Table 3.1 Living arrangements of Children in Four States, 1990 Foster Care Counts by Kinship Status included |
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| A. COUNTS BY LIVING ARRANGEMENT | ||||||||||
Total Children 0-17 |
Two Parents |
One Parent |
Relative |
Unrelated |
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| Mother only | Father only | Formal (FC) | Informal | Foster Care | Other Unrel. | |||||
Missouri |
1,315,470 |
971,142 |
251,634 |
43,538 |
627 |
22,764 |
4,380 |
21,385 |
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Illinois |
2,947,821 |
2,111,894 |
621,807 |
105,000 |
7,653 |
49,140 |
9,457 |
42,870 |
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California |
7,739,479 |
5,413,564 |
1,479,605 |
405,702 |
29,806 |
180,464 |
32,157 |
198,181 |
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New York |
4,256,301 |
2,885,048 |
1,004,558 |
168,432 |
22,937 |
79,153 |
29,322 |
66,851 |
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Four States |
16,259,071 |
11,381,648 |
3,357,604 |
722,672 |
61,023 |
331,521 |
75,316 |
329,287 |
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B. AS PERCENTAGE OF ALL CHILDREN 0-17 |
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| Total Children 0-17 | Two Parents | One Parent |
Relative |
Unrelated |
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| Mother only | Father only | Formal (FC) | Informal | Foster Care | Other Unrel. | |||||
Missouri |
1,315,470 |
73.82% |
19.13% |
3.31% |
0.05% |
1.73% |
0.33% |
1.63% |
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Illinois |
2,947,821 |
71.64% |
21.09% |
3.56% |
0.26% |
1.67% |
0.32% |
1.45% |
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California |
7,739,479 |
69.95% |
19.12% |
5.24% |
0.39% |
2.33% |
0.42% |
2.56% |
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New York |
4,256,301 |
67.78% |
23.60% |
3.96% |
0.54% |
1.86% |
0.69% |
1.57% |
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Four States |
16,259,071 |
70.00% |
20.65% |
4.44% |
0.38% |
2.04% |
0.46% |
2.03% |
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C. AS PERCENTAGE OF THOSE CHILDREN 0-17 LIVING w/o 2 PARENTS |
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One Parent |
Relative |
Unrelated |
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Child 0-17 w/o 2 Pars |
Mother only |
Father only |
Formal (FC) |
Informal |
Foster Care |
Other Unrel. |
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Missouri |
344,328 |
73.08% |
12.64% |
0.18% |
6.61% |
1.27% |
6.21% |
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Illinois |
835,927 |
74.39% |
12.56% |
0.92% |
5.88% |
1.13% |
5.13% |
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California |
2,325,915 |
63.61% |
17.44% |
1.28% |
7.76% |
1.38% |
8.52% |
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New York |
1,371,253 |
73.26% |
12.28% |
1.67% |
5.77% |
2.14% |
4.88% |
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Four States |
4,877,423 |
68.84% |
14.82% |
1.25% |
6.80% |
1.54% |
6.75% |
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D. CHILDREN LIVING WITH RELATIVES ONLY (PARENT ABSENT) |
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(counts) |
(percents) |
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Total 0-17 |
Formal (FC) Kinship |
Informal Kinship |
Total | Formal (FC) Kinship |
Informal Kinship |
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Missouri |
23,391 |
627 |
22,764 |
100.00% |
2.7% |
97.3% |
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Illinois |
56,793 |
7,653 |
49,140 |
100.00% |
13.5% |
86.5% |
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California |
210,270 |
29,806 |
180,464 |
100.00% |
14.2% |
85.8% |
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New York |
102,090 |
22,937 |
79,153 |
100.00% |
22.5% |
77.5% |
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Four States |
392,544 |
61,023 |
331,521 |
100.00% |
15.5% |
84.5% |
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