| Table 18. | Families, by family status and presence of own children under 18: Selected years, 1970 to 2002 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | |Change, |Change,
Family status | 1970 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |1970 to |1980 to
| | | | | | | | | | | | 1980 | 2002
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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| 66,090| 69,305| 70,241| 70,880| 71,535| 72,025| 73,767| 74,329| 15.7| 24.8
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Married-couple family .............| 44,728| 49,112| 50,350| 52,317| 53,858| 53,604| 54,317| 54,770| 55,311| 56,592| 56,747| 9.8| 15.5
Without own children under 18 ...| 19,196| 24,151| 26,140| 27,780| 28,617| 28,521| 29,048| 29,703| 30,062| 30,612| 30,955| 25.8| 28.2
With own children under 18 ......| 25,532| 24,961| 24,210| 24,537| 25,241| 25,083| 25,269| 25,066| 25,248| 25,980| 25,792| -2.2| 3.3
One own child under 18 ........| 8,163| 9,671| 9,640| 9,583| 9,564| 9,510| 9,507| 9,545| 9,402| 9,958| 9,832| 18.5| 1.7
Two own children under 18 .....| 8,045| 9,488| 9,456| 9,784| 10,358| 10,152| 10,241| 10,040| 10,274| 10,478| 10,440| 17.9| 10.0
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ....................| 9,325| 5,802| 5,115| 5,170| 5,319| 5,420| 5,521| 5,481| 5,572| 5,544| 5,519| -37.8| -4.9
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Other family, male householder, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ............| 1,228| 1,733| 2,228| 2,884| 3,226| 3,847| 3,911| 3,976| 4,028| 4,275| 4,438| 41.1| 156.1
Without own children under 18 ...| 887| 1,117| 1,331| 1,731| 1,786| 2,138| 2,113| 2,270| 2,242| 2,438| 2,535| 25.9| 126.9
With own children under 18 ......| 341| 616| 896| 1,153| 1,440| 1,709| 1,798| 1,706| 1,786| 1,836| 1,903| 80.6| 208.9
One own child under 18 ........| 179| 374| 584| 723| 891| 1,003| 1,117| 1,023| 1,131| 1,113| 1,162| 108.9| 210.7
Two own children under 18 .....| 87| 165| 213| 307| 405| 513| 456| 480| 483| 544| 538| 89.7| 226.1
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ....................| 75| 77| 100| 123| 144| 192| 225| 202| 171| 179| 202| 2.7| 162.3
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Other family, female householder, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ............| 5,500| 8,705| 10,129| 10,890| 12,220| 12,790| 12,652| 12,789| 12,687| 12,900| 13,143| 58.3| 51.0
Without own children under 18 ...| 2,642| 3,261| 4,123| 4,290| 4,606| 4,916| 4,960| 4,948| 5,116| 5,362| 5,133| 23.4| 57.4
With own children under 18 ......| 2,858| 5,445| 6,006| 6,599| 7,615| 7,874| 7,693| 7,841| 7,571| 7,538| 8,010| 90.5| 47.1
One own child under 18 ........| 1,008| 2,398| 2,885| 3,225| 3,633| 3,821| 3,739| 3,763| 3,777| 3,675| 3,967| 137.9| 65.4
Two own children under 18 .....| 810| 1,817| 1,977| 2,173| 2,450| 2,629| 2,425| 2,549| 2,458| 2,476| 2,580| 124.3| 42.0
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ....................| 1,040| 1,230| 1,144| 1,202| 1,531| 1,423| 1,529| 1,529| 1,336| 1,388| 1,463| 18.3| 18.9
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| Percent of all families | Change in
| |percentage points
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All families ..................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| † | †
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Married-couple family .............| 86.9| 82.5| 80.3| 79.2| 77.7| 76.3| 76.6| 76.6| 76.8| 76.7| 76.3| -4.5| -6.1
Without own children under 18 ...| 37.3| 40.6| 41.7| 42.0| 41.3| 40.6| 41.0| 41.5| 41.7| 41.5| 41.6| 3.3| 1.1
With own children under 18 ......| 49.6| 41.9| 38.6| 37.1| 36.4| 35.7| 35.7| 35.0| 35.1| 35.2| 34.7| -7.7| -7.2
One own child under 18 ........| 15.9| 16.2| 15.4| 14.5| 13.8| 13.5| 13.4| 13.3| 13.1| 13.5| 13.2| 0.4| -3.0
Two own children under 18 .....| 15.6| 15.9| 15.1| 14.8| 14.9| 14.5| 14.4| 14.0| 14.3| 14.2| 14.0| 0.3| -1.9
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ....................| 18.1| 9.7| 8.2| 7.8| 7.7| 7.7| 7.8| 7.7| 7.7| 7.5| 7.4| -8.4| -2.3
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Other family, male householder, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ............| 2.4| 2.9| 3.6| 4.4| 4.7| 5.5| 5.5| 5.6| 5.6| 5.8| 6.0| 0.5| 3.1
Without own children under 18 ...| 1.7| 1.9| 2.1| 2.6| 2.6| 3.0| 3.0| 3.2| 3.1| 3.3| 3.4| 0.2| 1.5
With own children under 18 ......| 0.7| 1.0| 1.4| 1.7| 2.1| 2.4| 2.5| 2.4| 2.5| 2.5| 2.6| 0.4| 1.5
One own child under 18 ........| 0.3| 0.6| 0.9| 1.1| 1.3| 1.4| 1.6| 1.4| 1.6| 1.5| 1.6| 0.3| 0.9
Two own children under 18 .....| 0.2| 0.3| 0.3| 0.5| 0.6| 0.7| 0.6| 0.7| 0.7| 0.7| 0.7| 0.1| 0.4
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ....................| 0.1| 0.1| 0.2| 0.2| 0.2| 0.3| 0.3| 0.3| 0.2| 0.2| 0.3| # | 0.1
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Other family, female householder, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
no spouse present ............| 10.7| 14.6| 16.2| 16.5| 17.6| 18.2| 17.8| 17.9| 17.6| 17.5| 17.7| 3.9| 3.1
Without own children under 18 ...| 5.1| 5.5| 6.6| 6.5| 6.6| 7.0| 7.0| 6.9| 7.1| 7.3| 6.9| 0.3| 1.4
With own children under 18 ......| 5.6| 9.1| 9.6| 10.0| 11.0| 11.2| 10.9| 11.0| 10.5| 10.2| 10.8| 3.6| 1.6
One own child under 18 ........| 2.0| 4.0| 4.6| 4.9| 5.2| 5.4| 5.3| 5.3| 5.2| 5.0| 5.3| 2.1| 1.3
Two own children under 18 .....| 1.6| 3.1| 3.2| 3.3| 3.5| 3.7| 3.4| 3.6| 3.4| 3.4| 3.5| 1.5| 0.4
Three or more own children | | | | | | | | | | | | |
under 18 ....................| 2.0| 2.1| 1.8| 1.8| 2.2| 2.0| 2.2| 2.1| 1.9| 1.9| 2.0| # | #
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| † Not applicable. NOTE: Own children are never-married sons and daughters, including stepchildren and adopted children, of the householder or married couple. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-20, Household and Family Characteristics, selected years 1995-98, America's Families and Living Arrangements, 1999 and 2000; and Children's Living Arrangements and Characteristics, 2001 and 2002; and previously unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared August 2003.)
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