Table 2.4 Living Arrangements of U.S. children, by Region

1990 Census, STF3A

CHILD LIVING ARRANGEMENTS

     

Population Percentages as % of all children 0-17

 

Conditional Percentages as % of children not with 2 parents

 
Region N Children ages 0-17  

Living without 2 Parents

Living with Mother

Living with Father

Living with Relative

Living in Unrelated or no HH

 

Living with Mother

Living with Father

Living with Relative

Living in Unrelated or no HH

Living w/Rel. as % of children w/ no pars

Northeast

11,911,083

 

28.0%

20.5%

3.6%

1.9%

2.0%

 

73.2%

12.9%

6.7%

7.2%

48.2%

                           

Midwest

15,630,137

 

25.5%

18.8%

3.3%

1.6%

1.8%

 

73.6%

13.1%

6.1%

7.2%

45.9%

                           

South

22,017,465

 

30.5%

21.8%

4.0%

2.8%

1.9%

 

71.5%

13.0%

9.2%

6.3%

59.4%

                           

West

14,047,859

 

27.8%

18.1%

4.8%

2.2%

2.7%

 

64.9%

17.4%

8.0%

9.7%

45.3%

                           

U.S. Total

63,606,544

 

28.2%

20.0%

3.9%

2.2%

2.1%

 

70.9%

13.9%

7.8%

7.4%

58.1%