Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 11
(Numbers in thousands)
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Number of Number and percent of own children under 18
own\1\ --------------------------------------------------
Year children Married-couple families Single-parent families\2\
under 18 ----------------------- -------------------------
Number Percent Number Percent
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All races
1950 ... 42,253 39,252 92.9 3,002 7.1
1955 ... 54,712 48,655 88.9 6,057 11.1
1960 ... 64,519 --- --- --- ---
1965 ... 66,014 59,557 90.2 6,457 9.8
1970 ... 66,714 59,143 88.7 7,571 11.3
1975 ... 62,733 52,611 83.9 10,122 16.1
1980 ... 57,700 46,810 81.1 10,890 18.9
1985 ... 57,658 45,556 79.0 12,102 21.0
1988 ... 57,824 45,342 78.4 12,482 21.6
1989 ... 58,876 45,959 78.1 12,918 21.9
1990 ... 59,013 45,907 77.8 13,105 22.2
1992 ... 60,490 45,955 76.0 14,536 24.0
1993 ... 61,184 46,476 76.0 14,709 24.0
1994\3 . 62,582 47,231 75.5 15,352 24.5
White\4\
1970 ... 57,446 52,791 91.9 4,655 8.1
1975 ... 53,608 47,086 87.8 6,522 12.2
1980 ... 48,739 41,903 86.0 6,836 14.0
1985 ... 47,975 40,218 83.8 7,757 16.2
1988 ... 48,000 39,915 83.2 8,085 16.8
1989 ... 48,380 40,229 83.2 8,151 16.8
1990 ... 48,522 40,251 83.0 8,270 17.0
1993 ... 49,788 40,543 81.4 9,245 18.6
1994\3 . 50,750 41,249 81.3 9,501 18.7
Black\4\
1970 ... 8,462 5,619 66.4 2,843 33.6
1975 ... 8,095 4,598 56.8 3,497 43.2
1980 ... 7,724 3,845 49.8 3,879 50.2
1985 ... 7,741 3,689 47.7 4,052 52.3
1988 ... 7,780 3,744 48.1 4,035 51.9
1989 ... 8,022 3,676 45.8 4,347 54.2
1990 ... 8,151 3,722 45.7 4,430 54.3
1993 ... 8,685 3,744 43.1 4,941 56.9
1994\3 . 8,884 3,602 40.5 5,282 59.5
Hispanic\5\
1980 ... 4,631 3,643 78.7 988 21.3
1985 ... 5,663 4,171 73.7 1,492 26.3
1988 ... 6,254 4,516 72.2 1,737 27.8
1989 ... 6,355 4,552 71.6 1,804 28.4
1990 ... 6,478 4,763 73.5 1,715 26.5
1993 ... 6,867 4,910 71.5 1,957 28.5
1994\3 . 8,268 5,865 70.9 2,402 29.1
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/1/ ''Own'' children in a family are sons and daughters, including stepchildren and adopted children, of the householder. Excludes householders under 18 years, subfamily reference persons, and their spouses.
/2/ Includes unmarried couples
/3/ Based on 1990 Census.
/4/ Includes Hispanics.
/5/ Hispanics may be of any race.
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 Marital Status and Living Arrangements, nos. 433, 445 and 450.
[Indicator 10. Families with Children]
[Indicator 12. Family Formation]
