table with column headers in rows 5 through 6 and row headers in column A,,,,,
"Table 20 A.  Meeting Basic Needs by Social Characteristics:  Households with Difficulty Meeting Basic Needs Who Received Help, Received Help From Family, Received Help From Friends, and Received Help From Others:  2003",,,,,
(Numbers in thousands),,,,,
(leading dot indicates sub-part),,,,,
Characteristics           , Total Households , Any help meeting basic needs , Help from family-basic needs , Help from friends-basic needs , Help from others-basic needs 
,, Percent , Percent , Percent , Percent 
Households with difficulty,,,,,
.Total,"17,432",22.9,12.2,3.1,3.6
Age of householder,,,,,
.15 to 29,"3,336",28.0,18.3,2.9,4.0
.30 to 44,"6,923",22.2,11.2,3.3,3.1
.45 to 64,"5,724",21.6,10.4,3.5,4.1
.65 or older,"1,448",19.4,9.6,1.5,3.3
Sex of householder,,,,,
.Male,"7,489",20.0,10.7,3.0,3.9
.Female,"9,943",25.0,13.3,3.2,3.4
Race of householder,,,,,
.White,"12,568",21.6,11.9,2.7,3.7
.Black,"4,133",26.7,13.3,4.3,3.5
.Other,731,22.6,11.1,4.2,2.3
Ethnicity of householder,,,,,
.Hispanic,"2,650",20.9,11.2,2.9,3.1
.White non-Hispanic,"10,251",21.5,11.9,2.5,3.8
Household structure,,,,,
.Non-family alone,"4,813",24.6,13.6,4.4,3.2
.Non-family with others,742,19.1,8.4,2.2,5.0
".Married, no children","2,324",14.7,7.5,1.3,3.4
.Married with children,"4,484",20.1,13.0,1.8,3.0
".Unmarried, no children","1,076",21.3,9.5,3.5,4.3
.Unmarried with children,"3,991",29.9,13.7,4.1,4.6
Householder disability,,,, ,
.Disabled,"3,580",32.3,15.2,5.3,5.8
.Not disabled,"13,851",20.4,11.4,2.5,3.1
Health insurance coverage,, ,       ,,
.Not insured,"7,654",24.1,12.5,3.9,3.9
.Insured,"9,778",21.9,11.9,2.5,3.5
Housing tenure*,,,,,
.Home owner,"7,711",17.2,10.3,1.8,2.7
.Renter,"9,690",27.4,13.7,4.2,4.4
Footnote:,,,,,
*Subtotal does not add to the total because not all cases had a completed interview.   ,,,,,
"Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2001 Panel, Wave 8",,,,,
Internet Release date: April 11, 2007 ,,,,,