Civic Report
No. 35 March 2003

Table C-1: Distribution of Single Mothers (Ages 18–44) by Living Arrangement   1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Living Arrangement:                           Independent family 59.6 59.1 57.7 57.0 57.3 57.9 56.1 54.7 55.4 54.9 57.0 53.1 53.9 Cohabiting family 5.7 5.7 5.6 6.9 6.8 6.7 7.6 8.6 8.6 9.1 9.3 10.4 11.3 Extended arrangement (total) 34.6 35.2 36.7 36.1 35.9 35.4 36.3 36.7 36.0 36.0 33.7 36.5 34.9 Extended family 29.5 29.7 30.5 29.8 29.5 29.1 30.2 31.4 30.8 30.9 29.1 31.2 30.0 Unrelated family/individuals 5.1 5.5 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.6 5.3 4.9 Note: The living arrangements are defined as: Independent family: single mother family with no adults other than the mother in the household; Cohabiting: single mother family with one unrelated male (ages 18–60) and no other adults present; Extended family: single mother family living with related adults or families; Unrelated families: single mother family lives in a household with unrelated families or individuals (other than male partner). Source: Calculated from micro data files, March CPS Supplement.

Table C-2: Characteristics and Income Source of Single Mothers with Zero Cash Income of Their Own in the Prior Year   1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 % with zero reported income                           All single mothers   4.1   4.2   4.0   4.1   4.6   3.5   4.3   4.5   4.2   4.8   5.6 4.8 5.0 Single mothers in the lowest income quintile 19.2 20.8 19.6 21.0 21.8 16.9 21.4 22.4 21.0 23.8 27.7 24.0 25.4 % living with a male partner   1.1   6.6   2.4 3.8 6.4   5.3   6.1   9.1 12.4   9.9 11.4   8.7 14.3 % living with extended family 1) 70.9 60.2 62.0 61.0 62.8 54.1 62.3 66.3 56.9 60.6 64.2 67.2 64.4 % high school dropout 54.1 51.4 36.3 47.7 37.0 48.9 46.1 43.5 41.8 46.0 44.0 45.3 40.0 % age 18-24 52.2 33.9 46.6 43.1 43.4 36.9 38.2 43.4 42.6 34.0 37.3 43.6 39.8 % foreign-born, non-citizen — — — — — 18.2 20.8 24.7 18.8 19.5 20.5 21.9 19.3 Source of income:                           % with cash income from other family members or a male partner 67.3 58.3 60.4 57.9 61.5 52.7 59.4 62.8 55.4 53.0 60.8 64.2 61.9 % with cash income from other family and/or household members 84.8 75.0 80.0 71.8 84.7 74.9 72.5 79.3 73.3 72.0 77.7 80.5 82.0 % with cash and/or non-cash income in a household 95.1 90.7 94.0 91.0 97.6 92.3 96.2 95.7 92.2 94.0 94.4 94.6 95.7 Poverty rate:                           Based on official definition (family cash income) 64.8 77.1 72.2 72.9 69.9 78.2 72.8 69.1 71.6 76.3 69.2 57.6 54.6 Based on household cash and non-cash income after taxes 49.3 65.0 61.0 59.7 53.7 64.4 61.6 56.9 58.6 62.5 49.8 54.3 45.8 1) Extended family is defined as single mother family living with related adults or families. Note: Characteristics are as of March of the stated year. Income, however, refers to the prior calendar year.  Calculated from the micro data files, CPS March Supplement for single mothers ages 18–44 with children under 18.

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