| Table 17. | Families, by family status and presence of own children under 18: 1970 to 1993 |
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| | | | | | | | | | |Change,|Change,
Family status | 1970 | 1980 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |1970 to|1980 to
| | | | | | | | | | | 1980 | 1993
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
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| In thousands | Percent change
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All families ................|51,456 |59,550 |63,558 |64,491 |65,133 |65,837 |66,090 |66,322 |67,173 |68,144 | 15.7 | 14.4
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Married-couple family ...........|44,728 |49,112 |50,933 |51,537 |51,809 |52,100 |52,317 |52,147 |52,457 |53,171 | 9.8 | 8.3
No own children under 18 ......|19,196 |24,151 |26,304 |26,892 |27,209 |27,365 |27,780 |27,750 |28,037 |28,464 | 25.8 | 17.9
With own children under 18 ....|25,532 |24,961 |24,630 |24,645 |24,600 |24,735 |24,537 |24,397 |24,420 |24,707 | -2.2 | -1.0
One own child under 18 ......| 8,163 | 9,671 | 9,868 |10,032 | 9,904 | 9,829 | 9,583 | 9,319 | 9,520 | 9,466 | 18.5 | -2.1
Two own children under 18 ...| 8,045 | 9,488 | 9,580 | 9,606 | 9,576 | 9,870 | 9,784 | 9,721 | 9,728 |10,007 | 17.9 | 5.5
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ..................| 9,325 | 5,802 | 5,182 | 5,006 | 5,120 | 5,035 | 5,170 | 5,357 | 5,173 | 5,234 | -37.8 | -9.8
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Other family, male householder, | | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ..........| 1,228 | 1,733 | 2,414 | 2,510 | 2,715 | 2,847 | 2,884 | 2,907 | 3,025 | 3,026 | 41.1 | 74.6
No own children under 18 ......| 887 | 1,117 | 1,479 | 1,554 | 1,669 | 1,779 | 1,731 | 1,725 | 1,742 | 1,702 | 25.9 | 52.4
With own children under 18 ....| 341 | 616 | 935 | 955 | 1,047 | 1,068 | 1,153 | 1,181 | 1,283 | 1,324 | 80.6 | 114.9
One own child under 18 ......| 179 | 374 | 600 | 608 | 657 | 619 | 723 | 701 | 768 | 799 | 108.9 | 113.6
Two own children under 18 ...| 87 | 165 | 260 | 257 | 296 | 326 | 307 | 363 | 391 | 397 | 89.7 | 140.6
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ..................| 75 | 77 | 75 | 90 | 94 | 121 | 123 | 117 | 123 | 128 | 2.7 | 66.2
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Other family, female householder,| | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ..........| 5,500 | 8,705 |10,211 |10,445 |10,608 |10,890 |10,890 |11,268 |11,692 |11,947 | 58.3 | 37.2
No own children under 18 ......| 2,642 | 3,261 | 4,106 | 4,147 | 4,335 | 4,371 | 4,290 | 4,445 | 4,648 | 4,721 | 23.4 | 44.8
With own children under 18 ....| 2,858 | 5,445 | 6,105 | 6,297 | 6,273 | 6,519 | 6,599 | 6,823 | 7,043 | 7,226 | 90.5 | 32.7
One own child under 18 ......| 1,008 | 2,398 | 2,857 | 3,079 | 3,017 | 3,164 | 3,225 | 3,283 | 3,327 | 3,425 | 137.9 | 42.8
Two own children under 18 ...| 810 | 1,817 | 2,061 | 2,072 | 2,039 | 2,095 | 2,173 | 2,203 | 2,244 | 2,400 | 124.3 | 32.1
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ..................| 1,040 | 1,230 | 1,186 | 1,147 | 1,217 | 1,260 | 1,202 | 1,335 | 1,472 | 1,400 | 18.3 | 13.8
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| |Change in per-
| Percent of all families |centage 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 | --- | ---
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Married-couple family ...........| 86.9 | 82.5 | 80.1 | 79.9 | 79.5 | 79.1 | 79.2 | 78.6 | 78.1 | 78.0 | -4.5 | -4.4
No own children under 18 ......| 37.3 | 40.6 | 41.4 | 41.7 | 41.8 | 41.6 | 42.0 | 41.8 | 41.7 | 41.8 | 3.3 | 1.2
With own children under 18 ....| 49.6 | 41.9 | 38.8 | 38.2 | 37.8 | 37.6 | 37.1 | 36.8 | 36.4 | 36.3 | -7.7 | -5.7
One own child under 18 ......| 15.9 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 0.4 | -2.3
Two own children under 18 ...| 15.6 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 0.3 | -1.2
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ..................| 18.1 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -8.4 | -2.1
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Other family, male householder, | | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ..........| 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 1.5
No own children under 18 ......| 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.6
With own children under 18 ....| 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.9
One own child under 18 ......| 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5
Two own children under 18 ...| 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ..................| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | (1/) | 0.1
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Other family, female householder,| | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ..........| 10.7 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 3.9 | 2.9
No own children under 18 ......| 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 1.5
With own children under 18 ....| 5.6 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 3.6 | 1.5
One own child under 18 ......| 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 1.0
Two own children under 18 ...| 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ..................| 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | (1/) | -0.0
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/1/ Less than .05 percent. NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. 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 May 1995.) |
