Table 1.7 Caregiver Characteristics of Children in Kin Care, Foster Care, and Parent Care, 1992-94 |
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Category |
Kin Care |
Foster Care |
Parent Care |
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Marital status |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
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Married couple |
50.3 % |
66.6 % |
72.4 % |
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Single male |
5.9 % |
3.9 % |
3.4 % |
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Single female |
43.8 % |
29.5 % |
24.2 % |
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Widowed |
15.2 % |
14.6 % |
1.0 % |
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Divorced |
11.3 % |
8.8 % |
8.7 % |
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Never married |
7.8 % |
1.0 % |
8.6 % |
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Separated |
7.6 % |
4.4 % |
4.9 % |
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Married-spouse absent |
1.9 % |
0.6 % |
0.9 % |
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Age of female caregiver |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
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0-17 |
0.1 % |
0.0 % |
0.3 % |
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18-19 |
0.3 % |
0.0 % |
0.7 % |
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20-24 |
3.2 % |
1.5 % |
6.6 % |
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25-29 |
3.8 % |
5.5 % |
15.7 % |
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30-39 |
11.4 % |
22.3 % |
51.3 % |
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40-49 |
24.5 % |
35.5 % |
23.2 % |
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50-59 |
29.3 % |
24.1 % |
2.1 % |
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60-69 |
19.6 % |
10.8 % |
0.2 % |
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70+ |
7.6 % |
0.4 % |
0.0 % |
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Children with no female caregiver excluded |
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Age of male caregiver |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
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0-17 |
0.0 % |
0.0 % |
0.0 % |
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18-19 |
0.0 % |
0.0 % |
0.1 % |
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20-24 |
2.2 % |
3.6 % |
2.7 % |
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25-29 |
5.9 % |
6.0 % |
10.3 % |
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30-39 |
12.8 % |
19.6 % |
47.2 % |
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40-49 |
20.9 % |
36.4 % |
32.8 % |
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50-59 |
29.2 % |
15.7 % |
5.8 % |
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60-69 |
18.4 % |
14.6 % |
0.9 % |
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70+ |
10.6 % |
4.0 % |
0.1 % |
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Children with no female caregiver excluded |
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Educational attainment |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
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Not high school graduate |
42.6 % |
15.2 % |
14.2 % |
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High school graduate |
32.7 % |
39.9 % |
30.8 % |
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Some college |
16.7 % |
26.6 % |
28.2 % |
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College graduate |
8.1 % |
18.3 % |
26.8 % |
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Labor force status |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
100.0 % |
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Employed |
57.5 % |
71.6 % |
83.0 % |
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Unemployed |
3.3 % |
1.8 % |
4.5 % |
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Not in labor force |
39.1 % |
26.6 % |
12.4 % |
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Other |
0.1 % |
0.0 % |
0.0 % |
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Source: March Current Population Surveys, 1983-1994. |
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Notes: Estimates based on average for 3-year period. |
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