HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                       ANNUAL AVERAGES

3.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                     1999                                            
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                  Civilian labor force                               
                                                                                                                     
                         Civilian                                                                                    
  Age, sex, and race    noninsti-                                   Employed                   Unemployed            
                         tutional           Percent                                                             Not  
                        population             of                                                               in   
                                    Total  population          Percent            Nonagri-           Percent   labor 
                                                       Total      of      Agri-   cultural  Number     of      force 
                                                              population culture industries           labor          
                                                                                                      force          
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
         TOTAL                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                     
  16 years and over....  207,753  139,368      67.1  133,488      64.3    3,281   130,207    5,880      4.2   68,385 
    16 to 19 years.....   16,040    8,333      52.0    7,172      44.7      234     6,938    1,162     13.9    7,706 
      16 to 17 years...    8,060    3,337      41.4    2,793      34.7      107     2,686      544     16.3    4,723 
      18 to 19 years...    7,979    4,996      62.6    4,379      54.9      128     4,251      618     12.4    2,983 
    20 to 24 years.....   17,968   13,933      77.5   12,891      71.7      332    12,559    1,042      7.5    4,034 
    25 to 54 years.....  118,198   99,414      84.1   96,228      81.4    2,009    94,219    3,186      3.2   18,785 
      25 to 34 years...   37,976   32,143      84.6   30,865      81.3      648    30,218    1,278      4.0    5,833 
        25 to 29 years.   18,339   15,517      84.6   14,836      80.9      318    14,519      681      4.4    2,822 
        30 to 34 years.   19,637   16,626      84.7   16,029      81.6      330    15,699      597      3.6    3,011 
      35 to 44 years...   44,635   37,882      84.9   36,728      82.3      782    35,946    1,154      3.0    6,753 
        35 to 39 years.   22,379   18,937      84.6   18,345      82.0      388    17,957      592      3.1    3,441 
        40 to 44 years.   22,256   18,945      85.1   18,382      82.6      393    17,989      562      3.0    3,311 
      45 to 54 years...   35,587   29,388      82.6   28,635      80.5      580    28,055      753      2.6    6,199 
        45 to 49 years.   19,324   16,330      84.5   15,904      82.3      341    15,563      426      2.6    2,994 
        50 to 54 years.   16,263   13,058      80.3   12,731      78.3      239    12,492      327      2.5    3,205 
    55 to 64 years.....   23,064   13,682      59.3   13,315      57.7      422    12,893      367      2.7    9,382 
      55 to 59 years...   12,747    8,895      69.8    8,656      67.9      234     8,422      239      2.7    3,852 
      60 to 64 years...   10,317    4,787      46.4    4,659      45.2      188     4,471      128      2.7    5,530 
    65 years and over..   32,484    4,005      12.3    3,882      11.9      283     3,599      124      3.1   28,478 
      65 to 69 years...    9,281    2,137      23.0    2,065      22.2      120     1,945       72      3.4    7,144 
      70 to 74 years...    8,540    1,116      13.1    1,088      12.7       81     1,007       29      2.6    7,424 
      75 years and over   14,663      752       5.1      729       5.0       82       648       23      3.0   13,911 
                                                                                                                     
