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Table 10. Related Children in Female Householder Families as a Proportion
of All Related Children, by Poverty Status: 1959 to 2006

(Number in Thousands)

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                       Total                       Below poverty
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            Related                         Related
            children      In female         children      In female
   Year      under        households         under        households
            18 years                        18 years
              Totals     Number   Percent    Totals      Number   Percent
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 2006.....    72,609     17,416      24.0     12,299      7,341      59.7
 2005.....    72,095     16,862      23.4     12,335      7,210      58.4
 2004 14/.    72,133     17,081      23.7     12,473      7,152      57.3
 2003.....    71,907     16,964      23.6     12,340      7,085      57.4
 2002.....    71,619     16,565      23.1     11,646      6,564      56.4
 2001.....    70,950     16,137      22.7     11,175      6,341      56.7
 2000 12/.    70,538     15,717      22.3     11,005      6,300      57.2
 2000 11/.    70,767     15,382      21.7     11,018      6,116      55.5
 1999.....    70,480     15,762      22.4     11,510      6,602      57.4
 1998.....    70,253     16,550      23.6     12,845      7,627      59.4
 1997.....    69,844     16,175      23.2     13,422      7,928      59.1
 1996.....    69,411     16,213      23.4     13,764      7,990      58.0
 1995.....    69,425     16,637      24.0     13,999      8,364      59.7
 1994.....    68,819     15,924      23.1     14,610      8,427      57.7
 1993 10/.    68,040     15,844      23.3     14,961      8,503      56.8
 1992 9/..    67,256     15,319      22.8     14,521      8,368      57.6
 1991 8/..    64,800     14,545      22.4     13,658      8,065      59.0
 1990.....    63,908     13,793      21.6     12,715      7,363      57.9
 1989.....    63,225     13,316      21.1     12,001      6,808      56.7
 1988.....    62,906     13,146      20.9     11,935      6,955      58.3
 1987 7/..    63,009     13,066      20.9     12,275      7,019      57.2
 1986.....    62,009     12,763      20.6     12,257      6,943      56.6
 1985 ....    62,019     12,531      20.2     12,483      6,716      53.8
 1984.....    61,681     12,536      20.3     12,929      6,772      52.4
 1983 6/..    61,578     12,172      19.8     13,427      6,747      50.2
 1982.....    61,565     11,946      19.4     13,139      6,696      51.0
 1981 5/..    61,756     12,059      19.5     12,068      6,305      52.2
 1980.....    62,168     11,539      18.6     11,114      5,866      52.8
 1979 4/..    62,646     11,595      18.5      9,993      5,635      56.4
 1978.....    61,987     11,232      18.1      9,722      5,687      58.5
 1977.....    62,823     11,238      17.9     10,028      5,658      56.4
 1976.....    63,729     10,739      16.9     10,081      5,583      55.4
 1975.....    64,750     10,622      16.4     10,882      5,597      51.4
 1974 3/..    65,802     10,458      15.9      9,967      5,387      54.0
 1973.....    66,626      9,929      14.9      9,453      5,171      54.7
 1972.....    67,592      9,600      14.2     10,082      5,094      50.5
 1971 2/..    68,474      9,127      13.3     10,344      4,850      46.9
 1970.....    68,815      7,987      11.6     10,235      4,689      45.8
 1969.....    68,746      7,820      11.4      9,501      4,247      44.7
 1968.....    70,035      7,323      10.5     10,739      4,409      41.1
 1967 1/..    70,058      7,344      10.5     11,427      4,246      37.2
 1966.....    69,869      7,106      10.2     12,146      4,262      35.1
 1965.....    69,638      7,098      10.2     14,388      4,562      31.7
 1964.....    69,364      6,838       9.9     15,736      4,422      28.1
 1963.....    68,837      6,419       9.3     15,691      4,554      29.0
 1962.....    67,385      6,419       9.5     16,630      4,506      27.1
 1961.....    65,792      6,212       9.4     16,577      4,044      24.4
 1960.....    65,275      5,987       9.2     17,288      4,095      23.7
 1959.....    63,995      5,741       9.0     17,208      4,145      24.1
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Poverty and Health Statistics Branch/HHES Division                                                   
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