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<td colspan="22"><h1
id="table-a-6.-afdc-characteristics-1969-1998">Table A-6. AFDC
Characteristics, 1969 – 1998</h1></td>
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<td></td>
<td>May</td>
<td>May</td>
<td colspan="2">March</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="14">Fiscal year <sup>1</sup></td>
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<td></td>
<td>1969</td>
<td>1975</td>
<td colspan="2">1979</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">1983</td>
<td colspan="2">1988</td>
<td colspan="2">1990</td>
<td colspan="2">1992</td>
<td colspan="2">1994</td>
<td colspan="2">1996</td>
<td colspan="2">1998</td>
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<td><strong>Average Family Size</strong> (persons)</td>
<td>4.0</td>
<td>3.2</td>
<td colspan="2">3.0</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">3.0</td>
<td colspan="2">3.0</td>
<td colspan="2">2.9</td>
<td colspan="2">2.9</td>
<td colspan="2">2.8</td>
<td colspan="2">2.8</td>
<td colspan="2">2.8</td>
<td></td>
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<td colspan="4"><strong>Number of Child Recipients</strong> (percent of
AFDC Cases):</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td>One</td>
<td>26.6</td>
<td>37.9</td>
<td colspan="2">42.3</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">43.4</td>
<td colspan="2">42.5</td>
<td colspan="2">42.2</td>
<td colspan="2">42.5</td>
<td colspan="2">42.6</td>
<td colspan="2">43.9</td>
<td colspan="2">42.4</td>
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<td>Two</td>
<td>23.0</td>
<td>26.0</td>
<td colspan="2">28.1</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">29.8</td>
<td colspan="2">30.2</td>
<td colspan="2">30.3</td>
<td colspan="2">30.2</td>
<td colspan="2">30.0</td>
<td colspan="2">29.9</td>
<td colspan="2">29.6</td>
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<td>Three</td>
<td>17.7</td>
<td>16.1</td>
<td colspan="2">15.6</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">15.2</td>
<td colspan="2">15.8</td>
<td colspan="2">15.8</td>
<td colspan="2">15.5</td>
<td colspan="2">15.6</td>
<td colspan="2">15.0</td>
<td colspan="2">15.7</td>
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<td>Four or More</td>
<td>32.5</td>
<td>20.0</td>
<td colspan="2">13.9</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">10.1</td>
<td colspan="2">9.9</td>
<td colspan="2">9.9</td>
<td colspan="2">10.1</td>
<td colspan="2">9.6</td>
<td colspan="2">9.2</td>
<td colspan="2">10.6</td>
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<td>Unknown</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2">NA</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">1.5</td>
<td colspan="2">1.7</td>
<td colspan="2">1.4</td>
<td colspan="2">0.7</td>
<td colspan="2">1.5</td>
<td colspan="2">1.3</td>
<td colspan="2">1.8</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>Basis for Eligibility</strong> (percent of
children):</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td>Parents Present:</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td>Incapacitated</td>
<td>11.7 <sup>2</sup></td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td colspan="2">5.3</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">3.4</td>
<td colspan="2">3.7</td>
<td colspan="2">3.6</td>
<td colspan="2">4.1</td>
<td colspan="2">3.9</td>
<td colspan="2">4.3</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
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<td>Unemployed</td>
<td>4.6 <sup>2</sup></td>
<td>3.7</td>
<td colspan="2">4.1</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">8.7</td>
<td colspan="2">6.5</td>
<td colspan="2">6.4</td>
<td colspan="2">8.2</td>
<td colspan="2">8.7</td>
<td colspan="2">8.3</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Parents Absent:</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td>Death</td>
<td>5.5 <sup>2</sup></td>
<td>3.7</td>
<td colspan="2">2.2</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">1.8</td>
<td colspan="2">1.8</td>
<td colspan="2">1.6</td>
<td colspan="2">1.6</td>
<td colspan="2">1.7</td>
<td colspan="2">1.6</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
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<td>Divorce or Separation</td>
<td>43.3 <sup>2</sup></td>
<td>48.3</td>
<td colspan="2">44.7</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">38.5</td>
<td colspan="2">34.6</td>
<td colspan="2">32.9</td>
<td colspan="2">30.0</td>
<td colspan="2">26.5</td>
<td colspan="2">24.3</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
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<td>No Marriage Tie</td>
<td>27.9 <sup>2</sup></td>
<td>31.0</td>
<td colspan="2">37.8</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">44.3</td>
<td colspan="2">51.9</td>
<td colspan="2">54.0</td>
<td colspan="2">53.1</td>
<td colspan="2">55.7</td>
<td colspan="2">58.6</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
