Table 1. Sample Characteristics, Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, January to August 2021a.
| Characteristic | No. (weighted %) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample (n = 585 170) | Households with children (n = 249 396) | Households without children (n = 335 774) | ||
| Sex at birth | ||||
| Female | 360 380 (51.5) | 159 580 (55.5) | 200 800 (48.4) | <.001 |
| Male | 224 790 (48.5) | 89 816 (44.6) | 134 974 (51.6) | |
| Age group, y | ||||
| 18-24 | 19 349 (7.7) | 5989 (6.3) | 13 360 (8.8) | <.001 |
| 25-44 | 236 644 (48.1) | 135 516 (60.5) | 101 128 (38.4) | |
| 45-64 | 329 177 (44.3) | 107 891 (33.2) | 221 286 (52.9) | |
| Race and ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 420 003 (62.5) | 169 327 (56.3) | 250 676 (67.2) | <.001 |
| Hispanic | 63 157 (16.1) | 32 161 (19.9) | 30 996 (13.2) | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 45 285 (12.3) | 21 187 (14.1) | 24 098 (11.0) | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 33 243 (5.2) | 15 980 (5.6) | 17 263 (4.9) | <.001 |
| Another race or ethnicityb | 23 482 (3.8) | 10 741 (4.0) | 12 741 (3.7) | <.001 |
| Educational level | ||||
| <High school | 12 047 (7.0) | 6864 (9.2) | 5183 (5.2) | <.001 |
| High school or equivalent | 62 456 (27.5) | 26 482 (27.7) | 35 974 (27.3) | |
| Some college or 2-y degree | 183 576 (30.9) | 75 120 (30.2) | 108 456 (31.3) | |
| 4-y Degree or more | 327 091 (34.7) | 140 930 (32.9) | 186 161 (36.2) | |
| Household income, $ | ||||
| <25 000 | 49 755 (12.8) | 17 195 (11.6) | 32 560 (13.8) | <.001 |
| 25 000-34 999 | 37 731 (9.0) | 14 599 (8.7) | 23 132 (9.1) | |
| 35 000-49 999 | 47 875 (9.7) | 17 865 (8.9) | 30 010 (10.4) | |
| 50 000-74 999 | 80 296 (13.8) | 30 201 (12.6) | 50 095 (14.8) | |
| 75 000-149 999 | 166 103 (23.1) | 71 519 (22.7) | 94 584 (23.3) | |
| ≥150 000 | 110 904 (12.5) | 53 192 (13.5) | 57 712 (11.7) | |
| Missing | 92 506 (19.2) | 44 825 (22.0) | 47 681 (17.0) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 343 713 (50.9) | 179 210 (63.1) | 164 503 (41.4) | <.001 |
| Not married | 241 457 (49.1) | 70 186 (36.9) | 171 271 (58.6) | |
| No. of adults in household | ||||
| 1 | 114 275 (20.4) | 33 320 (14.9) | 80 955 (24.6) | <.001 |
| 2 | 321 440 (51.9) | 152 110 (57.3) | 169 330 (47.8) | |
| ≥3 | 149 455 (27.7) | 63 966 (27.8) | 85 489 (27.6) | |
| No. of children in household | ||||
| 0 | 335 774 (56.3) | 0 | 335 774 (100.0) | <.001 |
| 1 | 107 855 (19.0) | 107 855 (43.4) | 0 | |
| 2 | 92 139 (15.5) | 92 139 (35.3) | 0 | |
| ≥3 | 49 402 (9.3) | 49 402 (21.3) | 0 | |
| Employment for respondent in the last 7 d | 430 574 (69.1) | 187 025 (68.7) | 243 549 (69.4) | .002 |
| Receipt of unemployment insurance benefits by respondent in the last 7 d | 12 357 (2.7) | 5245 (3.0) | 7112 (2.5) | <.001 |
| Current receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by anyone in the household | 49 386 (12.8) | 28 809 (18.2) | 20 577 (8.6) | <.001 |
| Receipt of food aid in the last 7 d by anyone in the household | 36 886 (8.0) | 23 615 (11.7) | 13 271 (5.1) | <.001 |
| Receipt of Economic Impact Payment in the last 7 d by anyone in the household | 37 047 (8.4) | 16 710 (9.1) | 20 337 (7.8) | <.001 |
| Health insurance coverage | ||||
| Uninsured | 87 554 (20.8) | 37 822 (21.7) | 49 732 (20.1) | <.001 |
| Public | 50 406 (10.9) | 22 721 (12.6) | 27 685 (9.6) | |
| Private | 447 210 (68.3) | 188 853 (65.7) | 258 357 (70.3) | |
a
Limited to working-age respondents (<65 years of age), weighted using household survey weights divided by number of waves. Demographic characteristics are specific to the respondent; receipt of public assistance and other support is either individual or household, as indicated. Two-sided t tests or χ2 tests were used to test for significant differences in characteristics between households with and without children.
b
Reflects all categories available in the public use files (other categories collected but not made available in public data files because of small numbers).