Table VI-B
Seattle-King County Partnership
State Public Assistance Recipients
by Program, Sex, Age and Race/Ethnic Group
June 1999
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Table VI-B |
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Refugee |
State General |
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TANF * |
Food Stamp |
Assistance |
Assistance |
Total All |
Percent |
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Recipients |
Recipients |
Recipients |
Recipients |
Programs |
of Total |
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Total Recipients: |
14,606 |
41,243 |
312 |
2,494 |
58,655 |
100.0% |
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SEX: |
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Male |
3,882 |
15,855 |
173 |
1,512 |
21,422 |
36.5% |
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Female |
10,723 |
25,379 |
139 |
981 |
37,222 |
63.5% |
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Unknown |
1 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
0.0% |
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AGE: |
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14 - 15 |
1,997 |
2,259 |
3 |
0 |
4,259 |
7.3% |
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16 - 19 |
2,659 |
3,247 |
58 |
27 |
5,991 |
10.2% |
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20 - 21 |
663 |
900 |
39 |
59 |
1,661 |
2.8% |
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22 - 44 |
7,902 |
17,556 |
122 |
1,328 |
26,908 |
45.9% |
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45 - 54 |
1,115 |
6,151 |
31 |
728 |
8,025 |
13.7% |
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55 and over |
270 |
11,130 |
59 |
352 |
11,811 |
20.1% |
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RACE/ETHNIC GROUP |
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White |
6,139 |
20,442 |
149 |
1,449 |
28,179 |
48.0% |
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Black |
4,227 |
8,634 |
40 |
565 |
13,466 |
23.0% |
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Native American |
428 |
1,096 |
0 |
98 |
1,622 |
2.8% |
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Asian & Pacific Islander |
2,232 |
6,795 |
48 |
157 |
9,232 |
15.7% |
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Hispanic ** |
534 |
1,286 |
5 |
74 |
1,899 |
3.2% |
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Other |
926 |
2530 |
61 |
113 |
3,630 |
6.2% |
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Unknown |
120 |
460 |
9 |
38 |
627 |
1.1% |
* Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families
** Hispanic is used to designate persons of Spanish origin who
may be of any race. In this table,
the Hispanics are shown as a separate group and are not included
in other race groups.
Source:
Department of Social Health Services, Office of Research and Data
Analysis.