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QT-P26. Employment Status and Work Status in 1999 of Family Members: 2000

Subject Number Percent
     
EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF FAMILY MEMBERS    
    Married-couple families 16,147 100.0%
Husband employed or in Armed Forces 11,755 72.8%
 Wife employed or in Armed Forces 8,018 49.7%
Husband unemployed 123 0.8%
 Wife employed or in Armed Forces 101 0.6%
Husband not in labor force 4,269 26.4%
 Wife employed or in Armed Forces 1,326 8.2%
     
    Female householder, no husband present, employed or in Armed Forces 1,411 100.0%
     
FEMALES 16 YEARS AND OVER BY PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS    
    With own children under 6 years 3,419 100.0%
In labor force 2,258 66.0%
     
    With own children 6 to 17 years old 4,527 100.0%
In labor force 3,416 75.5%
     
CHILDREN BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF PARENTS    
    Own children under 6 years 4,749 100.0%
All parents in family in labor force 2,916 61.4%
 Living with one parent, parent in labor force 765 16.1%
     
    Own children 6 to 17 years 9,422 100.0%
All parents in family in labor force 6,542 69.4%
 Living with one parent, parent in labor force 1,537 16.3%
     
WORK STATUS IN 1999 OF FAMILY MEMBERS    
    Married-couple families 16,147 100.0%
Householder worked full-time, year-round in 1999 9,759 60.4%
 Spouse worked full-time, year-round in 1999 4,979 30.8%
 Spouse did not work in 1999 2,223 13.8%
Householder worked part-time or part-year in 1999 3,006 18.6%
 Spouse worked full-time, year-round in 1999 1,054 6.5%
 Spouse did not work in 1999 1,016 6.3%
Householder did not work in 1999 3,382 20.9%
 Spouse worked full-time, year-round in 1999 691 4.3%
 Spouse did not work in 1999 2,320 14.4%
     
  Female householder, no husband present 2,357 100.0%
Householder worked full-time, year-round in 1999 997 42.3%
Householder did not work in 1999 737 31.3%

 

Date: October 2, 2002

[Data based on a sample]
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P44, P45, P46, and PCT60.
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