table with column headers in rows 5 through 6 and row headers in column A,,,,,
"Table 20 B.  Meeting Basic Needs by Economic Characteristics:  Households with Difficulty Meeting Basic Needs Who Received Help, Received Help From Family, Received Help From Friends, and Received Help From Others:  2003",,,,,
(Numbers in thousands),,,,,
(leading dot indicates sub-part),,,,,
Characteristics           , Total Households , Any help meeting basic needs , Help from family-basic needs , Help from friends-basic needs , Help from others-basic needs 
,, Percent , Percent , Percent , Percent 
All households,,,,,
.Total,"17,432",22.9,12.2,3.1,3.6
Household income quintile, ,,,,
.Lowest quintile,"5,859",34.4,17.7,5.3,4.0
.2nd quintile,"4,634",22.7,12.6,2.1,4.2
.3rd quintile,"3,602",13.8,6.6,2.5,3.1
.4th quintile,"2,149",12.1,7.5,1.7,2.1
.Highest quintile,"1,187",13.6,8.7,0.2,3.7
Household poverty, , ,,,
.Income below poverty,"4,760",35.7,18.4,5.1,4.1
.Income at or above poverty,"12,672",18.1,9.9,2.3,3.4
Education of householder, ,,,,
.Not high school graduate,"3,485",25.9,12.7,4.0,3.6
.High school graduate,"5,831",23.9,12.5,2.7,4.0
.Some college,"5,928",21.4,12.1,2.9,3.6
.Bachelors or higher,"2,189",19.2,10.6,3.3,3.1
Occupation of householder*,,,,,
.Executive,"1,175",17.0,10.4,2.5,3.1
.Professional,"1,159",16.5,9.7,3.8,1.8
.Technical,430,16.1,9.5,1.7,4.4
.Sales,"1,319",18.8,9.7,3.3,3.0
.Administrative support,"1,634",22.5,14.4,1.5,2.7
.Service,"2,548",21.7,9.4,3.2,4.4
.Farm,426,16.8,9.7,2.0,1.0
.Craft,"1,250",17.0,10.8,0.7,2.4
.Labor,"1,908",22.2,10.1,3.3,5.1
Footnote:
* Includes only households with a current job or business.
"Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2001 Panel, Wave 8"
Internet Release date: April 11, 2007