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Table 1.3: Where Families of Four Reside

Family Type	Total Number of Families (in thousands)	Metro Area		Non-Metro Area
Family Type	Total Number of Families (in thousands)	Number (in thousands)	Percentage	Number in thousands)	Percentage
All Families of Four
Married, 2 Children	9,039,236	7,403,856	81.9%	1,635,380	18.1%
Female-Headed, 3 Children	284,570	229,610	80.7	54,960	19.3
Male-Headed, 3 Children	1,273,127	1,077,469	84.6	195,658	15.4
Total Families of Four	10,596,933	8,710,935	82.2	1,885,998	17.8
White
Married, 2 Children	7,564,163	6,118,008	80.9	1,446,155	19.1
Female-Headed, 3 Children	1,034,804	863,877	83.5	170,927	16.5
Total White Families	8,598,967	6,981,885	81.0	1,617,082	19.0
Black
Married, 2 Children	1,015,006	878,541	86.6	136,465	13.4
Female-Headed, 3 Children	127,466	115,076	90.3	12,390	9.7
Total Black Families	1,142,472	993,617	0.9	148,855	0.1
Hispanic /1
Married, 2 Children	1,224,793	1,105,680	90.3	119,113	9.7
Female-Headed, 3 Children	181,309	168,412	92.9	12,897	7.1
Total Hispanic Families	1,406,102	1,274,092	0.9	132,010	0.1

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Household and Family Characteristics: March 2002
Note:
/1 Hispanics may be of any race