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Oh, To Be a Kid in Naperville! Census Bureau Reports on Children and Their Homes |
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If you were a child living in Naperville, Ill., your chances of living with two married parents, a householder in the labor force, in an owned home or above the poverty level were highest or next to highest among children in all cities with at least 100,000 people, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The finding is one of the conclusions of Children and the Households They Live In: 2000 [PDF], a special report on the social and economic characteristics of the nation’s 72 million children, based on Census 2000 data. According to rankings of cities of 100,000
or more population, Naperville had only 1 percent of children living in
unmarried-partner households, and only 2 percent were not sons or daughters
of the householder. Also, the city had one of the lowest poverty rates
for children under 18 (2 percent) and the lowest rate of children in homes
receiving public assistance Naperville also was among the cities with the lowest percentage of children living with a householder not in the labor force. Other highlights for children under 18
in cities with populations of 100,000 or more:
The data in the report are based on the sample of households that responded to the Census 2000 long form. Nationally, approximately 1-in-6 housing units were included in the sample. Estimates in the report are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.
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