EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, DECEMBER 4, 1996 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB96-200 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Arlene Saluter 301-457-2465 e-mail: asaluter@census.gov CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES 1995 TABULATIONS ON THE MARITAL STATUS AND LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF AMERICANS Statistical tables that show information on the marital status of the nation's population and their living arrangements were released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The data are from the March 1995 Current Population Survey. The 1995 tabulations provide information such as: - Nearly 3 out of 10 (27 percent) children under 18 lived with only one parent. - Approximately 4 million grandchildren lived in the home of their grandparents. - There were 3.7 million unmarried-couple households. - One-third of people aged 25 to 34 had never been married. - 32 percent of persons 65 and over lived alone. Copies of the tables can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html#popspec. Paper copies of the tables, along with related historical tables entitled, "Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1995" (PPL-52), can be obtained from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030.-X-The Census Bureau--preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions.
