+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| # Ta   |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| ble A- |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| 1. Tre |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| nds in |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
|  AFDC/ |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| TANF E |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| nrollm |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| ents,  |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| 1962 - |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| - 1998 |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
|        | Av    |        |        |        |       | Ch     | Ave  |
|        | erage |        |        |        |       | ildren | rage |
|        | Mo    |        |        |        |       | as\    | Num  |
|        | nthly |        |        |        |       | a      | ber\ |
|        | N     |        |        |        |       | P      | of   |
|        | umber |        |        |        |       | ercent | Chil |
|        | (In   |        |        |        |       | of     | dren |
|        | thous |        |        |        |       | Total  | per  |
|        | ands) |        |        |        |       | Reci   | Fa   |
|        |       |        |        |        |       | pients | mily |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
|        | T     | Total  | Unem   | Unemp  | T     |        |      |
|        | otal\ | Reci   | ployed | loyed\ | otal\ |        |      |
|        | Fam   | pients | P      | Parent | Chi   |        |      |
|        | ilies |        | arent\ | Reci   | ldren |        |      |
|        | ^1^   |        | Fa     | pients |       |        |      |
|        |       |        | milies |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| Fiscal |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| Year   |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1962\  | 924   | 3,593  | 49     | 224    | 2,778 | 77.3   | 3.0  |
| ...\.. |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| ...... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1963\. | 950   | 3,834  | 54     | 291    | 2,896 | 75.5   | 3.0  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1964\. | 984   | 4,059  | 60     | 343    | 3,043 | 75.0   | 3.1  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1965\. | 1,037 | 4,323  | 69     | 400    | 3,242 | 75.0   | 3.1  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1966\. | 1,074 | 4,472  | 62     | 361    | 3,369 | 75.3   | 3.1  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1967\. | 1,141 | 4,718  | 58     | 340    | 3,561 | 75.5   | 3.1  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1968\. | 1,307 | 5,348  | 67     | 377    | 4,011 | 75.0   | 3.1  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1969\. | 1,538 | 6,147  | 66     | 361    | 4,591 | 74.7   | 3.0  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1970\. | 1,909 | 7,429  | 78     | 420    | 5,494 | 74.0   | 2.9  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1971\. | 2,532 | 9,556  | 143    | 726    | 6,963 | 72.9   | 2.8  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1972\. | 2,918 | 10,632 | 134    | 639    | 7,698 | 72.4   | 2.6  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1973\. | 3,124 | 11,038 | 120    | 557    | 7,965 | 72.2   | 2.5  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1974\. | 3,170 | 10,845 | 95     | 434    | 7,824 | 72.1   | 2.5  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1975\. | 3,357 | 11,067 | 101    | 451    | 7,928 | 71.6   | 2.4  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1976\. | 3,575 | 11,339 | 135    | 593    | 8,156 | 71.9   | 2.3  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1977\. | 3,593 | 11,108 | 149    | 659    | 7,818 | 70.4   | 2.2  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1978\. | 3,539 | 10,663 | 128    | 567    | 7,475 | 70.1   | 2.1  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1979\. | 3,496 | 10,311 | 114    | 506    | 7,193 | 69.8   | 2.1  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1980\. | 3,642 | 10,597 | 141    | 612    | 7,320 | 69.1   | 2.0  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1981\. | 3,871 | 11,160 | 209    | 881    | 7,615 | 68.2   | 2.0  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1982\. | 3,569 | 10,431 | 232    | 976    | 6,975 | 66.9   | 2.0  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1983\. | 3,651 | 10,659 | 272    | 1,144  | 7,051 | 66.1   | 1.9  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1984\. | 3,725 | 10,866 | 287    | 1,222  | 7,153 | 65.8   | 1.9  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1985\. | 3,692 | 10,813 | 261    | 1,131  | 7,165 | 66.3   | 1.9  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1986\. | 3,748 | 10,995 | 254    | 1,102  | 7,300 | 66.4   | 1.9  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1987\. | 3,784 | 11,065 | 236    | 1,035  | 7,381 | 66.7   | 2.0  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1988\. | 3,748 | 10,920 | 210    | 929    | 7,325 | 67.1   | 2.0  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1989\. | 3,771 | 10,935 | 193    | 856    | 7,370 | 67.4   | 2.0  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1990\. | 3,974 | 11,460 | 204    | 899    | 7,755 | 67.7   | 2.0  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1991\. | 4,374 | 12,592 | 268    | 1,148  | 8,513 | 67.6   | 1.9  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1992\. | 4,768 | 13,625 | 322    | 1,348  | 9,226 | 67.7   | 1.9  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1993\. | 4,981 | 14,143 | 359    | 1,489  | 9,560 | 67.6   | 1.9  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1994\. | 5,046 | 14,226 | 363    | 1,510  | 9,611 | 67.6   | 1.9  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1995\. | 4,879 | 13,659 | 335    | 1,384  | 9,280 | 67.9   | 1.9  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1996\. | 4,552 | 12,644 | 301    | 1,241  | 8,671 | 68.6   | 1.9  |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1997   | 3,947 | 10,954 | 275    | 1,158  | 7,781 | 71.0   | 2.0  |
| ^2^    |       |        | ^3^    | ^3^    | ^3^   | ^3^    | ^3^  |
| \...\. |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
| ..\... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
| 1998\. | 3,179 | 8,770  | 179    | 753    | 6,330 | 72.2   | 2.0  |
| ..\... |       |        |        | ^4^    |       |        |      |
| \..... |       |        |        |        |       |        |      |
+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+
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+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+-------+--------+------+