Table 2. Families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2006-07 annual averages

  Table 2.  Families by presence and relationship of employed members and family
  type, 2006-07 annual averages
  
  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                              Number         Percent distribution
            Characteristic                                                       
                                                                                 
                                         2006       2007       2006       2007   
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
       MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES                                                   
                                                                                 
              Total..................    57,509     58,145    100.0      100.0   
                                                                                 
        Member(s) employed, total....    48,196     48,676     83.8       83.7   
            Husband only.............    11,399     11,509     19.8       19.8   
            Wife only................     3,754      3,858      6.5        6.6   
            Husband and wife.........    29,799     30,055     51.8       51.7   
            Other employment                                                     
             combinations............     3,244      3,254      5.6        5.6   
        No member(s) employed........     9,313      9,469     16.2       16.3   
                                                                                 
   FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY WOMEN (1)                                              
                                                                                 
              Total..................    14,208     14,423    100.0      100.0   
                                                                                 
        Member(s) employed, total....    10,796     11,087     76.0       76.9   
            Householder only.........     6,103      6,307     43.0       43.7   
            Householder and other                                                
             member(s)...............     2,955      2,994     20.8       20.8   
            Other member(s), not                                                 
             householder.............     1,738      1,785     12.2       12.4   
        No member(s) employed........     3,412      3,336     24.0       23.1   
                                                                                 
    FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY MEN (1)                                               
                                                                                 
              Total..................     5,300      5,327    100.0      100.0   
                                                                                 
        Member(s) employed, total....     4,500      4,568     84.9       85.7   
            Householder only.........     2,089      2,170     39.4       40.7   
            Householder and other                                                
             member(s)...............     1,715      1,696     32.4       31.8   
            Other member(s), not                                                 
             householder.............       696        701     13.1       13.2   
        No member(s) employed........       800        759     15.1       14.3   
  
     1 No spouse present.
     NOTE:  Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.  Updated population
  controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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