"  Table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 10 thru 15.  Columns C, E, G, K, and M are percents.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fertility and Program Participation Internet Table 2A.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Internet release date:  November 9, 2005",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"Mothers 15 to 44 Years by Food Stamp Participation Status, Age, and Family Characteristics:  2001",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Characteristic,Mothers who had a child in the last year,,,,,,Mothers who did not have a child in the last year,,,,,,,,
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,Total,,Food stamp participants 2,,Not food stamp participants 3,,Total,,Food stamp participants 2,,Not food stamp participants 3,,,,
,Number,Partici- pation rate 1,,,,,Number,Partici- pation rate 1,,,,,,,
,,,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,,,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,,,
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Total,"4,066",13.8,559,100.0,"3,506",100.0,"31,174",9.4,"2,941",100.0,"28,233",100.0,,
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Age,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
15 to 19 years,276,26.4,73,13.0,203,5.8,345,18.7,65,2.2,280,1.0,,
20 to 24 years,886,23.5,208,37.2,678,19.3,"2,462",19.3,476,16.2,"1,986",7.0,,
25 to 29 years,"1,014",13.8,140,25.1,874,24.9,"4,250",13.5,572,19.5,"3,677",13.0,,
30 to 34 years,"1,191",6.5,77,13.8,"1,114",31.8,"6,308",10.8,679,23.1,"5,629",19.9,,
35 to 39 years,515,8.1,42,7.5,473,13.5,"8,468",7.9,671,22.8,"7,797",27.6,,
40 to 44 years,183,(B),20,3.5,164,4.7,"9,341",5.1,478,16.3,"8,863",31.4,,
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Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Now married,"2,899",5.7,166,29.6,"2,733",78.0,"20,676",3.9,809,27.5,"19,867",70.4,,
"..Married, husband present","2,833",4.6,130,23.2,"2,703",77.1,"20,288",3.5,704,23.9,"19,585",69.4,,
"..Married, husband absent 4",66,(B),36,6.5,30,0.9,387,27.1,105,3.6,282,1.0,,
Separated,120,(B),67,11.9,53,1.5,"1,486",22.7,337,11.5,"1,149",4.1,,
Divorced,168,(B),46,8.2,122,3.5,"3,913",13.2,518,17.6,"3,395",12.0,,
Widowed,13,(B),3,0.5,11,0.3,310,10.4,32,1.1,278,1.0,,,
Never married,865,32.2,278,49.7,587,16.7,"4,789",26.0,"1,245",42.3,"3,544",12.6,,,
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Living Arrangements,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
No other person 18 years and,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
.over present,332,61.9,206,36.8,127,3.6,"5,052",26.8,"1,355",46.1,"3,696",13.1,,,
Other adult present 5,"3,733",9.5,354,63.2,"3,380",96.4,"26,123",6.1,"1,586",53.9,"24,537",86.9,,,
..Living with spouse,"2,833",4.6,130,23.2,"2,703",77.1,"20,288",3.5,704,23.9,"19,585",69.4,,,
..Living with adult relative(s) 6,505,26.2,133,23.7,372,10.6,"3,421",18.1,618,21.0,"2,803",9.9,,,
..Living with an unmarried,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
...partner,336,23.7,80,14.2,256,7.3,"2,062",11.7,241,8.2,"1,821",6.4,,,
..Living with other adult ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
...nonrelative(s) 7,139,(B),32,5.7,107,3.1,805,9.3,75,2.5,731,2.6,,,
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"     B Derived measure not shown when base is less than 200,000.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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     1 Percent of mothers currently participating in or covered by a food stamp program.
     2 Currently participating in or covered by a food stamp program.
     3 Not currently participating in or covered by a food stamp program.
     4 Includes women whose spouse is absent other than due to marital separation.
"     5 Categories under ""Other adult present"" are not mutually exclusive."
     6 Excludes spouse.
     7 Excludes unmarried partner.

"Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation, Wave 2, 2001."