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Table 18.Families, by family status and presence of own children under 18: 1970 to 1995

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                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | Change, |Change,
          Family status          | 1970  | 1980  | 1985  | 1988  | 1989  | 1990  | 1991  | 1992  | 1993  | 1994  | 1995  | 1970 to |1980 to
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |  1980   |  1995
_________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|________
                1                |   2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |   13    |   14
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                                 |                                     In thousands                                      |  Percent change
                                 |_______________________________________________________________________________ _______|__________________
    All families ................|51,456 |59,550 |62,706 |65,133 |65,837 |66,090 |66,322 |67,173 |68,144 |68,490 |69,305 |    15.7 |   16.4
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Married-couple family ...........|44,728 |49,112 |50,350 |51,809 |52,100 |52,317 |52,147 |52,457 |53,171 |53,171 |53,858 |     9.8 |    9.7
  No own children under 18 ......|19,196 |24,151 |26,140 |27,209 |27,365 |27,780 |27,750 |28,037 |28,464 |28,113 |28,617 |    25.8 |   18.5
  With own children under 18 ....|25,532 |24,961 |24,210 |24,600 |24,735 |24,537 |24,397 |24,420 |24,707 |25,058 |25,241 |    -2.2 |    1.1
    One own child under 18 ......| 8,163 | 9,671 | 9,640 | 9,904 | 9,829 | 9,583 | 9,319 | 9,520 | 9,466 | 9,452 | 9,564 |    18.5 |   -1.1
    Two own children under 18 ...| 8,045 | 9,488 | 9,456 | 9,576 | 9,870 | 9,784 | 9,721 | 9,728 |10,007 |10,188 |10,358 |    17.9 |    9.2
    Three or more own children   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
      under 18 ..................| 9,325 | 5,802 | 5,115 | 5,120 | 5,035 | 5,170 | 5,357 | 5,173 | 5,234 | 5,418 | 5,319 |   -37.8 |   -8.3
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
Other family, male householder,  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
     no spouse present ..........| 1,228 | 1,733 | 2,228 | 2,715 | 2,847 | 2,884 | 2,907 | 3,025 | 3,026 | 2,913 | 3,226 |    41.1 |   86.2
  No own children under 18 ......|   887 | 1,117 | 1,331 | 1,669 | 1,779 | 1,731 | 1,725 | 1,742 | 1,702 | 1,599 | 1,786 |    25.9 |   59.9
  With own children under 18 ....|   341 |   616 |   896 | 1,047 | 1,068 | 1,153 | 1,181 | 1,283 | 1,324 | 1,314 | 1,440 |    80.6 |  133.8
    One own child under 18 ......|   179 |   374 |   584 |   657 |   619 |   723 |   701 |   768 |   799 |   805 |   891 |   108.9 |  138.2
    Two own children under 18 ...|    87 |   165 |   213 |   296 |   326 |   307 |   363 |   391 |   397 |   368 |   405 |    89.7 |  145.5
    Three or more own children   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
      under 18 ..................|    75 |    77 |   100 |    94 |   121 |   123 |   117 |   123 |   128 |   141 |   144 |     2.7 |   87.0
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Other family, female householder,|       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
     no spouse present ..........| 5,500 | 8,705 |10,129 |10,608 |10,890 |10,890 |11,268 |11,692 |11,947 |12,406 |12,220 |    58.3 |   40.4
  No own children under 18 ......| 2,642 | 3,261 | 4,123 | 4,335 | 4,371 | 4,290 | 4,445 | 4,648 | 4,721 | 4,759 | 4,606 |    23.4 |   41.2
  With own children under 18 ....| 2,858 | 5,445 | 6,006 | 6,273 | 6,519 | 6,599 | 6,823 | 7,043 | 7,226 | 7,647 | 7,615 |    90.5 |   39.9
    One own child under 18 ......| 1,008 | 2,398 | 2,885 | 3,017 | 3,164 | 3,225 | 3,283 | 3,327 | 3,425 | 3,566 | 3,633 |   137.9 |   51.5
    Two own children under 18 ...|   810 | 1,817 | 1,977 | 2,039 | 2,095 | 2,173 | 2,203 | 2,244 | 2,400 | 2,531 | 2,450 |   124.3 |   34.8
    Three or more own children   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
