Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of family characteristics
| Statistics | 1996 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Labor Force Participation | ||
| Among female household heads or spouses | 48.79 | 53.30 |
| Among female household heads | 82.85 | 86.00 |
| Among female spouses | 41.44 | 44.60 |
| Family Structure | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Couple with children younger than 19 years | 62.34 | 45.95 |
| Couple without children younger than 19 years | 20.06 | 27.06 |
| Headed by a single man | 7.11 | 12.23 |
| Headed by a single woman | 10.49 | 14.76 |
| (single parent) | (3.83) | (5.70) |
| Household Head Characteristics | ||
| Education level | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Less than high school | 30.26 | 18.07 |
| High school graduates | 42.28 | 36.73 |
| Entered university (including 1–3 years college graduates) | 9.22 | 14.65 |
| Four-year university graduates | 18.24 | 30.54 |
| Age | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 25–29 | 12.00 | 3.89 |
| 30–39 | 37.08 | 24.43 |
| 40–49 | 27.67 | 34.08 |
| 50–64 | 23.25 | 37.59 |