          Men                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                     
  16 years and over....   99,722   74,512      74.7   71,446      71.6    2,432    69,014    3,066      4.1   25,210 
    16 to 19 years.....    8,167    4,318      52.9    3,685      45.1      188     3,497      633     14.7    3,848 
      16 to 17 years...    4,143    1,732      41.8    1,437      34.7       84     1,353      295     17.0    2,411 
      18 to 19 years...    4,024    2,587      64.3    2,249      55.9      104     2,145      338     13.1    1,437 
    20 to 24 years.....    8,899    7,291      81.9    6,729      75.6      259     6,470      562      7.7    1,608 
    25 to 54 years.....   57,870   53,093      91.7   51,496      89.0    1,467    50,029    1,597      3.0    4,776 
      25 to 34 years...   18,565   17,318      93.3   16,694      89.9      497    16,198      624      3.6    1,248 
        25 to 29 years.    8,931    8,283      92.7    7,949      89.0      249     7,700      334      4.0      649 
        30 to 34 years.    9,634    9,035      93.8    8,745      90.8      247     8,498      290      3.2      599 
      35 to 44 years...   21,969   20,382      92.8   19,811      90.2      569    19,241      571      2.8    1,587 
        35 to 39 years.   11,026   10,287      93.3    9,999      90.7      301     9,699      288      2.8      739 
        40 to 44 years.   10,942   10,095      92.3    9,811      89.7      269     9,543      283      2.8      848 
      45 to 54 years...   17,335   15,394      88.8   14,991      86.5      401    14,590      403      2.6    1,942 
        45 to 49 years.    9,444    8,532      90.3    8,302      87.9      240     8,062      229      2.7      912 
        50 to 54 years.    7,892    6,862      87.0    6,689      84.8      160     6,528      173      2.5    1,029 
    55 to 64 years.....   11,008    7,477      67.9    7,274      66.1      297     6,977      203      2.7    3,531 
      55 to 59 years...    6,123    4,799      78.4    4,671      76.3      160     4,511      128      2.7    1,324 
      60 to 64 years...    4,885    2,678      54.8    2,603      53.3      136     2,466       75      2.8    2,207 
    65 years and over..   13,779    2,333      16.9    2,263      16.4      222     2,041       70      3.0   11,446 
      65 to 69 years...    4,279    1,218      28.5    1,177      27.5       94     1,083       40      3.3    3,062 
      70 to 74 years...    3,776      657      17.4      642      17.0       64       578       15      2.3    3,119 
      75 years and over    5,724      458       8.0      444       7.8       63       380       14      3.1    5,266 
                                                                                                                     
         Women                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                     
  16 years and over....  108,031   64,855      60.0   62,042      57.4      849    61,193    2,814      4.3   43,175 
    16 to 19 years.....    7,873    4,015      51.0    3,487      44.3       46     3,440      529     13.2    3,858 
      16 to 17 years...    3,917    1,606      41.0    1,357      34.6       23     1,334      249     15.5    2,312 
      18 to 19 years...    3,955    2,410      60.9    2,130      53.9       23     2,107      280     11.6    1,546 
    20 to 24 years.....    9,069    6,643      73.2    6,163      68.0       74     6,089      480      7.2    2,426 
    25 to 54 years.....   60,329   46,321      76.8   44,732      74.1      542    44,190    1,588      3.4   14,008 
      25 to 34 years...   19,411   14,826      76.4   14,171      73.0      151    14,020      654      4.4    4,585 
        25 to 29 years.    9,408    7,235      76.9    6,888      73.2       68     6,819      347      4.8    2,173 
        30 to 34 years.   10,003    7,591      75.9    7,284      72.8       83     7,201      307      4.0    2,412 
      35 to 44 years...   22,666   17,501      77.2   16,917      74.6      212    16,705      584      3.3    5,166 
        35 to 39 years.   11,352    8,650      76.2    8,346      73.5       87     8,259      304      3.5    2,702 
        40 to 44 years.   11,314    8,850      78.2    8,571      75.8      125     8,446      279      3.2    2,464 
      45 to 54 years...   18,251   13,994      76.7   13,644      74.8      179    13,465      350      2.5    4,257 
        45 to 49 years.    9,880    7,798      78.9    7,602      76.9      100     7,501      197      2.5    2,082 
        50 to 54 years.    8,371    6,196      74.0    6,042      72.2       78     5,964      154      2.5    2,175 
    55 to 64 years.....   12,056    6,204      51.5    6,041      50.1      126     5,915      163      2.6    5,851 
      55 to 59 years...    6,624    4,096      61.8    3,985      60.2       74     3,911      110      2.7    2,528 
      60 to 64 years...    5,432    2,109      38.8    2,056      37.8       52     2,004       53      2.5    3,323 
    65 years and over..   18,705    1,673       8.9    1,619       8.7       61     1,558       54      3.2   17,032 
      65 to 69 years...    5,002      920      18.4      888      17.7       26       862       32      3.5    4,082 
      70 to 74 years...    4,764      459       9.6      446       9.4       17       429       13      2.9    4,305 
      75 years and over    8,939      294       3.3      286       3.2       18       267        9      2.9    8,645 

