Table 1.1: Demographic Breakout of the Family of Four
|
Family
Type
|
Number
(in thousands)
|
Percentage
of Families |
Percentage
of All Families of Four |
|
All
Families |
|
Married,
2 Children |
9,316,050 |
88 |
88 |
|
Single
Parent, Three Children |
1,280,883 |
12 |
12 |
|
Total
Families of Four |
10,596,933 |
100 |
100 |
|
White |
|
Married,
2 Children |
8,065,451 |
89 |
76.1 |
|
Single
Parent, Three Children |
761,447 |
11 |
7.2 |
|
Total
White Families |
8,826,898 |
100 |
83.3 |
|
Black |
|
Married,
2 Children |
712,631 |
62 |
6.7 |
|
Single
Parent, Three Children |
458,449 |
38 |
4.3 |
|
Total
Black Families |
1,171,080 |
100 |
11.1 |
|
Hispanic |
|
Married,
2 Children |
1,443,195 |
77 |
11.2 |
|
Single
Parent, Three Children
|
254,049 |
23 |
2.4 |
|
Total
Hispanic Families |
1,189,146 |
100 |
13.6 |
|
|
Source:
Heritage Calculations from March Current Population
Survey, 2002
Note: Hispanics may be of any race. Thus the race
and ethnicity totals will exceed the overall count of
families.
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