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Characteristics of APA Couples and Families
By the U.S. Census Bureau
Sections
Asian-Pacific Islander Families
- In 1994, Asian and Pacific Islander families were, on
average, larger than non-Hispanic White families (3.8 and 3.1 persons, respectively).
Twenty-two percent of all Asian and Pacific Islander families contained five or more
persons, compared with 12 percent of non-Hispanic White families.
- Six in 10 Asian and Pacific Islander families contained
related children under 18 years old, compared with not quite half (49 percent) of
non-Hispanic White families. In each group, about 80 percent of related children under 18
years lived with two parents.
- Fifty-nine percent of all households maintained by Asian
and Pacific Islanders had three or more persons in them in 1996.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, The Asian and Pacific Islander Population in the United States: March 1996
Racial Statistics of Couples: 1990
(Universe is
householder and spouse or partner)
| |
Total |
White |
Black |
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut |
Asian and Pacific Islander |
Other Race |
| Total (1) |
51,475,834 |
45,603,184 |
3,566,986 |
473,348 |
1,619,665 |
1,586,229 |
| Percent |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Same race couples |
49,981,984 |
44,229,606 |
3,308,718 |
124,715 |
1,133,959 |
1,184,986 |
| Percent |
97.1 |
97.0 |
92.8 |
26.4 |
70.0 |
74.7 |
| Interracial Couples: |
|
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|
|
| Specified group and
White |
1,373,578 |
1,373,578 |
206,374 |
334,143 |
465,332 |
367,729 |
| Percent |
2.7 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
70.6 |
28.7 |
23.2 |
| Specified race group
and Other race groups (2) |
120,147 |
NA |
51,894 |
14,490 |
20,374 |
33,514 |
| Percent |
0.2 |
NA |
1.5 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
NOTES: The cell value for specified race group
and White for Whites should not be included in either the row or overall total. (1)
includes all same race couples and all couples involving the specified race group and
whites, and couples involving a male of the specified race group and a female from one of
the other race groups. (2) includes all other race groups except Whites and the specified
group, classified by the race of the male partner.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,
1990 Census of Population and Housing, Public Use Microdata Samples - Internet
Release: 06/10/98
Marital
Status of People 18 Years Old and Older by Race: March 1997
(Numbers in thousands)
| |
White |
Black |
Asian Pacific Islander |
| MARITAL STATUS |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Total population 18+ |
164,050 |
100.0 |
22,772
|
100.0 |
7,130
|
100.0 |
| Married, spouse present |
96,747
|
59.0 |
7,759
|
34.1 |
4,068
|
57.1 |
| Married, spouse absent |
5,018
|
3.1 |
1,893 |
8.3 |
349
|
4.9 |
| Separated |
3,241
|
2.0 |
1,525
|
6.7 |
137
|
1.9 |
| Other |
1,776
|
1.1 |
369 |
1.6 |
212
|
3.0 |
| Widowed |
11,662
|
7.1 |
1,646 |
7.2 |
332
|
4.7 |
| Divorced |
16,149
|
9.8 |
2,569
|
11.3 |
329
|
4.6 |
| Never Married |
34,474
|
21.0 |
8,905
|
39.1 |
2,052 |
28.8 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey,
March 1997
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