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HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                       ANNUAL AVERAGES

3.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race - Continued

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                     1999                                            
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                  Civilian labor force                               
                                                                                                                     
                         Civilian                                                                                    
  Age, sex, and race    noninsti-                                   Employed                   Unemployed            
                         tutional           Percent                                                             Not  
                        population             of                                                               in   
                                    Total  population          Percent            Nonagri-           Percent   labor 
                                                       Total      of      Agri-   cultural  Number     of      force 
                                                              population culture industries           labor          
                                                                                                      force          
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
         WHITE                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                     
  16 years and over....  173,085  116,509      67.3  112,235      64.8    3,083   109,152    4,273      3.7   56,577 
    16 to 19 years.....   12,700    7,048      55.5    6,204      48.8      224     5,980      844     12.0    5,652 
      16 to 17 years...    6,342    2,849      44.9    2,435      38.4      104     2,331      414     14.5    3,493 
      18 to 19 years...    6,358    4,199      66.0    3,769      59.3      120     3,649      430     10.2    2,160 
    20 to 24 years.....   14,394   11,436      79.5   10,716      74.4      313    10,403      720      6.3    2,958 
    25 to 54 years.....   97,319   82,470      84.7   80,168      82.4    1,880    78,288    2,302      2.8   14,849 
      25 to 34 years...   30,516   25,978      85.1   25,113      82.3      612    24,501      865      3.3    4,538 
        25 to 29 years.   14,637   12,470      85.2   12,010      82.0      302    11,708      461      3.7    2,167 
        30 to 34 years.   15,879   13,507      85.1   13,103      82.5      310    12,793      404      3.0    2,371 
      35 to 44 years...   36,755   31,391      85.4   30,548      83.1      730    29,818      843      2.7    5,364 
        35 to 39 years.   18,387   15,650      85.1   15,226      82.8      368    14,858      424      2.7    2,738 
        40 to 44 years.   18,368   15,741      85.7   15,322      83.4      363    14,959      419      2.7    2,626 
      45 to 54 years...   30,048   25,102      83.5   24,507      81.6      537    23,970      595      2.4    4,946 
        45 to 49 years.   16,167   13,817      85.5   13,488      83.4      316    13,172      330      2.4    2,350 
        50 to 54 years.   13,881   11,285      81.3   11,019      79.4      221    10,798      265      2.4    2,597 
    55 to 64 years.....   19,855   11,960      60.2   11,657      58.7      396    11,262      303      2.5    7,895 
      55 to 59 years...   10,951    7,755      70.8    7,558      69.0      218     7,340      198      2.6    3,196 
      60 to 64 years...    8,904    4,205      47.2    4,100      46.0      178     3,922      105      2.5    4,699 
    65 years and over..   28,818    3,595      12.5    3,491      12.1      272     3,219      104      2.9   25,223 
      65 to 69 years...    8,036    1,887      23.5    1,826      22.7      114     1,713       60      3.2    6,149 
      70 to 74 years...    7,563    1,023      13.5      997      13.2       79       919       25      2.5    6,540 
      75 years and over   13,220      685       5.2      667       5.0       79       588       18      2.7   12,534 
                                                                                                                     
