"Table with row headers in column A, and column headers in rows 6 through 10.  ",,,,,,
"FM-1.  Families, by Presence of Own Children Under 18:  1950 to Present",,,,,,
      (Numbers in thousands),,,,,,


,,   Families with children under 18,,,,
,,,   One parent families,,,Married-
Year,All,,,Mother,Father,couple
,families,  Total,  Total,  only,  only,families
,,,,,,
,,,,,,
2008,"77,873","35,709","10,536","8,374","2,162","25,173"
2007,"78,425","36,757","10,600","8,585","2,015","26,158"
2006,"77,402","36,466","10,484","8,389","2,095","25,982"
2005,"76,858","36,211","10,291","8,270","2,021","25,919"
2004,"76,217","35,944","10,152","8,221","1,931","25,793"
2003,"75,596","35,968","10,054","8,139","1,915","25,914"
2002,"74,329","35,705","9,913","8,010","1,903","25,792"
2001,"73,767","35,355","9,374","7,538","1,836","25,980"
2000,"72,025","34,605","9,357","7,571","1,786","25,248"
1999,"71,535","34,613","9,547","7,841","1,706","25,066"
1998,"70,880","34,760","9,491","7,693","1,798","25,269"
1997,"70,241","34,665","9,583","7,874","1,709","25,083"
1996,"69,594","34,203","9,284","7,656","1,628","24,920"
1995,"69,305","34,296","9,055","7,615","1,440","25,241"
1994,"68,490","34,018","8,961","7,647","1,314","25,058"
1993,"68,144","33,257","8,550","7,226","1,324","24,707"
1992,"67,173","32,746","8,326","7,043","1,283","24,420"
1991,"66,322","32,401","8,004","6,823","1,181","24,397"
1990,"66,090","32,289","7,752","6,599","1,153","24,537"
1989,"65,837","32,322","7,587","6,519","1,068","24,735"
1988,"65,133","31,920","7,320","6,273","1,047","24,600"
1987,"64,491","31,898","7,252","6,297",955,"24,646"
1986,"63,558","31,670","7,040","6,105",935,"24,630"
1985,"62,706","31,112","6,902","6,006",896,"24,210"
1984,"61,997","31,046","6,706","5,907",799,"24,340"
1983,"61,393","30,818","6,455","5,718",737,"24,363"
1982,"61,019","31,012","6,547","5,868",679,"24,465"
1981,"60,309","31,227","6,300","5,634",666,"24,927"
1980r,"59,550","31,022","6,061","5,445",616,"24,961"
1980,"58,426","30,517","5,949","5,340",609,"24,568"
1979,"57,804","30,371","5,857","5,288",569,"24,514"
1978,"57,215","30,369","5,744","5,206",539,"24,625"
1977,"56,710","30,145","5,270","4,784",486,"24,875"
1976,"56,245","30,177","5,067","4,621",446,"25,110"
1975,"55,712","30,057","4,888","4,404",484,"25,169"
1974,"55,053","29,750","4,472","4,081",391,"25,278"
1973,"54,373","29,571","4,184","3,798",386,"25,387"
1972,"53,296","29,445","3,963","3,598",365,"25,482"
1971,"52,227","28,786","3,695","3,365",331,"25,091"
1970r,"51,586","28,812","3,271","2,971",345,"25,541"
1970,"51,237","28,665","3,260","2,925",335,"25,406"
1969,"50,823","28,347","3,211","2,888",323,"25,136"
1968,"50,111","27,964","3,069","2,772",297,"24,895"
1967,"49,214","27,561","2,915","2,584",331,"24,646"
1966,"48,509","27,004","2,728","2,450",278,"24,276"
1965,"47,956","27,140","2,734","2,485",249,"24,406"
1964,"47,540","27,068","2,629","2,361",268,"24,439"
1963,"47,059","26,911","2,590","2,229",361,"24,321"
1962,"46,418","26,271","2,483","2,229",254,"23,788"
1961,"45,539","25,889","2,375","2,185",190,"23,514"
1960,"45,111","25,690","2,332","2,099",232,"23,358"
1959,"44,232","25,069","2,175","1,943",232,"22,894"
1958,"43,696","24,541","2,115","1,822",293,"22,426"
1957,"43,497","24,260","2,121","1,855",265,"22,139"
1956,"42,889","23,743","2,112","1,814",298,"21,631"
1955,"41,951","23,190","2,126","1,870",256,"21,064"
1954,"41,263","22,544","1,899","1,615",283,"20,645"
1953,"40,877","21,718","1,798","1,521",277,"19,920"
1952,"40,608","21,353","1,747","1,514",233,"19,606"
1951,"39,944","21,279","1,890","1,659",231,"19,389"
1950,"39,303","20,324","1,500","1,272",229,"18,824"
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Footnote:,,,,,,
Notes: Data for 1950 through 1969 have been adjusted to revised ,,,,,,
"   family totals shown in P-20, No. 402.  Prior to 1980 the counts ",,,,,,
   of families include unrelated subfamilies.  Data for 1970 and 1980,,,,,,
   are revised based on the 1980 decennial census.,,,,,,

r Revised based on population from the decennial census for that year.,,,,,,

"Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March and "
"Annual Social and Economic Supplements, 2008 and earlier."

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Internet Release Date:  January 2009