Children in Families- Single and Two Parents - Charts
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What this chart shows: Children Living with Fathers by Labor Force Status in Larimer County, 2008-2010 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
Data Source: United States Census (Table B23008)
What this chart shows: Children Living with Mothers by Labor Force Status in Larimer County, 2008-2010 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
Data Source: United States Census (Table B23008)
What the above data tell us: A higher percentage of children in single-parent families were more likely to have their parent in the labor force regardless of the children's age than children in two-parent families. For example, of school-age children in two-parent families, 69% had both parents in the labor force. In comparison, 89% of school-age children in single-parent families had the custodial parent in the labor force.
While the trend for a parent to be out of the labor force when their children are young exists between both single and two-parent families, the single parent is much more likely to be in the labor force than either parent in a two-parent family. Of preschool children in single-parent families, 96% had their father in the labor force and 84% had their mother in the labor force. In comparison, 47% of preschoolers in two-parent families had both parents in the labor force.
What this chart shows: Children with Single Parents in the Labor Force in the United States, Colorado, Larimer County, Fort Collins & Loveland, 2008-2010 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
Data Source: United States Census (Table B23008)
What the above data tell us: In Larimer County, the percentage of children living with single mothers in the labor force is 15% higher than the national percentage.
Data Tables:
Children Living in Single-Parent Families by Labor Force Status,
2008-2010 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
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Single-Parent Families |
Larimer County |
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Under age 6 |
Age 6 - 17 |
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# |
% |
# |
% |
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Father in labor force |
1,143 |
96.2% |
1,978 |
86.1% |
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Father not in labor force |
45 |
3.8% |
318 |
13.9% |
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Mother in labor force |
2,458 |
84.4% |
7,128 |
91.6% |
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Mother not in labor force |
454 |
15.6% |
654 |
8.4% |
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See chart 'Children Living with Fathers by Labor Force Status'
See chart 'Children Living with Mothers by Labor Force Status'
Children with Single Parents in the Labor Force,
2008-2010 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
|
Father in Labor Force |
Mother in Labor Force |
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United States |
89.1% |
77.9% |
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Colorado |
92.0% |
81.5% |
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Larimer County |
89.6% |
89.6% |
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Fort Collins |
75.7% |
91.2% |
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Loveland |
97.9% |
89.0% |