          Men                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                     
  16 years and over....   83,930   63,413      75.6   61,139      72.8    2,273    58,866    2,274      3.6   20,517 
    16 to 19 years.....    6,498    3,666      56.4    3,205      49.3      178     3,027      461     12.6    2,832 
      16 to 17 years...    3,266    1,478      45.2    1,254      38.4       81     1,173      223     15.1    1,789 
      18 to 19 years...    3,232    2,188      67.7    1,951      60.4       97     1,854      237     10.8    1,043 
    20 to 24 years.....    7,244    6,151      84.9    5,753      79.4      244     5,509      398      6.5    1,093 
    25 to 54 years.....   48,324   44,861      92.8   43,678      90.4    1,364    42,314    1,183      2.6    3,464 
      25 to 34 years...   15,150   14,292      94.3   13,851      91.4      465    13,386      441      3.1      858 
        25 to 29 years.    7,250    6,802      93.8    6,565      90.5      234     6,331      237      3.5      449 
        30 to 34 years.    7,900    7,491      94.8    7,286      92.2      230     7,056      204      2.7      409 
      35 to 44 years...   18,340   17,201      93.8   16,781      91.5      529    16,252      419      2.4    1,139 
        35 to 39 years.    9,174    8,648      94.3    8,444      92.0      283     8,160      205      2.4      526 
        40 to 44 years.    9,165    8,553      93.3    8,338      91.0      246     8,092      215      2.5      612 
      45 to 54 years...   14,834   13,368      90.1   13,046      87.9      370    12,675      322      2.4    1,467 
        45 to 49 years.    8,014    7,347      91.7    7,167      89.4      223     6,944      180      2.4      667 
        50 to 54 years.    6,821    6,021      88.3    5,878      86.2      147     5,731      143      2.4      800 
    55 to 64 years.....    9,581    6,618      69.1    6,447      67.3      274     6,173      172      2.6    2,963 
      55 to 59 years...    5,319    4,238      79.7    4,126      77.6      146     3,979      112      2.6    1,081 
      60 to 64 years...    4,262    2,380      55.8    2,321      54.4      127     2,194       59      2.5    1,882 
    65 years and over..   12,283    2,117      17.2    2,056      16.7      212     1,844       61      2.9   10,166 
      65 to 69 years...    3,741    1,087      29.0    1,051      28.1       89       962       35      3.3    2,655 
      70 to 74 years...    3,375      609      18.1      595      17.6       62       533       14      2.4    2,766 
      75 years and over    5,166      421       8.2      410       7.9       61       349       11      2.7    4,745 
                                                                                                                     
         Women                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                     
  16 years and over....   89,156   53,096      59.6   51,096      57.3      810    50,286    1,999      3.8   36,060 
    16 to 19 years.....    6,202    3,382      54.5    2,999      48.3       45     2,953      383     11.3    2,821 
      16 to 17 years...    3,076    1,371      44.6    1,181      38.4       23     1,158      190     13.9    1,704 
      18 to 19 years...    3,127    2,010      64.3    1,817      58.1       23     1,795      193      9.6    1,116 
    20 to 24 years.....    7,150    5,285      73.9    4,963      69.4       68     4,895      322      6.1    1,865 
    25 to 54 years.....   48,994   37,609      76.8   36,489      74.5      515    35,974    1,120      3.0   11,385 
      25 to 34 years...   15,366   11,685      76.0   11,262      73.3      147    11,114      423      3.6    3,680 
        25 to 29 years.    7,387    5,669      76.7    5,445      73.7       67     5,377      224      4.0    1,718 
        30 to 34 years.    7,978    6,017      75.4    5,817      72.9       80     5,737      199      3.3    1,962 
      35 to 44 years...   18,415   14,190      77.1   13,767      74.8      201    13,565      423      3.0    4,225 
        35 to 39 years.    9,213    7,002      76.0    6,782      73.6       84     6,698      219      3.1    2,211 
        40 to 44 years.    9,202    7,188      78.1    6,984      75.9      117     6,867      204      2.8    2,014 
      45 to 54 years...   15,214   11,734      77.1   11,461      75.3      167    11,294      273      2.3    3,480 
        45 to 49 years.    8,153    6,470      79.4    6,320      77.5       93     6,228      150      2.3    1,683 
        50 to 54 years.    7,061    5,264      74.6    5,141      72.8       74     5,067      123      2.3    1,797 
    55 to 64 years.....   10,274    5,342      52.0    5,211      50.7      122     5,089      131      2.5    4,932 
      55 to 59 years...    5,633    3,517      62.4    3,432      60.9       71     3,360       86      2.4    2,115 
      60 to 64 years...    4,641    1,825      39.3    1,779      38.3       51     1,728       46      2.5    2,817 
    65 years and over..   16,536    1,478       8.9    1,435       8.7       60     1,376       43      2.9   15,058 
      65 to 69 years...    4,295      800      18.6      775      18.1       25       750       25      3.1    3,495 
      70 to 74 years...    4,188      413       9.9      402       9.6       17       386       11      2.7    3,774 
      75 years and over    8,053      264       3.3      257       3.2       18       240        7      2.6    7,789 

