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Table 1. Changes in Living Arrangements of Children Under Age 18, by Race (Percent Distribution)
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1985
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1990
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1995
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2000
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2002
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All Children
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Two Married Parents
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74.5
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72.0
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68.5
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69.1
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68.8
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Single MOTHER
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20.7
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22.1
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23.2
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22.5
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22.8
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with male partner
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1.0
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1.5
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1.8
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2.6
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2.6
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Single FATHER
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2.5
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3.1
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3.5
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4.2
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4.6
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with female partner
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0.5
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1.0
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1.1
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1.6
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1.7
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No Parent Present1)
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2.4
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2.9
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4.8
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4.4
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4.0
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Black, Non-Hispanic
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Two Married Parents
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40.8
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37.2
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34.3
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37.2
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38.3
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Single MOTHER
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50.1
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51.9
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51.2
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48.7
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48.8
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with male partner
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1.4
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2.5
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2.7
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3.6
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3.3
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Single FATHER
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3.0
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3.3
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3.6
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4.3
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5.1
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with female partner
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0.8
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1.1
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1.3
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1.8
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2.0
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No Parent Present1)
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6.0
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7.6
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10.8
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9.9
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8.1
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Hispanic
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Two Married Parents
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68.0
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65.7
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63.0
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64.9
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64.8
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Single MOTHER
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26.8
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27.2
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28.2
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25.5
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25.5
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with male partner
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1.3
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2.0
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1.5
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3.1
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3.4
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Single FATHER
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2.4
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3.4
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3.6
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4.5
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5.0
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with female partner
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0.6
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1.4
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1.4
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2.1
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2.6
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No Parent Present1)
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2.7
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3.7
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5.2
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5.3
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5.0
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White, Non-Hispanic
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Two Married Parents
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82.1
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80.5
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78.0
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77.5
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76.8
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Single MOTHER
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14.1
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14.9
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15.4
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15.7
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16.2
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with male partner
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0.9
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1.3
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1.6
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2.3
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2.2
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Single FATHER
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2.4
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2.9
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3.4
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4.1
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4.4
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with female partner
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0.4
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0.8
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1.0
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1.4
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1.4
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No Parent Present1)
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1.5
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1.7
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3.2
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2.8
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2.7
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1) Includes children living with relatives, usually the grandparents, as well as those living with foster parents or other nonrelatives. A small portion (0.02%) live alone.
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Source: CPS Outgoing Rotation Groups (ORG)
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