Table 1.

Selected characteristics of six Chicago community areas, Chicago, and the U.S. 2000 Census^a

^aData sources: 2000 U.S. Census and Community Area Health Inventory 1992–2002, Vol. 1. Chicago Department of Public Health, December 2004.

^bTotal households include the total noninstitutionalized population living in households.

^cHigh school graduates are among those 25 years of age and older who received a high school diploma or its equivalent.

^dUnemployment rate is the percent of resident civilians older than age 16 who are without work and actively seeking work.

^eChildhood poverty rate is the percent of children younger than age 18 in families with annual incomes below the federally defined poverty level in 1999 (2000 data).