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HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                       ANNUAL AVERAGES

3.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race - Continued

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                     1999                                            
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                  Civilian labor force                               
                                                                                                                     
                         Civilian                                                                                    
  Age, sex, and race    noninsti-                                   Employed                   Unemployed            
                         tutional           Percent                                                             Not  
                        population             of                                                               in   
                                    Total  population          Percent            Nonagri-           Percent   labor 
                                                       Total      of      Agri-   cultural  Number     of      force 
                                                              population culture industries           labor          
                                                                                                      force          
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
         BLACK                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                     
  16 years and over....   24,855   16,365      65.8   15,056      60.6      117    14,939    1,309      8.0    8,490 
    16 to 19 years.....    2,479      959      38.7      691      27.9        4       687      268     27.9    1,520 
      16 to 17 years...    1,250      352      28.2      243      19.5      -         243      109     31.0      898 
      18 to 19 years...    1,229      607      49.4      448      36.4        4       444      159     26.2      622 
    20 to 24 years.....    2,615    1,866      71.4    1,594      60.9       11     1,582      273     14.6      749 
    25 to 54 years.....   14,725   12,075      82.0   11,367      77.2       81    11,286      708      5.9    2,650 
      25 to 34 years...    5,197    4,430      85.2    4,091      78.7       25     4,066      339      7.6      768 
        25 to 29 years.    2,555    2,189      85.7    2,004      78.4       11     1,993      185      8.5      366 
        30 to 34 years.    2,642    2,240      84.8    2,087      79.0       14     2,073      153      6.8      402 
      35 to 44 years...    5,609    4,653      83.0    4,404      78.5       31     4,373      249      5.3      956 
        35 to 39 years.    2,863    2,373      82.9    2,239      78.2       13     2,226      133      5.6      490 
        40 to 44 years.    2,746    2,280      83.0    2,165      78.8       17     2,147      116      5.1      466 
      45 to 54 years...    3,919    2,992      76.4    2,872      73.3       25     2,847      121      4.0      926 
        45 to 49 years.    2,263    1,786      78.9    1,709      75.5       18     1,691       77      4.3      477 
        50 to 54 years.    1,656    1,206      72.8    1,162      70.2        7     1,155       44      3.6      450 
    55 to 64 years.....    2,295    1,180      51.4    1,134      49.4       15     1,119       46      3.9    1,115 
      55 to 59 years...    1,267      785      62.0      756      59.7       10       746       29      3.7      482 
      60 to 64 years...    1,028      395      38.4      378      36.8        5       373       17      4.3      633 
    65 years and over..    2,741      285      10.4      271       9.9        5       265       14      5.0    2,456 
      65 to 69 years...      921      170      18.5      161      17.5        3       158        9      5.1      751 
      70 to 74 years...      720       64       8.8       61       8.5        1        61        2      3.9      657 
      75 years and over    1,099       51       4.7       48       4.4        2        46        3      6.2    1,048 
                                                                                                                     
