In this indicator, race groups include persons of Hispanic origin. In 2003, about 61 percent of American Indian/Alaska Native families were headed by married couples, 29 percent were headed by females with no husband present, and 10 percent were headed by males with no wife present. The proportion of American Indian/Alaska Native families living in married-couple households was greater than the proportion of Black families (44 percent), but less than the proportions of White, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander families (80 percent, 65 percent, and 80 percent, respectively). American Indian/Alaska Native families were about twice as likely as White families and Asian/Pacific Islander families to be headed by females with no husband present (29 percent vs. 14 and 13 percent, respectively). They were less likely than Black families, however, to be living in this situation (29 vs. 47 percent). American Indian/Alaska Native families were also more likely than White or Asian/Pacific Islander families to be headed by males with no wife present (10 percent vs. 6 and 7 percent, respectively).
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