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<td>Other Reason</td>
<td>3.5 <sup>2</sup></td>
<td>4.0</td>
<td colspan="2">5.9</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">1.4</td>
<td colspan="2">1.6</td>
<td colspan="2">1.9</td>
<td colspan="2">2.0</td>
<td colspan="2">2.6</td>
<td colspan="2">2.4</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
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<td>Unknown</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2">NA</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">1.7</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
<td colspan="2">0.9</td>
<td colspan="2">1.0</td>
<td colspan="2">0.6</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
<td></td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>Mother's Employment Status</strong> (percent of
mothers): <sup>3</sup></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td>Full-Time Job</td>
<td>8.2</td>
<td>10.4</td>
<td colspan="2">8.7</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">1.5</td>
<td colspan="2">2.2</td>
<td colspan="2">2.5</td>
<td colspan="2">2.2</td>
<td colspan="2">3.2</td>
<td colspan="2">4.7</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
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<td>Part-Time Job</td>
<td>6.3</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2">5.4</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">3.4</td>
<td colspan="2">4.2</td>
<td colspan="2">4.2</td>
<td colspan="2">4.2</td>
<td colspan="2">4.5</td>
<td colspan="2">5.4</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
<td></td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>Presence of Income</strong> (percent of
families):</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
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<td>With Earnings</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>14.6</td>
<td colspan="2">12.8</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">5.7</td>
<td colspan="2">8.4</td>
<td colspan="2">8.2</td>
<td colspan="2">7.4</td>
<td colspan="2">8.7</td>
<td colspan="2">11.1</td>
<td colspan="2">20.6</td>
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<td>No Non-AFDC Income</td>
<td>56.0</td>
<td>71.1</td>
<td colspan="2">80.6 <sup>4</sup></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">86.8 <sup>4</sup></td>
<td colspan="2">79.6 <sup>4</sup></td>
<td colspan="2">80.1 <sup>4</sup></td>
<td colspan="2">78.9 <sup>4</sup></td>
<td colspan="2">78.0</td>
<td colspan="2">76.0</td>
<td colspan="2">73.0</td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong>Median Months on AFDC</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td>Since Most Recent Opening</td>
<td>23.0</td>
<td>31.0</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2">29.0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">26.0</td>
<td colspan="2">26.3</td>
<td colspan="2">23.0</td>
<td colspan="2">22.5</td>
<td colspan="2">21.5</td>
<td colspan="2">23.6</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>Proportion of Households</strong> (percent of
families):</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td>Living in Public Housing</td>
<td>12.8</td>
<td>14.6</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">10.0</td>
<td colspan="2">9.6</td>
<td colspan="2">9.6</td>
<td colspan="2">9.2</td>
<td colspan="2">8.3</td>
<td colspan="2">8.8</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Participating in Food Stamp</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td>Or Donated Food Program</td>
<td>52.9</td>
<td>75.1</td>
<td colspan="2">75.1</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">83.0</td>
<td colspan="2">84.6</td>
<td colspan="2">85.6</td>
<td colspan="2">87.3</td>
<td colspan="2">88.7</td>
<td colspan="2">89.3</td>
<td colspan="2">83.5</td>
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<td>Incld. Non-Recipient Members</td>
<td>33.1</td>
<td>34.8</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">36.9</td>
<td colspan="2">36.8</td>
<td colspan="2">37.7</td>
<td colspan="2">38.9</td>
<td colspan="2">46.4</td>
<td colspan="2">49.9</td>
<td colspan="2">NA</td>
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<td colspan="22"><sup>1</sup> Percentages are based on the average
monthly caseload during the year. Hawaii and the territories are not
included in 1983. Data after 1986 include the territories and
Hawaii.<br />
<sup>2</sup> Calculated on the basis of total number of families.<br />
<sup>3</sup> For years after 1983, data are for adult female
recipients.<br />
<sup>4</sup> States began collecting child support directly in 1975,
removing one source of non-AFDC income.<br />
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance, <em>Characteristics
and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients: Fiscal Year 1998</em>
and earlier years, (Current data available online at
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/opre/characteristics/fy98/sum.htm).</td>
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