Table 1.4 Caregiver Characteristics for Children in Kin Care and Parent Care, 1983-94 |
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Percentage in Category |
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Kin Care Children |
Parent Care Children |
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Category |
1983-85 |
1986-88 |
1989-91 |
1992-94 |
1983-85 |
1986-88 |
1989-91 |
1992-94 |
Relationship to caregiver |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
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Grandchild |
n.a. |
n.a. |
66.2 % |
66.3 % |
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Other relative |
n.a. |
n.a. |
33.8 % |
33.7 % |
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Marital status |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
Married couple |
56.3 % |
53.2 % |
49.2 % |
50.3 % |
76.5 % |
75.3 % |
74.4 % |
72.4 % |
Single male |
5.0 % |
4.8 % |
5.3 % |
5.9 % |
2.3 % |
2.7 % |
3.1 % |
3.4 % |
Single female |
38.7 % |
42.1 % |
45.5 % |
43.8 % |
21.2 % |
21.9 % |
22.5 % |
24.2 % |
Widowed |
16.9 % |
16.0 % |
20.1 % |
15.2 % |
1.6 % |
1.5 % |
1.4 % |
1.0 % |
Divorced |
8.5 % |
11.5 % |
10.0 % |
11.3 % |
8.6 % |
8.6 % |
8.3 % |
8.7 % |
Never married |
4.9 % |
6.2 % |
7.7 % |
7.8 % |
5.4 % |
6.4 % |
7.3 % |
8.6 % |
Separated |
7.6 % |
7.4 % |
6.1 % |
7.6 % |
4.9 % |
4.8 % |
4.7 % |
4.9 % |
Married-spouse absent |
0.7 % |
1.1 % |
1.5 % |
1.9 % |
0.7 % |
0.7 % |
0.9 % |
0.9 % |
Age of female caregiver |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
0-17 |
0.2 % |
0.2 % |
0.0 % |
0.1 % |
0.3 % |
0.3 % |
0.3 % |
0.3 % |
18-19 |
0.6 % |
0.4 % |
0.5 % |
0.3 % |
0.9 % |
0.8 % |
0.8 % |
0.7 % |
20-24 |
4.2 % |
2.8 % |
2.6 % |
3.2 % |
8.4 % |
7.4 % |
6.8 % |
6.6 % |
25-29 |
6.8 % |
6.4 % |
3.4 % |
3.8 % |
18.8 % |
18.2 % |
17.2 % |
15.7 % |
30-39 |
18.4 % |
18.6 % |
11.2 % |
11.4 % |
48.6 % |
51.1 % |
51.5 % |
51.3 % |
40-49 |
19.3 % |
21.0 % |
22.2 % |
24.5 % |
19.4 % |
19.3 % |
20.9 % |
23.2 % |
50-59 |
25.6 % |
26.9 % |
31.7 % |
29.3 % |
3.3 % |
2.6 % |
2.3 % |
2.1 % |
60-69 |
18.3 % |
17.9 % |
22.0 % |
19.6 % |
0.2 % |
0.2 % |
0.2 % |
0.2 % |
70+ |
6.6 % |
5.9 % |
6.3 % |
7.6 % |
0.0 % |
0.0 % |
0.1 % |
0.0 % |
Children with no female caregiver excluded |
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Age of male caregiver |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
0-17 |
0.0 % |
0.0 % |
0.0 % |
0.0 % |
0.0 % |
0.1 % |
0.0 % |
0.0 % |
18-19 |
0.2 % |
0.3 % |
0.3 % |
0.0 % |
0.2 % |
0.2 % |
0.1 % |
0.1 % |
20-24 |
4.7 % |
2.1 % |
2.3 % |
2.2 % |
3.8 % |
3.2 % |
2.8 % |
2.7 % |
25-29 |
9.1 % |
6.7 % |
5.9 % |
5.9 % |
13.6 % |
12.8 % |
11.6 % |
10.3 % |
30-39 |
17.8 % |
16.6 % |
11.9 % |
12.8 % |
46.5 % |
48.4 % |
48.4 % |
47.2 % |
40-49 |
18.3 % |
22.0 % |
17.8 % |
20.9 % |
27.5 % |
28.0 % |
30.3 % |
32.8 % |
50-59 |
23.8 % |
25.5 % |
26.8 % |
29.2 % |
7.1 % |
6.2 % |
5.6 % |
5.8 % |
60-69 |
18.6 % |
20.0 % |
27.9 % |
18.4 % |
1.1 % |
1.0 % |
0.9 % |
0.9 % |
70+ |
7.3 % |
6.8 % |
7.1 % |
10.6 % |
0.2 % |
0.2 % |
0.1 % |
0.1 % |
Children with no female caregiver excluded |
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Educational attainment |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
Not high school graduate |
47.9 % |
43.5 % |
44.8 % |
42.6 % |
17.0 % |
15.6 % |
14.9 % |
14.2 % |
High school graduate |
29.9 % |
33.3 % |
33.5 % |
32.7 % |
36.0 % |
35.4 % |
33.3 % |
30.8 % |
Some college |
14.0 % |
14.9 % |
14.3 % |
16.7 % |
23.3 % |
24.2 % |
25.1 % |
28.2 % |
College graduate |
8.1 % |
8.3 % |
7.3 % |
8.1 % |
23.7 % |
24.8 % |
26.6 % |
26.8 % |
Labor force status |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
Employed |
58.7 % |
59.4 % |
58.5 % |
57.5 % |
82.9 % |
84.2 % |
84.8 % |
83.0 % |
Unemployed |
4.9 % |
5.1 % |
3.1 % |
3.3 % |
5.6 % |
4.4 % |
3.7 % |
4.5 % |
Not in labor force |
36.3 % |
35.5 % |
38.4 % |
39.1 % |
11.5 % |
11.4 % |
11.5 % |
12.4 % |
Housekeeping |
19.9 % |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
7.6 % |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
In school |
1.1 % |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1.0 % |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Unable |
2.7 % |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.5 % |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Other/retired |
12.6 % |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2.3 % |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Other |
0.1 % |
0.0 % |
0.0 % |
0.1 % |
0.0 % |
0.1 % |
0.1 % |
0.0 % |
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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