Table 1.

Characteristics of respondents’ households, by presence of young children and older adults, United States, 2002^a

Characteristic	Children aged <6 live in homeb (n = 157)	Children aged <6 visit home at least once a year
		Total (n =480)	Adults aged ≥70 (n =93)	No adults aged ≥70 (n =382)
Home ownership
Own	64	73	79	73
Rent	36	27	21	27
Region
Northeast	18	21	21	21
West	22	19	18	19
Midwest	24	28	25	28
South	36	32	36	32
Household income
≥$35,000	67	66	50	69
<$35,000	34	34	50	31
Type of dwelling
House	68	70	71	70
Other type of structurec	32	30	29	30
Urbanicity
Urban/suburban	83	72	67	72
Rural/small town	17	28	33	28

^aValues are percentages unless otherwise indicated. Percentages do not include missing data. Frequencies and percentages are based on weighted data.

^bHouseholds where children live may or may not have children visiting.

^cOther types of household structures included apartments and apartment-type buildings, townhouses, duplexes, trailers, and manufactured or mobile homes.