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Program Participation
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PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, 1992-1993,
WHO GETS ASSISTANCE?
Table B.
| Median Duration of Participation and Standard Errors by Program: 1992-1993 (in months) |
| Characteristic |
Major assistance programs 1/ |
AFDC/General Assistance |
SSI |
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| Median |
Standard error |
Median |
Standard error |
Median |
Standard error |
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| All recipients |
7.7 |
0.310 |
8.5 |
1.110 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN 2/ |
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| White |
7.3 |
0.317 |
7.3 |
0.581 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Not of Hispanic origin |
6.9 |
1.173 |
7.5 |
0.591 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Black |
13.3 |
1.894 |
13.8 |
1.888 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Hispanic origin |
9.3 |
1.567 |
7.5 |
1.717 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Not of Hispanic origin |
7.5 |
0.384 |
8.8 |
1.109 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| AGE /3 |
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| Under 18 years |
7.2 |
0.438 |
10.0 |
1.870 |
(B) |
(B) |
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| 18 to 64 |
7.8 |
0.397 |
7.8 |
0.641 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| 65 years and over |
(X) |
(X) |
(B) |
(B) |
(X) |
(X) |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (Persons 18 Years and over) |
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| Under 4 years of high school |
11.7 |
1.061 |
7.9 |
1.194 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| High school graduate, no college |
7.7 |
0.608 |
7.6 |
0.811 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| 1 or more years of college |
7.4 |
0.713 |
7.8 |
1.559 |
14.3 |
3.6 |
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| DISABILITY STATUS (Persons 15 to 69 years) |
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| With work disability |
10.6 |
2.035 |
8.3 |
4.155 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| With no work disability |
7.6 |
0.434 |
7.5 |
0.957 |
7.8 |
1.646 |
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| RESIDENCE |
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| Metropolitan |
7.9 |
0.328 |
9.5 |
1.772 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Central city |
8.5 |
4.551 |
9.8 |
3.873 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Noncentral city |
7.7 |
0.406 |
9.3 |
1.772 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Nonmetropolitan |
7.4 |
0.803 |
7.4 |
0.572 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| REGION |
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| Northeast |
7.9 |
0.491 |
7.5 |
0.699 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Midwest |
7.4 |
0.844 |
10.9 |
1.552 |
17.4 |
2.619 |
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| South |
8.9 |
1.800 |
9.7 |
1.965 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| West |
7.3 |
0.466 |
7.5 |
2.404 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| FAMILY STATUS |
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| In families |
7.6 |
0.332 |
8.5 |
1.124 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| In married-couple families |
6.3 |
1.569 |
5.0 |
3.544 |
19.7 |
5.531 |
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| In families with a female house-holder, no spouse present |
13.1 |
6.196 |
12.3 |
1.726 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Unrelated individuals |
11.2 |
0.898 |
13.1 |
2.057 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR FORCE STATUS (Persons 18 Years and over) |
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| Employed full-time |
5.4 |
1.091 |
3.7 |
0.293 |
7.0 |
2.624 |
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| Employed part-time |
7.5 |
1.162 |
7.0 |
1.340 |
(B) |
(B) |
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| Unemployed |
9.0 |
1.353 |
6.1 |
1.641 |
(B) |
(B) |
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| Not in the labor force |
16.7 |
0.549 |
11.5 |
1.462 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| FAMILY INCOME-TO-POVERTY RATIO |
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| Less than 1.00 |
11.5 |
0.831 |
9.6 |
1.402 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| 1.00 and over |
6.0 |
1.118 |
5.5 |
1.627 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| 1/ Means-tested programs include AFDC and General Assistance, SSI, food stamps, Medicaid, and housing assistance. |
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| 2/ Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. |
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| 3/ The symbols 'X' and 'B' denote 'not available' and 'base less than 200,000', respectively.
