Table 1.
Percentage Distribution and Labor Force Participation Rates of Women for Selected Characteristics, 1970 and 1985
| Percentage Distribution |
Rate |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1985 | 1970 | 1985 | |
| All Women | 100.0 | 100.0 | 47.9 | 71.0 |
| Children Under Age 18 | ||||
| 0 | 20.9 | 35.8 | 65.6 | 82.4 |
| 1–2 | 45.2 | 50.0 | 47.6 | 68.1 |
| 3 or more | 33.9 | 14.3 | 37.4 | 52.7 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Never married | 4.1 | 13.0 | 71.6 | 82.0 |
| Married | 87.1 | 69.0 | 44.8 | 66.6 |
| Other, ever married | 8.8 | 18.0 | 67.1 | 79.9 |
| Years of Schooling | ||||
| Fewer than 12 | 32.6 | 15.4 | 44.3 | 50.2 |
| 12 | 47.1 | 43.6 | 49.2 | 70.8 |
| More than 12 | 20.3 | 41.0 | 50.7 | 79.1 |
| Age | ||||
| 25–32 | 33.5 | 39.4 | 42.8 | 70.6 |
| 33–41 | 34.3 | 36.8 | 48.0 | 72.1 |
| 42–49 | 32.2 | 23.8 | 53.1 | 69.9 |
| N | 21,418 | 29,435 | ||
Source: 1970 and 1985 Current Population Survey (machine readable files).