United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Household Characteristics 45
N o. 64. H o u s e h o ld C h a r a c te r is tic s , b y R ace a n d S p a n is h O r ig in : 1981
[As of March. Based on Current Population Survey; sea headnote, table 60. Persons of Spanish origin may be of any race. For
composition of regions, see fig. I, inside front cover]
ALL
HOUSEHOLDS
SLACK
HOUSEHOLDS
8PANI3H-ORIGIN
HOUSEHOLDS
CHARACTERISTIC
Number
(1,000)
Percent
Number
(1,000)
Persons
per
household
Percent
Number
(1,000)
Persons
per
household
Percent
Pereons
per
household
Total.................................................. 82,368 100.0 2.73 8,847 100.0 2.98 3,906 100.0 3.47
Northeast................................................... 17,781 21.6 2.73 1,683 19.0 2.66 723 18.5 3.20
North Central............................................. 21,200 25.7 2.73 1,816 20.5 3.00 299 7.7 3.44
South......................................................... 27,220 33.0 2.75 4,489 50.7 3.06 1,325 33.9 3.53
West........................................................... 16,167 19.6 2.68 859 9.7 2.74 1,559 39.9 3.55
Nonfarm..................................................... 80,527 97.8 2.72 8,786 99.3 2.97 3,877 99.3 3.46
Farm........................................................... 1,841 2.2 3.07 62 .7 4.29 29 .7 4.08
In metropolitan areas (SMSA’s)1................. 56,072 68.1 2.71 6,972 78.8 2.93 3,280 84.0 3.42
In central cities.................................... 24,473 29.7 2.53 5,209 58.9 2.86 1,934 49.5 3.33
Outside central cities........................... 31,599 30.4 2.84 1,763 19.9 3.16 1,346 34.5 3.56
One million popufation or more................ 31,955 38.6 2.70 4,523 51.1 2.87 2,178 55.8 3.37
In oentral cities.................................... 12,910 15.7 2.49 3,363 38.0 2.82 1,245 31.9 3.23
Outside central cities........................... 19,045 23.1 2.64 1,160 13.1 3.01 932 23,9 3.55
Under 1 million population....................... 24,117 29.3 2.72 2,449 27.7 3.06 1,103 28.2 3.52
In central cities.................................... 11,563 14.0 2.57 1,846 20.9 2.93 689 17.6 3.50
Outside central cities........................... 12,554 15.2 2.85 603 6.8 3.45 414 10.6 3.57
Outside metropolitan areas........................ 26,296 31.9 2.77 1,876 21.2 3.15 626 16.0 3.72
Nonfarm.................................................. 24,763 30.1 2.76 1,816 20.5 3.11 605 15.5 3.70
Farm....................................................... 1,534 1.9 3.06 59 .7 4.43 21 .5 4.27
Relationship to householder:
All members related................................ 7 8 ,1 9 2 94.9 2.72 8,330 94.2 2.96 3,666 93.9 3.47
All members unrelated............................ 3,124 3.8 2.34 311 3.5 2.37 138 3.5 2.52
Some members unrelated........................ 1,114 1.4 4.46 206 2.3 4.78 100 2.6 4.73
Marital status;
Male householder.................................... 58,685 71.2 3.01 4,674 52.8 3.10 2,806 71.8 3.70
Married, wife present........................... 47,473 57.6 3.35 3,137 35.5 3.86 2,254 57.7 4.12
Married, wife absent........................... . 1,440 1.7 1.61 341 3.9 1.54 117 3.0 2.10
Separated........................................ 1,067 1.3 1.65 291 3.3 1.56 67 1.7 2.10
Other................................................ 373 .5 1.49 51 .6 1.42 49 1.3 2.10
Widowed............................................. . 1,582 1.9 1.52 227 2.6 1.56 53 1.4 2.15
2,985 3.6 1.62 371 4.2 1.56 114 2.9 1.97
Single (never married)........... ............. 5^205 6.3 1.53 598 6.8 1.58 268 6.9 1.93
9 9 884 28.8 2.03 4,174 47.2 2.84 1,101 28.2 2.88
Married, husband present.................... 1 [821 2.2 3.09 255 2.9 3.73 m 2.8 3.72
Married, husband absent...................... 2,590 3.1 2.81 950 10.7 3.31 272 7.0 3.30
Separated........................................ 2,139 2.6 2.94 870 9.8 3.34 241 6.2 3.39
451 ,5 2.22 79 .9 2.90 32 .8 2.61
1.56 i,m n 2.41 191 4.9 2.39
Divorced.............................................. . 5^254 6.4 2.33 616 9.2 2.94 297 7.6 2.92
Single (never married)......................... 4.816 5.8 1.77 1,053 11.9 2.56 229 5.9 2.35
Age of householder:
15-24 years............................................ 6,443 7.8 2.25 791 8.9 2.47 452 11.6 2.70
25-34 years............................................ 19,153 23.3 2.92 2,260 25.6 3.11 1,187 3 0 .4 3 .5 3
35-44 years............................................ 14,462 17.6 3.65 1,651 18.7 3.63 845 21.6 4.32
45-54 years 12,694 15.4 3.30 1,422 16.1 3.49 630 16.1 3.81
55-64 years 12,704 15.4 2.36 1,228 13.9 2.71 441 11.3 2.96
65 yearn and over 16,911 20.5 1.74 1,489 16.0 2.06 352 9.0 2.24
Size of household:
One person............................................. 18,936 23.0 (X) 2,219 25.1 (X) 533 13.6 (X)
Two persons 25,787 31.3 (X) 2,135 24.1 (X) 843 21.6 (X)
Three persons 14,569 17.7 (X) 1,574 17.8