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Table 4. Changes in Parental Education, 1985-2002
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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 with a parent present
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Percent of mothers:*
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Not a HS graduate
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21.1
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18.2
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16.1
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14.4
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14.2
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HS graduate
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42.5
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39.7
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34.3
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31.9
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30.4
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College, 1–3 years
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21.6
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24.4
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29.6
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29.7
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29.7
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College graduate or more
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14.7
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17.7
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20.0
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24.0
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25.7
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Percent of fathers:*
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Not a HS graduate
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19.1
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16.4
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14.4
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13.9
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13.5
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HS graduate
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34.8
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33.7
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31.6
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30.3
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29.7
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College, 1–3 years
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21.5
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23.0
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26.4
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25.7
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25.3
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College graduate or more
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24.6
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27.0
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27.6
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30.1
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31.5
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Black, non-Hispanic children with a parent present
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Percent of mothers:*
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Not a HS graduate
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29.6
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25.5
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20.2
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15.8
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15.2
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HS graduate
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42.0
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42.3
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37.0
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38.2
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36.8
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College, 1–3 years
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20.5
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22.8
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32.0
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33.5
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33.1
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College graduate or more
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7.8
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9.4
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10.8
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12.5
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15.0
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Percent of fathers: *
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Not a HS graduate
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27.3
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20.7
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14.1
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12.6
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10.4
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HS graduate
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40.1
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41.7
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39.2
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38.5
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37.5
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College, 1–3 years
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19.7
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23.2
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29.9
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31.7
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32.4
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College graduate or more
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12.9
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14.4
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16.9
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17.3
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19.8
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Hispanic children with a parent present
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Percent of mothers:*
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Not a HS graduate
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59.5
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54.3
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50.1
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45.0
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43.0
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HS graduate
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25.3
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28.0
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27.8
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28.9
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30.2
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College, 1–3 years
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11.2
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13.0
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17.3
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18.9
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18.7
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College graduate or more
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4.0
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4.7
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4.8
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7.3
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8.2
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Percent of fathers:*
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Not a HS graduate
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55.5
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52.9
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49.6
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47.1
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45.0
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HS graduate
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23.9
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24.5
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26.5
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27.6
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27.9
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College, 1–3 years
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12.9
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14.8
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16.9
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16.1
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16.7
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College graduate or more
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7.7
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7.8
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7.1
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9.2
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10.4
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White, non-Hispanic children with a parent present
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Percent of mothers:*
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Not a HS graduate
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14.3
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10.7
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7.8
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6.6
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6.6
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HS graduate
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45.3
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41.5
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35.4
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31.5
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29.5
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College, 1–3 years
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23.4
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26.9
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31.9
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32.2
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32.2
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College graduate or more
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17.0
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20.9
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24.9
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29.8
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31.7
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Percent of fathers:*
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Not a HS graduate
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14.2
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10.9
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8.1
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7.2
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6.8
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HS graduate
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35.8
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34.6
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32.0
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30.3
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29.6
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College, 1–3 years
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22.7
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24.2
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27.8
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27.3
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26.7
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College graduate or more
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27.3
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30.2
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32.1
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35.2
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36.9
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Memorandum**
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% of ALL children with mother present
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95.2
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94.1
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91.8
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91.4
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91.5
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% of ALL children with father present
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77.0
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75.1
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72.0
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73.2
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73.2
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% of BLACK children with mother present
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90.9
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89.1
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85.6
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85.8
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86.9
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% of BLACK children with father present
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43.9
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40.5
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37.9
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41.4
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43.2
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% of HISPANIC children with mother present
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94.8
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92.9
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91.2
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90.1
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90.0
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% of HISPANIC children with father present
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70.5
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69.1
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66.6
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69.2
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69.5
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% of WHITE children with mother present
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96.1
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95.4
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93.4
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93.1
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93.0
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% of WHITE children with father present
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84.4
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83.4
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81.5
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81.6
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81.1
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*Restricted to children living with one or both parents
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** Refers to percent of all children whether living with or without parents
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Source: Annual average of CPS monthly Outgoing Rotation Groups (ORG)
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