Women Who Are Heads of Households,* by Race/Ethnicity, 2006
Percent of women:
- Non-Hispanic White: 9.0%
- Black (May include Hispanics): 28.9%
- Hispanic: 16.2%
- Asian (May include Hispanics): 7.5%
- Other Races (May include Hispanics; includes American Indian/Alaska Natives and persons of more than one race): 17.7%
*Civilian, non-institutionalized population aged 18 years and older; includes women who have children or other family members, but no spouse, living in a house that they own or rent. ↑
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement. America’s Families and Living Arrangements, 2006. March 2007. http://www.census.gov, accessed 12/4/07↑
