Demographics, Children in Working Families: 2000, 2005

Number of parents’ own children 5 years of age and under living in families, by living arrangements and by parents’ employment status:

• Living in families
• Living in families with a single, working parent
• Living in families with two working parents
• Living in families with a single, non-working parent

Source of data:

For 2000:
U. S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 Summary File 4 (SF3) – Sample Data. P46. AGE OF OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS IN FAMILIES AND SUBFAMILIES BY LIVING ARRANGEMENTS BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF PARENTS [27] - Universe: Own children under 18 years in families and subfamilies

For 2005:
Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, IECAM demographers prepared estimates of the number of children living in the indicated family arrangements for 2005.

For detailed information on the preparation of the 2005 estimates, see the Methodology for Preparing Demographic Estimates and the Comparison of 2000 Census demographic data and 2005 demographic estimates.

Date of data: 2000 and 2005. Data for 2005 are displayed on IECAM.

Geographic region: These data are available for the following geographic areas: state, county, township, municipality, ISBE region, and IDHS region.

Note: Children living in families are those living with a parent or step parent. It excludes children in group homes and other non-family arrangements. Working parents may hold a job or may be unemployed and looking for work. Non-working parents include people who are not looking for employment.