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Table C-1: Characteristics of All Women and Women with Children Under 18, Ages 18–44,
by Marital Status, Before and After Welfare Policy Changes
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All Women
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All Single Mothers
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Married Mothers
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1988
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1994
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1997
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2000
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1988
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1994
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1997
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2000
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1988
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1994
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1997
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2000
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Age (percentage)
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18-29
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45.9
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41.3
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40.3
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40.9
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41.2
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38.8
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37.3
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38.8
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28.8
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24.0
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21.2
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20.9
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30-34
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54.2
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58.7
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59.7
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59.1
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58.8
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61.2
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62.8
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61.2
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71.3
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76.0
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78.8
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79.1
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Schooling (percentage)
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<High School
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14.8
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13.7
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13.2
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13.3
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27.0
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23.9
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21.4
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19.9
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13.5
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11.9
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11.6
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11.1
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High School
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37.8
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32.9
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32.2
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30.7
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42.7
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38.4
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38.9
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39.3
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43.5
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35.5
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34.5
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32.5
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Some College
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28.6
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32.9
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32.2
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32.4
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22.1
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30.1
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31.6
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31.3
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24.3
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30.3
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29.4
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30.0
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College Graduates
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18.9
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20.6
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22.4
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23.6
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8.2
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7.6
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8.1
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9.6
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18.7
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22.2
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24.5
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26.4
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Race (percentage)
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Black, Non-Hispanic
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12.8
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13.7
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13.9
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14.2
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34.1
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34.0
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32.7
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31.9
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7.7
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7.1
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7.5
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7.8
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White, Non-Hispanic
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75.4
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71.5
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69.5
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67.4
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51.7
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49.7
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49.9
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49.1
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79.6
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77.1
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74.8
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71.9
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Hispanic
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8.4
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10.7
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11.6
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13.0
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12.0
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13.7
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14.6
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15.6
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8.9
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11.3
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12.7
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14.9
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Other
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3.4
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4.2
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5.1
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5.4
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2.3
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2.7
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2.9
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3.4
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3.9
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4.5
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5.1
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5.4
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Age of Youngest Child * (percentage)
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< 6
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42.4
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44.6
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44.8
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43.7
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55.0
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56.5
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56.7
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48.3
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43.1
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44.2
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44.8
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46.1
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7-12
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29.7
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30.7
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30.4
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31.9
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28.1
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28.8
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28.7
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33.6
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31.6
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32.7
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32.6
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33.1
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>13
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28.0
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24.8
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24.8
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24.4
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17.0
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14.6
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14.5
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18.1
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25.3
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23.1
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22.6
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20.9
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Number of Children
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1.2
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1.2
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1.2
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1.1
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1.8
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1.8
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1.8
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1.7
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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Percent employed last year
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78.2
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77.5
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78.6
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79.9
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68.0
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68.7
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75.7
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83.0
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72.1
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73.8
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74.4
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74.6
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Percent employed in
March survey week
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67.8
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68.1
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70.7
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71.5
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57.6
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58.1
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65.7
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73.4
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62.0
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65.4
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68.1
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67.5
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% on Welfare Last Year
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5.8
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7.8
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5.9
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3.2
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32.9
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35.1
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26.7
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15.4
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1.9
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2.9
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2.2
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1.3
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Total Number
(weighted in Thousands)
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52,532
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54,849
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54,836
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55,134
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7,228
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8,762
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8,753
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8,304
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22,127
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22,375
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21,963
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21,188
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Sample Size
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33,769
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31,514
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27,043
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26,510
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4,597
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4,901
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4,243
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3,971
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14,578
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13,347
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11,142
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10,634
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* For families with at least one child.
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