Children living with never-married women are at increased risk of dependence.
The percent of children living with never-married women increased from 1984 to 1995 for all race groups. As shown in Table TEEN 5, the percentage of black and Hispanic children living in families headed by never-married women rose by about 50 percent from 1984 to 1995. Table TEEN 5 . Table TEEN 6 . Table ES 3.6.