AFDC Mothers Versus Non-AFDC Mothers Mothers 15 to 44 years old, by AFDC status and selected fertility and socioeconomic characteristics: summer 1993 Receiving AFDC | Not receiving AFDC Mean age of | Mean age of Mothers mother in years | Mothers mother in years ... Number | Births per at | at | Number | Births per at | at (in thou-| 1,000 time of| first | (in thou-| 1,000 time of| first Characteristic sands) | Percent Mothers survey | birth | sands) | Percent Mothers survey | birth ======================================================================================================================== Total 3,754 100.0 2,586 29.5 20.3 32,022 100.0 2,123 34.0 22.9 Age 15 to 19 years 191 5.1 1,407 18.1 17.0 554 1.7 1,094 18.1 16.9 20 to 24 years 866 23.1 1,964 22.2 18.5 2,615 8.2 1,481 22.3 19.4 25 to 29 years 865 23.0 2,464 27.3 20.1 5,020 15.7 1,891 27.2 21.8 30 to 34 years 921 24.5 2,837 31.9 20.7 7,508 23.4 2,150 32.1 23.3 35 to 39 years 604 16.1 3,226 36.9 21.8 8,389 26.2 2,267 37.0 24.0 40 to 44 years 307 8.2 3,405 41.5 23.2 7,936 24.8 2,375 42.0 23.6 Race White 2,074 55.2 2,536 29.9 20.8 26,352 82.3 2,108 34.1 23.1 Black 1,471 39.2 2,694 29.0 19.5 4,258 13.3 2,165 33.4 20.9 Hispanic Origin Hispanic* 784 20.9 3,114 30.2 20.3 3,406 10.6 2,408 32.9 21.7 Not Hispanic 2,970 79.1 2,447 29.3 20.3 28,616 89.4 2,089 34.2 23.0 Marital Status Currently married 1,120 29.8 2,827 31.0 20.7 25,322 79.1 2,185 34.4 23.3 Married, husband present 472 12.6 2,929 31.1 20.6 23,827 74.4 2,175 34.5 23.4 Married, husband absent** 648 17.3 2,753 30.9 20.8 1,495 4.7 2,352 33.7 21.3 Widowed or divorced 851 22.7 2,728 32.9 21.0 4,009 12.5 2,078 36.2 21.7 Never married 1,783 47.5 2,366 26.9 19.6 2,691 8.4 1,598 27.1 20.5 Educational Attainment Not a high school graduate 1,633 43.5 2,890 28.8 19.2 4,631 14.5 2,464 31.9 19.8 High school, 4 years 1,422 37.9 2,361 29.6 20.8 12,900 40.3 2,094 33.8 21.9 College: 1 or more years 698 18.6 2,333 30.7 21.6 14,490 45.3 2,040 34.9 24.8 Enrollment in School Enrolled in school 527 14.0 2,128 28.3 20.1 2,682 8.4 1,950 31.8 21.7 Not enrolled in school 3,226 85.9 2,661 29.7 20.3 29,340 91.6 2,138 34.2 23.0 Labor Force Status Worked all or some weeks 474 12.6 2,372 31.3 20.4 21,889 68.4 2,061 34.7 23.0 No job last month 3,280 87.4 2,617 29.2 20.2 10,133 31.6 2,255 32.5 22.6 Monthly Family Income*** Less than $500 1,351 36.1 2,574 29.7 20.3 889 2.8 2,045 31.2 21.0 $500 to $999 1,360 36.3 2,770 29.7 20.2 2,190 6.9 2,308 31.9 21.0 $1,000 to $1,499 479 12.8 2,431 29.8 20.5 3,159 10.0 2,153 32.3 21.5 $1,500 and over 552 14.8 2,293 28.0 20.0 25,309 80.2 2,107 34.6 23.3 Poverty Level*** Below poverty level 3,004 80.3 2,696 29.6 20.2 4,178 13.2 2,489 31.5 20.8 Above poverty level 737 19.7 2,135 29.0 20.5 27,368 86.8 2,068 34.5 23.2 Division New England 185 4.9 (B) (B) (B) 1,496 4.7 2,022 34.8 24.3 Mid Atlantic 542 14.4 2,689 29.9 20.4 4,388 13.7 2,023 34.2 23.7 East North Central 748 19.9 2,537 29.0 20.6 5,669 17.7 2,107 33.8 22.8 West North Central 222 5.9 3,027 29.1 19.5 2,363 7.4 2,168 34.2 23.1 South Atlantic 591 15.7 2,472 28.9 19.6 5,720 17.9 2,025 34.1 22.7 East South Central 191 5.1 (B) (B) (B) 2,006 6.3 2,026 34.0 21.7 West South Central 369 9.8 2,744 29.8 20.3 3,512 11.0 2,220 33.9 22.2 Mountain 119 3.2 (B) (B) (B) 1,634 5.1 2,400 34.2 22.8 Pacific 787 21.0 2,596 30.2 20.9 5,234 16.3 2,223 33.7 23.0 Metropolitan Residence Metropolitan 3,039 81.0 2,595 29.4 20.3 24,519 76.6 2,101 34.1 23.1 In central cities 2,117 56.4 2,697 29.7 20.0 8,688 27.1 2,125 33.5 22.5 Suburbs 922 24.6 2,362 28.8 20.8 15,830 49.4 2,088 34.4 23.5 Nonmetropolitan 715 19.0 2,547 29.8 20.2 7,503 23.4 2,194 33.8 22.0 Place of Birth Native born 3,362 89.6 2,536 29.2 20.0 28,171 88.0 2,095 34.0 22.8 Foreign born 392 10.4 3,014 31.8 22.4 3,850 12.0 2,328 33.9 23.4 (B)Base too small to show derived measure. *Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. **Includes separated women. ***Excludes those who did not report income.