Table A-1.7. Percentage distribution of families with children under 18, by poverty level, locale, and family type: 2004

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Table A-1.7.

Percentage distribution of families with children under 18, by poverty level, locale, and family type: 2004

Locale and family type	Total	Below the poverty threshold	100-185 percent of the poverty threshold	Above 185 percent of the poverty threshold
Total	100.0	15.5	17.2	67.4
Married couple	100.0	6.9	13.6	79.5
Male householder, no wife present	100.0	18.2	24.0	57.9
Female householder, no husband present	100.0	37.6	24.8	37.6

City	100.0	21.2	20.0	58.8
Married couple	100.0	9.3	16.5	74.2
Male householder, no wife present	100.0	21.3	26.5	52.2
Female householder, no husband present	100.0	41.6	24.6	33.8

Suburban	100.0	10.4	13.5	76.1
Married couple	100.0	4.8	10.0	85.2
Male householder, no wife present	100.0	13.4	20.5	66.1
Female householder, no husband present	100.0	28.4	23.1	48.6

Town	100.0	21.6	20.8	57.6
Married couple	100.0	9.1	17.4	73.5
Male householder, no wife present	100.0	23.6	27.4	49.1
Female householder, no husband present	100.0	47.3	26.1	26.6

Rural	100.0	13.1	17.9	68.9
Married couple	100.0	6.8	15.0	78.1
Male householder, no wife present	100.0	18.0	23.5	58.5
Female householder, no husband present	100.0	37.9	28.2	33.9
NOTE: A family is a group of two people or more residing together (one of whom is the householder) who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption. Unmarried couples with children of their own are classified as either “Female householder, no husband present” or “Male householder, no wife present,” determined by the householder of record. The householder of record is the person living or staying in the household in whose name the house or apartment is owned, being bought, or rented. For a comparison of poverty definitions, see appendix B. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2004, previously unpublished data.