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| Table 18. | Families, by family status and presence of own children under 18: Selected years, 1970 to 2003 |
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| | | | | | | | | |Change,|Change,
Family status | 1970| 1980| 1985| 1990| 1995| 2000| 2001| 2002| 2003|1970 to|1990 to
| | | | | | | | | | 1990| 2003
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| In thousands | Percent change
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All families ...............|51,456(241.6)|59,550(256.4)|62,706(273.9)|66,090(292.5)|69,305(297.7)|72,025(311.6)|73,767(313.3)|74,329(327.6)|75,596(329.2)| 28.4| 14.4
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Married-couple family ...........|44,728(230.0)|49,112(241.0)|50,350(255.7)|52,317(272.7)|53,858(276.8)|55,311(289.5)|56,592(291.6)|56,747(299.3)|57,320(300.4)| 17.0| 9.6
Without own children under 18 .|19,196(162.1)|24,151(181.9)|26,140(198.0)|27,780(213.9)|28,617(217.8)|30,062(230.5)|30,612(232.2)|30,955(234.6)|31,406(236.1)| 44.7| 13.1
With own children under 18 ....|25,532(183.8)|24,961(184.5)|24,210(191.5)|24,537(202.8)|25,241(206.4)|25,248(214.1)|25,980(216.7)|25,792(216.5)|25,914(217.0)| -3.9| 5.6
One own child under 18 ......| 8,163(108.8)| 9,671(119.6)| 9,640(125.6)| 9,583(131.9)| 9,564(132.5)| 9,402(136.2)| 9,958(140.0)| 9,832(138.1)| 9,875(138.4)| 17.4| 3.0
Two own children under 18 ...| 8,045(108.0)| 9,488(118.5)| 9,456(124.5)| 9,784(133.2)|10,358(137.6)|10,274(142.1)|10,478(143.4)|10,440(142.2)|10,520(142.7)| 21.6| 7.5
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 .................| 9,325(115.9)| 5,802 (93.5)| 5,115 (92.5)| 5,170 (97.9)| 5,319 (99.8)| 5,572(105.9)| 5,544(105.6)| 5,519(104.4)| 5,519(104.4)| -44.6| 6.8
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Other family, male householder, | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ............| 1,228 (42.9)| 1,733 (51.6)| 2,228 (61.5)| 2,884 (73.6)| 3,226 (78.2)| 4,028 (90.4)| 4,275 (93.0)| 4,438 (93.8)| 4,656 (96.0)| 134.9| 61.4
Without own children under 18 .| 887 (36.5)| 1,117 (41.5)| 1,331 (47.6)| 1,731 (57.1)| 1,786 (58.4)| 2,242 (67.7)| 2,438 (70.6)| 2,535 (71.1)| 2,741 (73.9)| 95.2| 58.3
With own children under 18 ....| 341 (22.7)| 616 (30.9)| 896 (39.1)| 1,153 (46.7)| 1,440 (52.4)| 1,786 (60.5)| 1,836 (61.3)| 1,903 (61.7)| 1,915 (61.9)| 238.1| 66.1
One own child under 18 ......| 179 (16.4)| 374 (24.1)| 584 (31.6)| 723 (37.0)| 891 (41.3)| 1,131 (48.2)| 1,113 (47.8)| 1,162 (48.3)| 1,174 (48.5)| 303.9| 62.4
Two own children under 18 ...| 87 (11.5)| 165 (16.0)| 213 (19.1)| 307 (24.1)| 405 (27.9)| 483 (31.6)| 544 (33.5)| 538 (32.9)| 534 (32.8)| 252.9| 73.9
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 .................| 75 (10.6)| 77 (10.9)| 100 (13.1)| 123 (15.3)| 144 (16.6)| 171 (18.8)| 179 (19.2)| 202 (20.2)| 208 (20.5)| 64.0| 69.1
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Other family, female householder,| | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ............| 5,500 (89.9)| 8,705(113.7)|10,129(128.6)|10,890(140.1)|12,220(148.7)|12,687(156.9)|12,900(158.2)|13,143(158.6)|13,620(161.3)| 98.0| 25.1
Without own children under 18 .| 2,642 (62.7)| 3,261 (70.6)| 4,123 (83.3)| 4,290 (89.4)| 4,606 (93.1)| 5,116(101.6)| 5,362(103.9)| 5,133(100.7)| 5,481(104.0)| 62.4| 27.8
With own children under 18 ....| 2,858 (65.2)| 5,445 (90.7)| 6,006(100.0)| 6,599(110.2)| 7,615(118.8)| 7,571(122.8)| 7,538(122.6)| 8,010(125.1)| 8,139(126.1)| 130.9| 23.3
One own child under 18 ......| 1,008 (38.9)| 2,398 (60.6)| 2,885 (69.9)| 3,225 (77.7)| 3,633 (82.9)| 3,777 (87.6)| 3,675 (86.4)| 3,967 (88.7)| 4,134 (90.6)| 219.9| 28.2
Two own children under 18 ...| 810 (34.9)| 1,817 (52.9)| 1,977 (58.0)| 2,173 (64.0)| 2,450 (68.2)| 2,458 (70.9)| 2,476 (71.1)| 2,580 (71.8)| 2,486 (70.5)| 168.3| 14.4
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 .................| 1,040 (39.5)| 1,230 (43.5)| 1,144 (44.2)| 1,202 (47.7)| 1,531 (54.1)| 1,336 (52.4)| 1,388 (53.4)| 1,463 (54.2)| 1,519 (55.2)| 15.6| 26.4
