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Table 1.3: Where Families of Four Reside
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Family
Type
|
Total
Number of Families
(in thousands) |
Metro
Area |
Non-Metro
Area |
|
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
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