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Table 18. Families, by family status and presence of own children under 18: Selected years, 1970 to 2002

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                                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |Change, |Change,
           Family status           | 1970  | 1980  | 1985  | 1990  | 1995  | 1997  | 1998  | 1999  | 2000  | 2001  | 2002  |1970 to |1980 to
                                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |  1980  | 2002
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                1                  |  2    |  3    |  4    |  5    |  6    |  7    |  8    |  9    |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13    |  14
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                                   |                                In thousands                                           |Percent change
                                   |_______________________________ _______ _______ _______________________________________|_________________
    All families ..................| 51,456| 59,550| 62,706| 66,090| 69,305| 70,241| 70,880| 71,535| 72,025| 73,767| 74,329|    15.7|    24.8
                                   |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|________
Married-couple family .............| 44,728| 49,112| 50,350| 52,317| 53,858| 53,604| 54,317| 54,770| 55,311| 56,592| 56,747|     9.8|    15.5
  Without own children under 18 ...| 19,196| 24,151| 26,140| 27,780| 28,617| 28,521| 29,048| 29,703| 30,062| 30,612| 30,955|    25.8|    28.2
  With own children under 18 ......| 25,532| 24,961| 24,210| 24,537| 25,241| 25,083| 25,269| 25,066| 25,248| 25,980| 25,792|    -2.2|     3.3
    One own child under 18 ........|  8,163|  9,671|  9,640|  9,583|  9,564|  9,510|  9,507|  9,545|  9,402|  9,958|  9,832|    18.5|     1.7
    Two own children under 18 .....|  8,045|  9,488|  9,456|  9,784| 10,358| 10,152| 10,241| 10,040| 10,274| 10,478| 10,440|    17.9|    10.0
    Three or more own children     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
      under 18 ....................|  9,325|  5,802|  5,115|  5,170|  5,319|  5,420|  5,521|  5,481|  5,572|  5,544|  5,519|   -37.8|    -4.9
                                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
Other family, male householder,    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
     no spouse present ............|  1,228|  1,733|  2,228|  2,884|  3,226|  3,847|  3,911|  3,976|  4,028|  4,275|  4,438|    41.1|   156.1
  Without own children under 18 ...|    887|  1,117|  1,331|  1,731|  1,786|  2,138|  2,113|  2,270|  2,242|  2,438|  2,535|    25.9|   126.9
  With own children under 18 ......|    341|    616|    896|  1,153|  1,440|  1,709|  1,798|  1,706|  1,786|  1,836|  1,903|    80.6|   208.9
    One own child under 18 ........|    179|    374|    584|    723|    891|  1,003|  1,117|  1,023|  1,131|  1,113|  1,162|   108.9|   210.7
    Two own children under 18 .....|     87|    165|    213|    307|    405|    513|    456|    480|    483|    544|    538|    89.7|   226.1
    Three or more own children     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
      under 18 ....................|     75|     77|    100|    123|    144|    192|    225|    202|    171|    179|    202|     2.7|   162.3
                                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
Other family, female householder,  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
     no spouse present ............|  5,500|  8,705| 10,129| 10,890| 12,220| 12,790| 12,652| 12,789| 12,687| 12,900| 13,143|    58.3|    51.0
  Without own children under 18 ...|  2,642|  3,261|  4,123|  4,290|  4,606|  4,916|  4,960|  4,948|  5,116|  5,362|  5,133|    23.4|    57.4
  With own children under 18 ......|  2,858|  5,445|  6,006|  6,599|  7,615|  7,874|  7,693|  7,841|  7,571|  7,538|  8,010|    90.5|    47.1
    One own child under 18 ........|  1,008|  2,398|  2,885|  3,225|  3,633|  3,821|  3,739|  3,763|  3,777|  3,675|  3,967|   137.9|    65.4
    Two own children under 18 .....|    810|  1,817|  1,977|  2,173|  2,450|  2,629|  2,425|  2,549|  2,458|  2,476|  2,580|   124.3|    42.0
    Three or more own children     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
      under 18 ....................|  1,040|  1,230|  1,144|  1,202|  1,531|  1,423|  1,529|  1,529|  1,336|  1,388|  1,463|    18.3|    18.9