      under 18 ..................| 1,040 | 1,230 | 1,144 | 1,217 | 1,260 | 1,202 | 1,335 | 1,472 | 1,400 | 1,550 | 1,531 |    18.3 |   24.5
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                                 |                                Percent of all families                                |   Change in
                                                                                                                         |percentage points
                                 |_______________________________________________________________________________ _______|__________________
    All families ................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |      ---|     ---
                                 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|________
Married-couple family ...........|  86.9 |  82.5 |  80.3 |  79.5 |  79.1 |  79.2 |  78.6 |  78.1 |  78.0 |  77.6 |  77.7 |    -4.5 |   -4.8
  No own children under 18 ......|  37.3 |  40.6 |  41.7 |  41.8 |  41.6 |  42.0 |  41.8 |  41.7 |  41.8 |  41.0 |  41.3 |     3.3 |    0.7
  With own children under 18 ....|  49.6 |  41.9 |  38.6 |  37.8 |  37.6 |  37.1 |  36.8 |  36.4 |  36.3 |  36.6 |  36.4 |    -7.7 |   -5.5
    One own child under 18 ......|  15.9 |  16.2 |  15.4 |  15.2 |  14.9 |  14.5 |  14.1 |  14.2 |  13.9 |  13.8 |  13.8 |     0.4 |   -2.4
    Two own children under 18 ...|  15.6 |  15.9 |  15.1 |  14.7 |  15.0 |  14.8 |  14.7 |  14.5 |  14.7 |  14.9 |  14.9 |     0.3 |   -1.0
    Three or more own children   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
      under 18 ..................|  18.1 |   9.7 |   8.2 |   7.9 |   7.6 |   7.8 |   8.1 |   7.7 |   7.7 |   7.9 |   7.7 |    -8.4 |   -2.0
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Other family, male householder,  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
     no spouse present ..........|   2.4 |   2.9 |   3.6 |   4.2 |   4.3 |   4.4 |   4.4 |   4.5 |   4.4 |   4.3 |   4.7 |     0.5 |    1.8
  No own children under 18 ......|   1.7 |   1.9 |   2.1 |   2.6 |   2.7 |   2.6 |   2.6 |   2.6 |   2.5 |   2.3 |   2.6 |     0.2 |    0.7
  With own children under 18 ....|   0.7 |   1.0 |   1.4 |   1.6 |   1.6 |   1.7 |   1.8 |   1.9 |   1.9 |   1.9 |   2.1 |     0.4 |    1.1
    One own child under 18 ......|   0.3 |   0.6 |   0.9 |   1.0 |   0.9 |   1.1 |   1.1 |   1.1 |   1.2 |   1.2 |   1.3 |     0.3 |    0.7
    Two own children under 18 ...|   0.2 |   0.3 |   0.3 |   0.5 |   0.5 |   0.5 |   0.5 |   0.6 |   0.6 |   0.5 |   0.6 |     0.1 |    0.3
    Three or more own children   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
      under 18 ..................|   0.1 |   0.1 |   0.2 |   0.1 |   0.2 |   0.2 |   0.2 |   0.2 |   0.2 |   0.2 |   0.2 |    (\1\)|    0.1
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Other family, female householder,|       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
     no spouse present ..........|  10.7 |  14.6 |  16.2 |  16.3 |  16.5 |  16.5 |  17.0 |  17.4 |  17.5 |  18.1 |  17.6 |     3.9 |    3.0
  No own children under 18 ......|   5.1 |   5.5 |   6.6 |   6.7 |   6.6 |   6.5 |   6.7 |   6.9 |   6.9 |   6.9 |   6.6 |     0.3 |    1.1
  With own children under 18 ....|   5.6 |   9.1 |   9.6 |   9.6 |   9.9 |  10.0 |  10.3 |  10.5 |  10.6 |  11.2 |  11.0 |     3.6 |    1.9
    One own child under 18 ......|   2.0 |   4.0 |   4.6 |   4.6 |   4.8 |   4.9 |   5.0 |   5.0 |   5.0 |   5.2 |   5.2 |     2.1 |    1.2
    Two own children under 18 ...|   1.6 |   3.1 |   3.2 |   3.1 |   3.2 |   3.3 |   3.3 |   3.3 |   3.5 |   3.7 |   3.5 |     1.5 |    0.4
    Three or more own children   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
      under 18 ..................|   2.0 |   2.1 |   1.8 |   1.9 |   1.9 |   1.8 |   2.0 |   2.2 |   2.1 |   2.3 |   2.2 |    (\1\)|    0.1
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\1\Less than .05 percent.

---Not applicable.

NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-20, Household and Family Characteristics, various years; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared April 1997.)



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