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Table 4.2: Family Households, by Type, Age of Own Children, Educational Attainment, and Race and Hispanic Origin of Householders: March 2002

 

Family Type

Number of Families (in thousands)

Educational Attainment of Householder (in thousands)

Less than 9th Grade

Some High School

High School Graduate

Some College

College Graduate or Higher

All Families of Four

Married, 2 Children

10,440

414

606

2,945

2,855

3,621

Female-Headed, 3 Children

1,085

81

211

381

323

88

Male-Headed, 3 Children

157

7

38

56

37

19

Total, All Families of Four

11,682

502

855

3,382

3,215

3,728

 

White

Married, 2 Children

8,977

361

527

2,534

2,460

3,096

Female-Headed, 3 Children

626

60

118

195

185

68

Male-Headed, 3 Children

124

7

28

43

28

19

Total, White Families of Four

9,727

428

673

2,772

2,673

3,183

 

Black

Married, 2 Children

811

24

40

276

283

189

Female-Headed, 3 Children

410

18

91

173

117

12

Total, Black Families of Four

1,221

42

131

449

400

201

 

Hispanic

Married, 2 Children

1,461

332

250

419

273

187

Female-Headed, 3 Children

230

57

61

71

30

11

Total, Hispanic Families of Four

1,691

389

311

490

303

198

Source: Table F3, March Current Population Survey, 2002 Bureau of the Census
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2002.html   

Note: Hispanics may be of any race.