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                                   |                                   Percent of all families                             |   Change in
                                   |                                                                                       |percentage points
                                   |_______________________________________________________________________________________|_________________
    All families ..................|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|      † |      †
                                   |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|________
Married-couple family .............|   86.9|   82.5|   80.3|   79.2|   77.7|   76.3|   76.6|   76.6|   76.8|   76.7|   76.3|    -4.5|    -6.1
  Without own children under 18 ...|   37.3|   40.6|   41.7|   42.0|   41.3|   40.6|   41.0|   41.5|   41.7|   41.5|   41.6|     3.3|     1.1
  With own children under 18 ......|   49.6|   41.9|   38.6|   37.1|   36.4|   35.7|   35.7|   35.0|   35.1|   35.2|   34.7|    -7.7|    -7.2
    One own child under 18 ........|   15.9|   16.2|   15.4|   14.5|   13.8|   13.5|   13.4|   13.3|   13.1|   13.5|   13.2|     0.4|    -3.0
    Two own children under 18 .....|   15.6|   15.9|   15.1|   14.8|   14.9|   14.5|   14.4|   14.0|   14.3|   14.2|   14.0|     0.3|    -1.9
    Three or more own children     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
      under 18 ....................|   18.1|    9.7|    8.2|    7.8|    7.7|    7.7|    7.8|    7.7|    7.7|    7.5|    7.4|    -8.4|    -2.3
                                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
Other family, male householder,    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
     no spouse present ............|    2.4|    2.9|    3.6|    4.4|    4.7|    5.5|    5.5|    5.6|    5.6|    5.8|    6.0|     0.5|     3.1
  Without own children under 18 ...|    1.7|    1.9|    2.1|    2.6|    2.6|    3.0|    3.0|    3.2|    3.1|    3.3|    3.4|     0.2|     1.5
  With own children under 18 ......|    0.7|    1.0|    1.4|    1.7|    2.1|    2.4|    2.5|    2.4|    2.5|    2.5|    2.6|     0.4|     1.5
    One own child under 18 ........|    0.3|    0.6|    0.9|    1.1|    1.3|    1.4|    1.6|    1.4|    1.6|    1.5|    1.6|     0.3|     0.9
    Two own children under 18 .....|    0.2|    0.3|    0.3|    0.5|    0.6|    0.7|    0.6|    0.7|    0.7|    0.7|    0.7|     0.1|     0.4
    Three or more own children     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
      under 18 ....................|    0.1|    0.1|    0.2|    0.2|    0.2|    0.3|    0.3|    0.3|    0.2|    0.2|    0.3|      # |     0.1
                                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
Other family, female householder,  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
     no spouse present ............|   10.7|   14.6|   16.2|   16.5|   17.6|   18.2|   17.8|   17.9|   17.6|   17.5|   17.7|     3.9|     3.1
  Without own children under 18 ...|    5.1|    5.5|    6.6|    6.5|    6.6|    7.0|    7.0|    6.9|    7.1|    7.3|    6.9|     0.3|     1.4
  With own children under 18 ......|    5.6|    9.1|    9.6|   10.0|   11.0|   11.2|   10.9|   11.0|   10.5|   10.2|   10.8|     3.6|     1.6
    One own child under 18 ........|    2.0|    4.0|    4.6|    4.9|    5.2|    5.4|    5.3|    5.3|    5.2|    5.0|    5.3|     2.1|     1.3
    Two own children under 18 .....|    1.6|    3.1|    3.2|    3.3|    3.5|    3.7|    3.4|    3.6|    3.4|    3.4|    3.5|     1.5|     0.4
    Three or more own children     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |
      under 18 ....................|    2.0|    2.1|    1.8|    1.8|    2.2|    2.0|    2.2|    2.1|    1.9|    1.9|    2.0|      # |      #
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† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.

NOTE: Own children are never-married sons and daughters, including stepchildren and adopted children, of the householder or married couple. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-20, Household and Family Characteristics, selected years 1995-98, America's Families and Living Arrangements, 1999 and 2000; and Children's Living Arrangements and Characteristics, 2001 and 2002; and previously unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared August 2003.)

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