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Difference Between the Supplemental and Official Poverty Measures
There has been continued debate about the best way to measure poverty in the U.S. since the first official U.S. poverty statistics were published.
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Producing Detailed Racial, Ethnic and Tribal Data from the 2020 Census
In this blog, we describe our current plans for developing and releasing these statistics and plans for other statistics in the Detailed DHC.
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Grandparents and Grandchildren
Statistics from the American Community Survey provide information on grandparents living with their grandchildren, including those who have primary care of them.
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A Look at Custodial Parents and Child Support in the U.S.
Raising children can be an expensive endeavor.
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Another View of the Gender Earnings Gap
In 2014, the female-to-male earnings ratio stood at 0.79 , indicating that the median earnings of women who worked full time, year-round was 79 percent of what their male counterparts earned.
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A Gray Revolution in Living Arrangements
The last 50 years have witnessed a revolution in young adult living arrangements, which are now more diverse than at any time since World War II.
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Singles, Mingles and Wedding Jingles: Partnerships and Living Arrangements from 1967 to 2014
For nearly half a century, the Census Bureau has been collecting data on America’s living arrangements. Young adults age 18 to 34 have experienced significant changes in who they live with when compared over several generations.
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Percentage of Children living in Owner-Occupied Homes Still Down From Prerecession Levels
The Census Bureau released its annual “Families and Living Arrangements” table package today, finding that about 20 percent of the nation’s children are receiving food stamps. The economic well-being of households with children declined during the recession, evidenced by a 7 percentage point drop in homeownership in 2014 (from 68 percent in 2007 to 61 percent today) among households with children. Not only is homeownership a key asset and financial investment for many families, it also plays an important role in the stability of children’s lives.
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A Change in Circumstances: Family and Household Transitions and Child Well-Being
Change is inevitable, but how often things change can matter for the well-being of children. A new report, A Child’s Day: Living Arrangements, Nativity, and Family Transitions: 2011, uses multiyear data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation to understand how often children experience family and household transitions.
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Grandparents Who Live with a Grandchild are Younger and More Likely to be in Poverty
The Survey of Income and Program Participation is the only U.S. census survey that asks questions about grandparents who do not live with their grandchildren.
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Marrying Older, But Sooner
The age when Americans marry for the first time has risen to its highest point since the 1950s. Although true, there is more to the story. With life expectancy increasing, Americans today are actually marrying sooner in their lifetime, despite marrying at older ages.
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Married Couples are Not the Only Type of Two-Parent Family
When you think of a two-parent family, you may picture a married couple with children under 18. Although these families make up a substantial proportion of all households, at 19 percent, they are not the only type of two-parent family. Another type of family that is becoming more common is when children live with two cohabiting parents.
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Households on the Move
During the previous year, 13.7 percent of householders living with their own children moved. What may seem surprising is that this rate is higher than for those without kids at home. We also see differences in households with younger children compared to older ones. New statistics released today from the 2013 Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey allow us to examine these differences and look at a variety of statistics about people who moved in the last year.
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The Vanishing Married Household
Did you know that in 1970 married couples with children made up 40 percent of American households? Today, they comprise just 20 percent.
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How Do We Know About Child Care in the U.S.?
The increase in maternal employment and desire for educational opportunities for young children has increased the need and demand for child care. An infographic released today by the U.S. Census Bureau illustrates and provides an overview of child care statistics.
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