of | Children | Percent | Percent | mothers who | (in thousands) | WIC | ever born | with birth | with | (in thousands) | those not | ever born | with birth | with | are WIC Characteristic | | participants | per 1,000 | in the | nonmarital | | participating | per 1,000 | in the | nonmarital | participants | | | mothers | last year | first birth | | in WIC | mothers | last year | first birth | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,080 100.0 2,083 57.3 56.3 34,412 100.0 2,138 9.4 31.5 3.0 Age 15 to 19 years 132 12.2 B B B 550 1.6 1,228 43.5 85.4 19.3 20 to 24 years 443 41.0 1,639 57.4 58.2 2,844 8.3 1,544 23.4 64.4 13.5 25 to 29 years 273 25.3 2,455 57.9 48.5 5,344 15.5 1,884 16.7 40.7 4.9 30 to 34 years 132 12.2 B B B 7,910 23.0 2,136 11.1 30.2 1.6 35 to 39 years 63 5.8 B B B 9,112 26.5 2,315 4.6 23.3 0.7 40 to 44 years 38 3.5 B B B 8,652 25.1 2,362 1.7 21.4 0.4 Marital Status Currently married 600 55.6 2,272 55.5 26.8 25,547 74.2 2,202 9.8 20.4 2.3 Married, husband present 522 48.4 2,203 56.6 24.2 23,460 68.2 2,184 9.9 19.0 2.2 Married, husband absent /1 78 7.2 B B B 2,086 6.1 2,414 8.4 36.8 3.6 Divorced 34 3.2 B B B 4,057 11.8 2,084 2.5 25.6 0.8 Widowed 6 0.5 B B B 310 0.9 2,680 0.6 26.5 1.8 Never married 440 40.8 1,774 58.4 100.0 4,499 13.1 1,780 14.1 100.0 8.9 Household Characteristics Number of children under 18 in the household one 336 31.1 1,255 44.8 57.2 10,911 31.7 1,384 9.5 31.8 3.0 two 298 27.6 1,974 57.5 45.5 12,310 35.8 2,127 8.3 26.2 2.4 three or more 376 34.9 2,934 70.6 61.5 7,739 22.5 3,348 13.3 36.7 4.6 No other adult present 152 14.1 B B B 5,196 15.1 2,103 5.1 52.8 2.8 Other adult present /2 928 85.9 1,996 58.9 52.1 29,216 84.9 2,144 10.2 27.7 3.1 Living with spouse 522 48.4 2,203 56.6 24.2 23,460 68.2 2,184 9.9 19.0 2.2 Other related adult(s) in the household 282 26.1 1,663 53.3 84.7 5,004 14.5 2,136 10.2 53.4 5.3 Living with an unmarried partner 105 9.7 B B B 1,427 4.1 2,108 11.3 60.4 6.9 Living with other adult nonrelative(s) 80 7.4 B B B 996 2.9 1,861 9.0 56.3 7.5 Race and Ethnicity White 760 70.4 2,071 61.1 47.4 27,422 79.7 2,120 9.7 24.4 2.7 Non-Hispanic 563 52.1 2,000 62.2 47.6 24,305 70.6 2,065 9.5 22.7 2.3 Black 270 25.0 2,081 48.1 84.2 5,299 15.4 2,217 8.1 69.1 4.8 Hispanic (of any race) 199 18.5 B B B 3,387 9.8 2,550 10.9 39.3 5.6 Place of Birth Native /3 874 81.0 1,972 59.6 60.7 30,001 87.2 2,110 9.1 31.6 2.8 Foreign born 205 19.0 2,553 47.6 37.9 4,411 12.8 2,327 11.5 30.5 4.4 Naturalized citizen 35 3.2 B B B 1,356 3.9 2,210 9.1 22.9 2.5 Not a citizen 171 15.8 B B B 3,055 8.9 2,379 12.6 33.9 5.3 Labor Force Status Had a job in last 4 months 432 40.0 1,907 48.5 58.5 25,371 73.7 2,058 8.0 29.6 1.7 No job last 4 months 648 60.0 2,200 63.1 54.9 9,042 26.3 2,361 13.5 36.7 6.7 Unable to find work 28 2.6 B B B 474 1.4 2,222 5.7 61.0 5.6 Not able to work due to disability 17 1.6 B B B 728 2.1 2,428 3.9 52.4 2.3 Educational Attainment Not a high school graduate 377 34.9 2,155 57.6 67.7 5,226 15.2 2,623 11.5 51.8 6.7 High school, 4 years 417 38.7 2,121 58.4 53.6 11,443 33.3 2,113 8.0 35.0 3.5 College, 1 or more years 285 26.4 1,932 55.4 45.3 17,743 51.6 2,010 9.7 23.3 1.6 Job Training Received job training in past 12 months 52 4.8 B B B 1,914 5.6 2,046 7.5 40.4 2.7 Sponsored by the government 27 2.5 B B B 505 1.5 2,208 7.0 63.7 5.0 Monthly Family Income /4 Less than $500 171 15.9 B B B 1,619 4.7 2,154 11.2 61.1 9.6 $500 to $1,499 410 37.9 2,129 55.5 56.9 5,756 16.7 2,272 8.7 52.7 6.6 $1,500 and over 451 41.7 2,003 55.9 45.4 26,582 77.2 2,108 9.3 24.5 1.7 Child Support /5 Received payments 92 8.5 B B B 3,911 11.4 2,106 51.3 39.3 2.3 Did not receive payments 438 40.5 1,930 57.8 89.1 7,420 21.6 2,151 9.2 64.4 5.6 Poverty Level /4 Below poverty level 570 52.7 2,257 62.5 67.3 6,207 18.0 2,482 11.1 56.5 8.4 100 to 199 percent of poverty level 309 28.6 2,093 54.2 40.1 7,722 22.4 2,290 9.4 39.7 3.8 200 percent of poverty level or higher 202 18.7 1,572 47.5 50.3 20,483 59.5 1,976 8.9 20.9 1.0 Metropolitan Residence Metropolitan 833 77.1 2,124 57.3 59.6 27,426 79.7 2,120 9.8 32.0 2.9 In central city 408 37.7 2,280 51.2 62.6 9,859 28.6 2,160 10.7 43.9 4.0 Not in central city 425 39.4 1,974 63.2 56.7 17,567 51.0 2,098 9.3 25.4 2.4 Nonmetropolitan 247 22.9 1,944 57.3 45.4 6,987 20.3 2,207 8.0 29.4 3.4 Type of Program AFDC 303 28.0 2,520 49.2 82.1 2,585 7.5 2,546 11.6 69.5 10.5 Food stamps 484 44.8 2,335 56.0 73.0 4,620 13.4 2,523 11.9 63.5 9.5 WIC 1,080 100.0 2,083 57.3 56.3 - 0.0 - - 0.0 100.0 Medicaid 750 69.5 2,185 55.2 63.5 6,054 17.6 2,401 14.2 59.7 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: WIC stands for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. 1/ Includes separated women. 2/ Categories under "Other adult present" are not mutually exclusive. 3/ Includes people born in U.S. outlying areas and abroad to parents who are US citizens. 4/ Excludes those who did not report income. 5/ Data only shown for mothers who are not married or not living with their spouses. B/ Base less than 200,000 is too small to show derived statistics. revised 04/24/02