Table 1.3 Personal Characteristics of Children in Kin Care and Parent Care, 1983-94 |
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Kin Care Children |
Parent Care Children |
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Percentage in Category |
Percentage in Category |
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Category |
1983-85 |
1986-88 |
1989-91 |
1992-94 |
1983-85 |
1986-88 |
1989-91 |
1992-94 |
|
Racial/Ethnic group |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
|
NonHispanic |
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White |
46.6 % |
43.0 % |
38.1 % |
36.2 % |
73.1 % |
71.5 % |
70.0 % |
68.7 % |
|
African American |
38.1 % |
41.6 % |
44.8 % |
44.3 % |
14.5 % |
14.5 % |
14.7 % |
14.9 % |
|
Other |
4.3 % |
3.2 % |
- | - | 3.3 % |
3.6 % |
- | - | |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1.6 % |
1.5 % |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.7 % |
0.8 % |
|
American Indian/Eskimo |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2.1 % |
2.7 % |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.1 % |
3.0 % |
|
Other |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.3 % |
0.2 % |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.2 % |
0.3 % |
|
Hispanic |
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White |
10.5 % |
11.7 % |
12.3 % |
14.0 % |
8.9 % |
10.1 % |
10.7 % |
11.4 % |
|
African American |
0.3 % |
0.4 % |
0.3 % |
0.5 % |
0.1 % |
0.2 % |
0.2 % |
0.2 % |
|
Other |
0.2 % |
0.1 % |
0.3 % |
0.6 % |
0.1 % |
0.1 % |
0.2 % |
0.6 % |
|
Total African American |
38.3 % |
42.0 % |
45.2 % |
44.8 % |
14.6 % |
14.7 % |
14.9 % |
15.2 % |
|
Total Hispanic |
10.9 % |
12.2 % |
13.0 % |
15.1 % |
9.2 % |
10.4 % |
11.1 % |
12.2 % |
|
Age |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
|
0-4 |
16.7 % |
16.9 % |
19.2 % |
21.7 % |
29.0 % |
29.1 % |
29.7 % |
29.8 % |
|
5-9 |
23.8 % |
25.2 % |
27.0 % |
25.1 % |
26.1 % |
27.9 % |
28.6 % |
28.1 % |
|
10-14 |
32.4 % |
32.5 % |
29.2 % |
29.6 % |
28.0 % |
26.2 % |
26.7 % |
27.4 % |
|
15-17 |
27.1 % |
25.4 % |
24.6 % |
23.5 % |
17.0 % |
16.8 % |
15.0 % |
14.7 % |
|
Sex |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
|
Male |
51.0 % |
51.5 % |
50.7 % |
49.4 % |
51.2 % |
51.2 % |
51.3 % |
51.3 % |
|
Female |
49.0 % |
48.5 % |
49.3 % |
50.6 % |
48.8 % |
48.8 % |
48.7 % |
48.7 % |
|
Region |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
|
Northeast |
16.2 % |
14.7 % |
14.0 % |
16.2 % |
20.0 % |
19.1 % |
19.2 % |
18.7 % |
|
Midwest |
18.9 % |
16.1 % |
13.1 % |
18.5 % |
26.1 % |
25.6 % |
24.8 % |
24.6 % |
|
South |
48.6 % |
50.9 % |
54.0 % |
46.8 % |
33.7 % |
34.1 % |
33.9 % |
33.8 % |
|
West |
16.3 % |
18.3 % |
18.9 % |
18.5 % |
20.2 % |
21.2 % |
22.0 % |
22.9 % |
|
Metro/Nonmetro |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
|
Metropolitan area |
59.1 % |
74.5 % |
73.0 % |
74.5 % |
63.7 % |
76.4 % |
76.8 % |
77.4 % |
|
Nonmetropolitan |
40.9 % |
25.5 % |
27.0 % |
25.5 % |
36.3 % |
23.6 % |
23.2 % |
22.6 % |
|
Source: March Current Population Surveys, 1983-1994. |
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Notes: Estimates based on average for 3-year period. n.a.=Not available. |
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