Table 1
                 Percent and Number of People in Households
                    Experiencing Material Hardship, 1995

Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release Date:  December 31, 1998

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                                              Percent Standard        Number
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 Any hardship                                    20.2      0.5        48,502
 Didn't meet essential expenses                  12.8      0.5        29,565
 Didn't pay full rent or mortgage                 6.8      0.3        16,119
 Evicted for non-payment                          0.4      0.1         1,034
 Didn't pay full gas, electric, oil               9.9      0.4        23,316
 Had gas, electric, oil disconnected              1.9      0.2         4,390
 Had telephone disconnected                       3.8      0.3         8,883
 Needed to see doctor but didn't go               5.7      0.3        13,611
 Needed to see dentist but didn't go              7.0      0.3        16,498
 Not enough to eat                                4.8      0.3        11,516
 More than one hardship                          11.0      0.4        26,165
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