Median duration cannot be computed when more than half of the spells are continuing
in the last month of data collection. This situation is especially likely to occur
for elderly recipients whose income from other sources is unlikely to rise over time. |
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| 4/ Age, educational attainment, and other variables are measured at the time the spells begin, excluding those
who are already on programs at the start of the survey |
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Table B. Continued
| Median Duration of Participation and Standard Errors by Program: 1992-1993
( in months ) |
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| Characteristic |
Food stamps |
Medicaid |
Housing |
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| Median |
Standard error |
Median |
Standard error |
Median |
Standard error |
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| All recipients |
8.0 |
0.444 |
8.1 |
1.505 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN 2/ |
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| White |
7.2 |
0.534 |
7.9 |
0.288 |
14.5 |
2.072 |
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| Not of Hispanic origin |
6.6 |
0.951 |
7.9 |
0.388 |
11.9 |
0.973 |
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| Black |
13.3 |
0.563 |
11.5 |
0.924 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Hispanic origin |
9.5 |
1.464 |
7.9 |
0.436 |
18.1 |
0.475 |
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| Not of Hispanic origin |
7.8 |
0.529 |
8.4 |
1.878 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| AGE /3 |
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| Under 18 years |
8.5 |
1.141 |
7.1 |
0.375 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| 18 to 64 |
7.5 |
0.520 |
11.4 |
0.660 |
14.6 |
2.063 |
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| 65 years and over |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (Persons 18 years and over) |
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| Under 4 years of high school |
10.3 |
1.936 |
17.5 |
2.733 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| High school graduate, no college |
7.3 |
0.808 |
11.1 |
0.897 |
11.5 |
1.194 |
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| 1 or more years of college |
5.6 |
1.264 |
9.9 |
3.231 |
14.3 |
1.644 |
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| DISABILITY STATUS (Persons 15 to 69 Years) |
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| With work disability |
7.3 |
1.354 |
19.1 |
2.133 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| With no work disability |
7.5 |
0.574 |
7.9 |
0.360 |
13.6 |
5.416 |
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| RESIDENCE |
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| Metropolitan |
8.4 |
1.015 |
7.9 |
0.301 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Central city |
9.7 |
1.679 |
7.8 |
0.384 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Noncentral city |
7.5 |
0.781 |
8.0 |
0.479 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Nonmetropolitan |
7.4 |
1.095 |
9.3 |
2.235 |
14.0 |
3.697 |
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| REGION |
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| Northeast |
7.5 |
0.876 |
8.0 |
0.479 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Midwest |
7.9 |
1.463 |
11.5 |
1.297 |
19.4 |
1.888 |
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| South |
9.5 |
1.571 |
7.8 |
0.487 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| West |
6.9 |
0.896 |
7.8 |
0.487 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| FAMILY STATUS |
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| In families |
7.9 |
0.459 |
7.9 |
0.274 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| In married-couple families |
6.7 |
0.858 |
7.2 |
0.306 |
15.1 |
1.668 |
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| In families with a female house-holder, no spouse present |
11.5 |
1.556 |
12.6 |
1.843 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Unrelated individuals |
10.6 |
3.512 |
12.1 |
1.746 |
11.2 |
1.123 |
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| EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR FORCE STATUS (Persons 18 years and over) |
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| Employed full-time |
4.2 |
0.709 |
7.0 |
0.554 |
10.6 |
2.949 |
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| Employed part-time |
7.2 |
1.745 |
7.8 |
0.525 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Unemployed |
7.8 |
0.709 |
12.2 |
1.938 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| Not in the labor force |
12.8 |
2.676 |
19.7 |
0.788 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| FAMILY INCOME-TO-POVERTY RATIO |
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| Less than 1.00 |
9.8 |
1.461 |
11.9 |
0.568 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| 1.00 and over |
5.9 |
1.076 |
7.1 |
0.294 |
(X) |
(X) |
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| 1/ Means-tested programs include AFDC and General Assistance, SSI, food stamps, Medicaid, and housing assistance. |
|---|
| 2/ Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. |
|---|
| 3/ The symbols 'X' and 'B' denote 'not available' and 'base less than 200,000', respectively.
Median duration cannot be computed when more than half of the spells are continuing
in the last month of data collection. This situation is especially likely to occur
for elderly recipients whose income from other sources is unlikely to rise over time. |
|---|
| 4/ Age, educational attainment, and other variables are measured at the time the spells begin, excluding those
who are already on programs at the start of the survey |
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Contact the Demographic Call Center Staff at 301-763-2422 or 1-866-758-1060 (toll free) or visit
ask.census.gov for further information on Program Participation Data.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: October 31, 2011
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