TABLE 2

TABLE 2.4

Characteristics of Adults in Households with Children

Characteristic	In Poverty	Not In Poverty	Characteristic	In Poverty	Not In Poverty

Age Group	Percent	Percent	Years of School
19 to 25	23.2	13.5	8th Grade or Less	23.1	6.4
26 to 35	37.8	35.6	Some High School, No Diploma	31.7	13.3
36 to 45	23.6	34.9	High School Graduate	32.0	38.4
45 to 65	13.2	14.3	Some College, No Degree	9.5	20.2
Over 65	2.2	1.7	College Degree	3.7	21.7

Gender			Number of Workers in Family
Male	39.3	48.2	N/A (Non-Family Household)	0.7	0.01
Female	60.7	51.8	No workers	31.4	1.3
			One Worker	43.2	25.5
Race			Two Workers	20.6	53.6
White	88.2	93.6	Three or More Workers	4.2	19.6
Black	11.1	5.4
Other	0.7	1.0	Worked in 1989
			Yes	47.5	83.5
Location			No	52.5	16.5
Urban	33.6	47.1
Rural Farm	3.4	4.2	Number of Weeks Worked in 1989
Rural Non-Farm	62.9	48.6	None	52.5	16.5
			1 to 13	11.8	4.3
Number of Persons in Household			14 to 26	9.4	5.4
2 Persons	9.5	2.7	27 to 39	6.1	6.4
3 Persons	26.2	32.6	40 to 51	7.8	16.0
4 Persons	31.0	40.2	52	12.5	51.4
5 Persons	18.9	16.7
6 or more Persons	14.4	7.8	Usual Hours Worked Per Week
			None	52.5	16.5
Number of Associated Children			1 to 20	7.2	5.9
One	34.9	48.2	21 to 39	13.0	13.7
Two	35.0	37.4	40	20.3	40.1
Three	19.6	11.3	More than 40	6.9	23.8
Four	6.9	2.3
Five	2.3	0.6	Worked During Previous Week
More than Five	1.3	0.2	Worked	33.1	72.9
			Did Not Work	66.9	27.1
Household or Family Type
Married-Couple	63.1	88.9	Industry When Worked Last
Male Householder	4.8	2.6	Did Not Work Since 1985	32.7	7.4
Female Householder	31.4	8.5	Agricultural, Forestry & Fisheries	5.3	7.9
Non-Family Household	0.7	0.0	Mining	2.2	3.3
			Construction	5.7	8.5
Marital Status	Percent	Percent	Manufacturing	10.9	16.2
Now Married	60.7	82.7	Retail Trade	16.4	24.4
Widowed	3.3	1.8	Services	17.3	25.7
Divorced or Separated	20.7	7.3	Other	9.5	6.6
Never Married	15.3	8.2

TABLE 2.4 (Continued)

Characteristics of Adults in Households with Children

Characteristic	In Poverty	Not In Poverty	Characteristic	In Poverty	Not In Poverty

Relation to Householder			Occupation When Worked Last
Householder	57.6	47.7	Did Not Work Since 1985	32.7	7.4
Spouse	28.8	40.5	Sales	6.9	10.2
Adult Child	8.0	7.7	Administrative Support & Clerical	4.7	7.0
Other Relative	2.7	3.1	Services	17.7	26.3
Unmarried Partner	1.9	0.8	Agricultural	5.7	8.5
Other Non-Relative	0.9	0.2	Repair	8.3	12.3
			Machine Operators & Laborers	18.5	27.5
Attending School	Percent	Percent	Other	4.9	0.8
Not in School	93.5	92.1
In School	6.5	7.9

Source: LRC staff analysis of the 1990 Public Use Microdata Sample for Kentucky provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.