A new
report was released from the Census Bureau on May 15, 2001. "Profile of
General Demographic Characteristics for the United States: 2000" contains
the first national data from the 2000 Census on the various types of households in the
United States.
AASP has studied many of the annual surveys (Current
Population Surveys or CPS) conducted by the Census Bureau each year of 50,000 households
in the nation. We have examined the data from this newly released 2000 Census Report
and have compared it with CPS data for previous years in the 1990s and for some years in
previous decades. We are pleased to share this data, showing trends in various areas
related to married and unmarried households. Links to our data tables are found
below.
The Profile of General Demographic Characteristics
contains complete data from the 2000 Census about the total number and percent of married
and unmarried households in general, married-couple households (with and without
children), and one-person households. However, the statistics in this report are
incomplete with respect to single- parent households. Information is provided on
single-mother households, but not on single parent homes in general or on single-father
households. Data on unmarried-couple households also is not contained in this
report.
More detailed information about marital status and
living arrangements was released by the Census Bureau on June 29, 2000 in a report
entitled, "America's Families and Living Arrangements: March 2000."
That report highlights characteristics of single-parent families, shows differences in the
living arrangements of younger and older adults, and presents new data on unmarried-couple
households. For more information about that report,
click here.
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