          Men                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                     
  16 years and over....   11,143    7,652      68.7    7,027      63.1       99     6,928      626      8.2    3,491 
    16 to 19 years.....    1,218      470      38.6      325      26.7        3       322      145     30.9      748 
      16 to 17 years...      628      180      28.6      120      19.1      -         119       60     33.3      449 
      18 to 19 years...      589      291      49.3      205      34.8        3       202       85     29.4      299 
    20 to 24 years.....    1,197      835      69.8      700      58.5        9       692      135     16.2      362 
    25 to 54 years.....    6,652    5,662      85.1    5,345      80.3       69     5,276      317      5.6      990 
      25 to 34 years...    2,321    2,069      89.2    1,926      83.0       24     1,902      143      6.9      252 
        25 to 29 years.    1,127    1,012      89.8      934      82.8       10       923       79      7.8      115 
        30 to 34 years.    1,194    1,057      88.5      993      83.2       14       979       64      6.1      137 
      35 to 44 years...    2,566    2,206      86.0    2,092      81.5       26     2,066      114      5.2      360 
        35 to 39 years.    1,303    1,130      86.7    1,069      82.0       13     1,057       61      5.4      173 
        40 to 44 years.    1,263    1,076      85.2    1,023      81.0       13     1,009       53      5.0      187 
      45 to 54 years...    1,765    1,387      78.5    1,327      75.2       19     1,308       60      4.3      379 
        45 to 49 years.    1,026      831      81.0      791      77.1       14       777       40      4.8      195 
        50 to 54 years.      740      556      75.1      536      72.4       26       531       20      3.6      184 
    55 to 64 years.....      986      547      55.5      525      53.3       13       513       22      3.9      439 
      55 to 59 years...      547      361      65.9      350      64.0        8       342       10      2.9      187 
      60 to 64 years...      438      186      42.5      175      39.9        5       170       11      6.0      252 
    65 years and over..    1,091      138      12.7      131      12.0        5       126        7      5.0      953 
      65 to 69 years...      394       86      21.8       82      20.7        3        79        4      4.9      308 
      70 to 74 years...      295       26       8.9       25       8.6        1        25        1     (1)       269 
      75 years and over      401       26       6.5       24       6.0        2        23        2     (1)       375 
                                                                                                                     
         Women                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                     
  16 years and over....   13,711    8,713      63.5    8,029      58.6       18     8,011      684      7.8    4,999 
    16 to 19 years.....    1,261      489      38.8      366      29.0        1       365      123     25.1      772 
      16 to 17 years...      621      172      27.8      123      19.8      -         123       49     28.5      449 
      18 to 19 years...      640      316      49.5      243      37.9        1       242       74     23.3      323 
    20 to 24 years.....    1,418    1,031      72.7      893      63.0        3       891      138     13.4      387 
    25 to 54 years.....    8,073    6,413      79.4    6,022      74.6       12     6,010      391      6.1    1,660 
      25 to 34 years...    2,876    2,360      82.1    2,165      75.3        1     2,164      196      8.3      516 
        25 to 29 years.    1,428    1,177      82.4    1,070      74.9        1     1,070      107      9.1      251 
        30 to 34 years.    1,448    1,183      81.7    1,094      75.6      -       1,094       89      7.5      265 
      35 to 44 years...    3,043    2,447      80.4    2,312      76.0        5     2,307      135      5.5      596 
        35 to 39 years.    1,560    1,242      79.6    1,170      75.0        1     1,169       72      5.8      317 
        40 to 44 years.    1,483    1,204      81.2    1,142      77.0        4     1,138       62      5.2      279 
      45 to 54 years...    2,153    1,606      74.6    1,545      71.8        6     1,539       61      3.8      547 
        45 to 49 years.    1,237      955      77.2      918      74.2        4       914       37      3.9      282 
        50 to 54 years.      916      650      71.0      627      68.4        2       625       24      3.6      266 
    55 to 64 years.....    1,310      633      48.4      609      46.5        2       606       25      3.9      677 
      55 to 59 years...      720      424      59.0      406      56.4        2       403       19      4.4      295 
      60 to 64 years...      590      209      35.4      203      34.4      -         203        6      2.8      381 
    65 years and over..    1,650      147       8.9      139       8.4      -         139        7      5.0    1,503 
      65 to 69 years...      528       84      16.0       80      15.1      -          80        4      5.3      443 
      70 to 74 years...      425       38       8.8       36       8.4      -          36        2      4.7      388 
      75 years and over      697       25       3.6       24       3.4      -          24        1     (1)       672 

  1 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000
  NOTE:  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.