This statistic shows the share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2019, by type of family. In 2019, about 40.66 percent of all family households in the United States had their own children under age 18 living in the household.
Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2019, by type of family
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US Census Bureau. (November 19, 2019). Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2019, by type of family [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/
US Census Bureau. "Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2019, by type of family." Chart. November 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2019, by type of family. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/
US Census Bureau. "Share of Family Households with Own Children under 18 Years in The United States from 1970 to 2019, by Type of Family." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/
US Census Bureau, Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2019, by type of family Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/ (last visited March 31, 2020)
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