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Table 2. Percent of Children1) Under Age 18 Living with a Currently Working Mother or Father
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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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Children under age 18
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All Races2)
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Percent living with:
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-working mother
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52.7
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57.5
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59.7
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63.0
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61.7
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-working father
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70.8
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69.2
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67.1
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69.9
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68.0
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-at least one working parent
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84.6
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85.3
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84.7
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89.8
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88.8
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Black, non-Hispanic
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Percent living with:
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-working mother
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49.6
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52.8
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56.0
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66.2
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64.5
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-working father
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38.7
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34.8
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33.8
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38.8
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37.8
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-at least one working parent
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64.3
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64.3
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66.8
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79.0
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77.3
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Hispanic
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Percent living with:
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-working mother
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39.4
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44.5
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42.6
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51.8
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52.6
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-working father
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61.2
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61.7
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59.8
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65.9
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63.9
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-at least one working parent
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74.6
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77.6
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75.9
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85.7
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85.4
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White, non-Hispanic
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Percent living with:
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-working mother
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55.1
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60.8
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64.5
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65.2
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63.7
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-working father
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78.6
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77.7
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76.5
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77.9
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75.9
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-at least one working parent
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90.3
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91.3
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90.9
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93.4
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92.3
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Children under age 7, none older
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All Races2)
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Percent living with:
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-working mother
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46.1
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50.2
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51.9
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55.9
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54.3
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-working father
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71.3
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69.7
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65.7
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69.6
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68.9
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-at least one working parent
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81.9
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82.7
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80.9
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87.8
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86.9
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Black, non-Hispanic
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Percent living with:
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-working mother
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39.6
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41.9
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45.3
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58.3
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55.4
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-working father
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34.3
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29.5
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28.3
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36.1
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36.1
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-at least one working parent
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53.6
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53.8
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56.2
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74.2
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70.9
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Hispanic
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Percent living with:
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-working mother
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33.7
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37.2
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34.2
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44.4
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43.6
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-working father
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62.5
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62.1
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58.6
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65.1
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63.8
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-at least one working parent
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72.3
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75.8
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71.9
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82.9
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82.4
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White, non-Hispanic
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Percent living with:
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-working mother
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48.9
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53.9
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57.6
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58.6
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57.2
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-working father
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78.9
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78.3
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75.6
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77.4
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76.8
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-at least one working parent
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88.2
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89.2
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88.5
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91.9
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91.2
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Children ages 7–17, none younger
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All Races 2)
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Percent living with:
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-working mother
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61.5
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67.8
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68.9
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71.0
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69.6
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-working father
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69.5
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68.3
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67.0
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68.3
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66.5
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-at least one working parent
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87.7
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89.1
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88.3
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91.3
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90.7
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Black, non-Hispanic
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Percent living with:
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-working mother
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59.2
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64.0
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65.7
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71.3
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69.9
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-working father
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39.9
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38.3
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35.5
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39.4
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37.6
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-at least one working parent
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72.6
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74.5
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75.6
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82.5
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81.2
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Hispanic
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Percent living with:
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-working mother
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45.8
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55.8
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55.1
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62.3
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62.2
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-working father
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57.6
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57.5
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57.9
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60.5
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61.6
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-at least one working parent
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77.1
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81.0
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79.8
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87.1
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88.0
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White, non-Hispanic
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Percent living with:
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-working mother
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63.5
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70.3
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72.0
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72.8
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71.1
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-working father
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76.0
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75.1
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74.9
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75.5
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73.8
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-at least one working parent
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91.7
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92.9
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92.3
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94.1
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93.3
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1) Excludes children who do not live with parents
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2) Includes races other than black, Hispanic, and white
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Note: Currently working refers to employed last week. These are annual averages of monthly data from the CPS Outgoing Rotation Groups (ORG).
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