Verified by Unmarried With Children
Presents a report of marital status and living arrangements done in March of 1993. Percentage of never married women age 30 to 34 in 1993; Median age of males at first marriage in 1993; Percentage of children under 18 living with one parent in 1993; Comparisons with the 1970's.
By PT Staff published November 1, 1994 - last reviewed on June 9, 2016
Living Arrangements
o Percentage of adult population in 1993 comprised of unmarried adults: 39
o Percentage of never-married women age 30 to 34 in 1993: 19
o Percentage of never-married women age 30 to 34 in 1970: 6
o Percentage of never-married men age 30 to 34 in 1993: 30
o Percentage of never-married men age 30 to 34 in 1970: 9
o Number of unmarried couples per 100 married couples in 1993: 6
o Number of unmarried couples per 100 married couples in 1970: 1
o Number of currently divorced persons in 1993, in millions: 16.7
o Number of currently divorced persons in 1970, in millions: 4.3
o Median age of males at first marriage in 1993: 26.5 years
o Median age of males at first marriage in 1975: 23.5 years
o Median age of women at first marriage in 1993: 24.5 years
o Median age of women at first marriage in 1975: 21.1 years
o Number of unmarried couple households in 1993, in millions: 3.5
o Number of unmarried couple households in 1970, in millions: 0.5
o Percentage of children under 18 living with one parent, in 1993: 27
o Percentage of children under 18 living with one parent, in 1970: 12
o Percentage of children in single-parent home living with mother, in 1993: 87
o Percentage of children in single-parent home living with father, in 1993: 13
o Percentage of children in single-parent home living with father, in 1970: 9
o Percentage of white children living with one parent, in 1993: 21
o Percentage of black children living with one parent, in 1993: 57
o Percentage of Hispanic children living with one parent, in 1993: 32
o Likelihood that a child in a one-parent situation was living with a divorced parent, in 1982: 2 of 3
o Likelihood that a child in a one-parent situation was living with a never-married parent, in 1993: 1 of 2
o Number of births to unmarried women, in 1991, in millions: 1.2
o Number of births to unmarried women, in 1980, in millions: 0.7
Source: Current Population Reports: Marital Status and Living Arrangements; March 1993, by Arlene Saluter, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, May 1994
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