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| | Change in
| Percent of all families |percentage points
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All families ...............| 100.0(0.00) | 100.0(0.00) | 100.0(0.00) | 100.0(0.00) | 100.0(0.00) | 100.0(0.00) | 100.0(0.00) | 100.0(0.00) | 100.0(0.00) | † | †
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Married-couple family ...........| 86.9 (0.18)| 82.5 (0.21)| 80.3 (0.23)| 79.2 (0.25)| 77.7 (0.25)| 76.8 (0.27)| 76.7 (0.22)| 76.3 (0.22)| 75.8 (0.22)| -7.8| -3.4
Without own children under 18 .| 37.3 (0.26)| 40.6 (0.27)| 41.7 (0.28)| 42.0 (0.30)| 41.3 (0.30)| 41.7 (0.31)| 41.5 (0.26)| 41.6 (0.26)| 41.5 (0.25)| 4.7| -0.6
With own children under 18 ....| 49.6 (0.27)| 41.9 (0.27)| 38.6 (0.28)| 37.1 (0.29)| 36.4 (0.29)| 35.1 (0.30)| 35.2 (0.25)| 34.7 (0.25)| 34.3 (0.25)| -12.5| -2.9
One own child under 18 ......| 15.9 (0.20)| 16.2 (0.20)| 15.4 (0.21)| 14.5 (0.21)| 13.8 (0.21)| 13.1 (0.21)| 13.5 (0.18)| 13.2 (0.18)| 13.1 (0.17)| -1.4| -1.5
Two own children under 18 ...| 15.6 (0.20)| 15.9 (0.20)| 15.1 (0.21)| 14.8 (0.22)| 14.9 (0.22)| 14.3 (0.22)| 14.2 (0.18)| 14.0 (0.18)| 13.9 (0.18)| -0.8| -1.0
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 .................| 18.1 (0.21)| 9.7 (0.16)| 8.2 (0.16)| 7.8 (0.16)| 7.7 (0.16)| 7.7 (0.17)| 7.5 (0.14)| 7.4 (0.14)| 7.3 (0.13)| -10.3| -0.6
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Other family, male householder, | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ............| 2.4 (0.08)| 2.9 (0.09)| 3.6 (0.11)| 4.4 (0.12)| 4.7 (0.13)| 5.6 (0.15)| 5.8 (0.12)| 6.0 (0.12)| 6.2 (0.12)| 2.0| 1.7
Without own children under 18 .| 1.7 (0.07)| 1.9 (0.07)| 2.1 (0.08)| 2.6 (0.10)| 2.6 (0.10)| 3.1 (0.11)| 3.3 (0.09)| 3.4 (0.09)| 3.6 (0.10)| 0.9| 0.9
With own children under 18 ....| 0.7 (0.04)| 1.0 (0.06)| 1.4 (0.07)| 1.7 (0.08)| 2.1 (0.09)| 2.5 (0.10)| 2.5 (0.08)| 2.6 (0.08)| 2.5 (0.08)| 1.1| 0.7
One own child under 18 ......| 0.3 (0.03)| 0.6 (0.04)| 0.9 (0.06)| 1.1 (0.06)| 1.3 (0.07)| 1.6 (0.08)| 1.5 (0.06)| 1.6 (0.06)| 1.6 (0.06)| 0.7| 0.4
Two own children under 18 ...| 0.2 (0.02)| 0.3 (0.03)| 0.3 (0.03)| 0.5 (0.04)| 0.6 (0.05)| 0.7 (0.05)| 0.7 (0.05)| 0.7 (0.04)| 0.7 (0.04)| 0.3| 0.1
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 .................| 0.1 (0.02)| 0.1 (0.02)| 0.2 (0.02)| 0.2 (0.03)| 0.2 (0.03)| 0.2 (0.03)| 0.2 (0.03)| 0.3 (0.03)| 0.3 (0.03)| # | #
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Other family, female householder,| | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ............| 10.7 (0.17)| 14.6 (0.19)| 16.2 (0.21)| 16.5 (0.23)| 17.6 (0.23)| 17.6 (0.24)| 17.5 (0.20)| 17.7 (0.20)| 18.0 (0.20)| 5.8| 1.4
Without own children under 18 .| 5.1 (0.12)| 5.5 (0.12)| 6.6 (0.14)| 6.5 (0.15)| 6.6 (0.15)| 7.1 (0.16)| 7.3 (0.14)| 6.9 (0.13)| 7.3 (0.13)| 1.4| 0.7
With own children under 18 ....| 5.6 (0.12)| 9.1 (0.16)| 9.6 (0.17)| 10.0 (0.18)| 11.0 (0.19)| 10.5 (0.19)| 10.2 (0.16)| 10.8 (0.16)| 10.8 (0.16)| 4.4| 0.7
One own child under 18 ......| 2.0 (0.08)| 4.0 (0.11)| 4.6 (0.12)| 4.9 (0.13)| 5.2 (0.14)| 5.2 (0.14)| 5.0 (0.12)| 5.3 (0.12)| 5.5 (0.12)| 2.9| 0.5
Two own children under 18 ...| 1.6 (0.07)| 3.1 (0.09)| 3.2 (0.10)| 3.3 (0.11)| 3.5 (0.11)| 3.4 (0.12)| 3.4 (0.10)| 3.5 (0.10)| 3.3 (0.09)| 1.7| -0.1
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 .................| 2.0 (0.08)| 2.1 (0.08)| 1.8 (0.08)| 1.8 (0.08)| 2.2 (0.09)| 1.9 (0.09)| 1.9 (0.07)| 2.0 (0.07)| 2.0 (0.07)| -0.2| 0.1
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†Not applicable. 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 because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 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; Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003. (This table was prepared June 2005.)
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