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AN OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL,
AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
AFFECTING THE US LABOR MARKET
Robert I. Lerman
Stefanie R. Schmidt
The Urban
Institute
Table 4: Percent of Men in the Labor Force in Various Types of Families: Second Quarter of 1998
Living Arrangements
Percent of male labor force
Own children under age 18 36.2
Own children under age 6
16.5
Own children under age 3 9.8
Married, spouse present
with children under age 18 34.3
Divorced, seperated or widowed and
own children under 18 1.9
Never married and own children under 18
1.0
Living Arrangements
Percent of male full-time workers
Own children under age 18 38.6
Own children under age 6
17.5
Own children under age 38 10.4
Married, spouse
present with children under age 18 36.6
Divorced, seperated or
widowed and own children under 18 2.0
Never married and own children
under 18 .99