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Indicator 15. Total Family Income

Number and percent of related children, by type of family and family income: 1991

                                    [Numbers in thousands] ______________________________________________________________________________________                    |   Families with related children under 18 years old |                    |_____________________________________________________|  Average                    |                 |                 | Female-headed   |   number     Total family   |     Total1/     | Married-couple  |households2/, no |of related3/        income      |                 |   families      | husband present |  children                    |_________________|_________________|_________________| per family                    | Number |Percent | Number |Percent | Number |Percent |with related                    |   of   |   of   |   of   |   of   |   of   |   of   |  children                    |children|children|children|children|children|children|  under 18 ___________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|____________                                                                          |   All families ..... 64,767    100.0   47,885    100.0   14,498    100.0 |       1.86 Under $10,000 ......  9,153     14.1    2,148      4.5    6,598     45.5 |       1.98 $10,000 to $19,999 .  9,673     14.9    5,533     11.6    3,625     25.0 |       1.93 $20,000 to $29,999 .  9,739     15.0    7,120     14.9    2,054     14.2 |       1.88 $30,000 to $39,999 .  9,406     14.5    7,918     16.5    1,167      8.1 |       1.83 $40,000 to $49,999 .  8,246     12.7    7,482     15.6      597      4.1 |       1.85 $50,000 to $74,999 . 11,649     18.0   11,002     23.0      ---      --- |       1.78 $75,000 and over ...  6,901     10.7    6,682     14.0      ---      --- |       1.75 _________________________________________________________________________|____________
---Too few sample cases for reliable data.

1/Includes data for male-headed households not shown separately.
2/The income reported for these women includes child support payments received.
3/"Related" children in a family are sons and daughters, including stepchildren and adopted children, of the householder; and all other children related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, Money Income of Households, Families, and Persons in the United States, 1991, no. 181.

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