| Table 18. | Families, by family status and presence of own children under 18: 1970 to 1998 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Change, |Change,
Family status | 1970 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1970 to |1980 to
| | | | | | | | | | | | 1980 | 1998
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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
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All families ................|51,456 |59,550 |62,706 |66,090 |67,173 |68,144 |68,490 |69,305 |69,594 |70,241 |70,880 | 15.7 | 19.0
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Married-couple family ...........|44,728 |49,112 |50,350 |52,317 |52,457 |53,171 |53,171 |53,858 |53,567 |53,604 |54,317 | 9.8 | 10.6
No own children under 18 ......|19,196 |24,151 |26,140 |27,780 |28,037 |28,464 |28,113 |28,617 |28,647 |28,521 |29,048 | 25.8 | 20.3
With own children under 18 ....|25,532 |24,961 |24,210 |24,537 |24,420 |24,707 |25,058 |25,241 |24,920 |25,083 |25,269 | -2.2 | 1.2
One own child under 18 ......| 8,163 | 9,671 | 9,640 | 9,583 | 9,520 | 9,466 | 9,452 | 9,564 | 9,352 | 9,510 | 9,507 | 18.5 | -1.7
Two own children under 18 ...| 8,045 | 9,488 | 9,456 | 9,784 | 9,728 |10,007 |10,188 |10,358 |10,278 |10,152 |10,241 | 17.9 | 7.9
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ..................| 9,325 | 5,802 | 5,115 | 5,170 | 5,173 | 5,234 | 5,418 | 5,319 | 5,290 | 5,420 | 5,521 | -37.8 | -4.8
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Other family, male householder, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ..........| 1,228 | 1,733 | 2,228 | 2,884 | 3,025 | 3,026 | 2,913 | 3,226 | 3,513 | 3,847 | 3,911 | 41.1 | 125.7
No own children under 18 ......| 887 | 1,117 | 1,331 | 1,731 | 1,742 | 1,702 | 1,599 | 1,786 | 1,885 | 2,138 | 2,113 | 25.9 | 89.2
With own children under 18 ....| 341 | 616 | 896 | 1,153 | 1,283 | 1,324 | 1,314 | 1,440 | 1,628 | 1,709 | 1,798 | 80.6 | 191.9
One own child under 18 ......| 179 | 374 | 584 | 723 | 768 | 799 | 805 | 891 | 1,005 | 1,003 | 1,117 | 108.9 | 198.7
Two own children under 18 ...| 87 | 165 | 213 | 307 | 391 | 397 | 368 | 405 | 471 | 513 | 456 | 89.7 | 176.4
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ..................| 75 | 77 | 100 | 123 | 123 | 128 | 141 | 144 | 152 | 192 | 225 | 2.7 | 192.2
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Other family, female householder,| | | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ..........| 5,500 | 8,705 |10,129 |10,890 |11,692 |11,947 |12,406 |12,220 |12,514 |12,790 |12,652 | 58.3 | 45.3
No own children under 18 ......| 2,642 | 3,261 | 4,123 | 4,290 | 4,648 | 4,721 | 4,759 | 4,606 | 4,859 | 4,916 | 4,960 | 23.4 | 52.1
With own children under 18 ....| 2,858 | 5,445 | 6,006 | 6,599 | 7,043 | 7,226 | 7,647 | 7,615 | 7,656 | 7,874 | 7,693 | 90.5 | 41.3
One own child under 18 ......| 1,008 | 2,398 | 2,885 | 3,225 | 3,327 | 3,425 | 3,566 | 3,633 | 3,683 | 3,821 | 3,739 | 137.9 | 55.9
Two own children under 18 ...| 810 | 1,817 | 1,977 | 2,173 | 2,244 | 2,400 | 2,531 | 2,450 | 2,457 | 2,629 | 2,425 | 124.3 | 33.5
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ..................| 1,040 | 1,230 | 1,144 | 1,202 | 1,472 | 1,400 | 1,550 | 1,531 | 1,514 | 1,423 | 1,529 | 18.3 | 24.3
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| | Change in
| Percent of all families |percentage points
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All families ................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | (\1\) | (\1\)
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Married-couple family ...........| 86.9 | 82.5 | 80.3 | 79.2 | 78.1 | 78.0 | 77.6 | 77.7 | 77.0 | 76.3 | 76.6 | -4.5 | (5.8)
No own children under 18 ......| 37.3 | 40.6 | 41.7 | 42.0 | 41.7 | 41.8 | 41.0 | 41.3 | 41.2 | 40.6 | 41.0 | 3.3 | 0.4
With own children under 18 ....| 49.6 | 41.9 | 38.6 | 37.1 | 36.4 | 36.3 | 36.6 | 36.4 | 35.8 | 35.7 | 35.7 | -7.7 | (6.3)
One own child under 18 ......| 15.9 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 0.4 | (2.8)
Two own children under 18 ...| 15.6 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 0.3 | (1.5)
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ..................| 18.1 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | -8.4 | (2.0)
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Other family, male householder, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ..........| 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 2.6
No own children under 18 ......| 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 1.1
With own children under 18 ....| 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 1.5
One own child under 18 ......| 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.9
Two own children under 18 ...| 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ..................| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | (\2\) | 0.2
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Other family, female householder,| | | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ..........| 10.7 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 3.9 | 3.2
No own children under 18 ......| 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 1.5
With own children under 18 ....| 5.6 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 1.7
One own child under 18 ......| 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 1.2
Two own children under 18 ...| 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.4
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ..................| 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | (\2\) | 0.1
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\1\Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-20, Household and Family Characteristics, various years; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 1999.)
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