Table 2.
Children’s Living Arrangements by Race, Ethnicity, and Generational Status
| Parental marital and residential status |
Other adults in the household |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married | Cohabit- ing |
Single parent |
No resident parent |
Grand- parent |
Other relative | Non- relative |
N | |
| Hispanic | ||||||||
| 1st generation | 51.6 | 17.7 | 23.2 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 29.6 | 6.2 | 7,099 |
| 2nd generation | 53.7 | 20.9 | 22.5 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 24.4 | 4.6 | 24,393 |
| 2.5 generation | 49.9 | 17.5 | 29.1 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 8,901 |
| 3rd+ generation | 43.6 | 18.1 | 32.2 | 6.1 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 4.8 | 21,641 |
| Asian | ||||||||
| 1st generation | 62.9 | 19.7 | 12.7 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 21.2 | 3.0 | 2,595 |
| 2nd generation | 66.5 | 20.2 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 14.9 | 16.3 | 1.5 | 6,709 |
| 2.5 generation | 60.8 | 20.7 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 2,217 |
| 3rd+ generation | 50.5 | 22.1 | 23.3 | 4.1 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 5.1 | 6,770 |
| Black | ||||||||
| 1st generation | 44.8 | 14.2 | 34.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 31.2 | 1.6 | 954 |
| 2nd generation | 48.6 | 18.0 | 30.6 | 2.8 | 10.4 | 19.6 | 2.2 | 2,250 |
| 2.5 generation | 36.6 | 16.8 | 42.6 | 4.0 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 3.9 | 1,417 |
| 3rd+ generation | 23.9 | 11.4 | 55.3 | 9.4 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 4.3 | 33,018 |
| Non-Hispanic white | ||||||||
| 1st generation | 63.7 | 19.2 | 13.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 19.1 | 3.1 | 2,281 |
| 2nd generation | 65.1 | 21.6 | 12.1 | 1.2 | 7.7 | 14.8 | 1.6 | 3,979 |
| 2.5 generation | 61.6 | 20.6 | 16.2 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 6,880 |
| 3rd+ generation | 58.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 12.2 | 3.7 | 174,618 |
Source: 2005-2009 March CPS
Sample: Children ages 0-17