| Table 12. Characteristics of Families in New Jersey: 2001 to 2012 | |||||||||||
| (Family Totals in Thousands) | |||||||||||
| Two-year Moving Average | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
| ALL FAMILIES | |||||||||||
| Number | 2,217 | 2,292 | 2,259 | 2,243 | 2,268 | 2,296 | 2,246 | 2,188 | 2,230 | 2,218 | 2,176 |
| Average Size | 3.19 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.20 | 3.21 | 3.20 | 3.68 | 3.27 | 3.25 | 3.29 | 3.33 |
| Type of Family | |||||||||||
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Married-Couple Family | 78.2% | 77.5% | 76.5% | 77.0% | 76.7% | 76.0% | 75.6% | 75.0% | 74.1% | 73.5% | 72.5% |
| Male Householder (Spouse Absent) | 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7.7% |
| Female Householder (Spouse Absent) | 16.2% | 17.3% | 17.9% | 16.5% | 16.8% | 17.9% | 18.7% | 18.5% | 18.0% | 18.7% | 19.8% |
| Number of Family Members in Labor Force | |||||||||||
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| No Family Member | 15.0% | 15.1% | 13.3% | 12.2% | 12.3% | 11.6% | 11.7% | 12.3% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 12.9% |
| 1 Family Member | 29.6% | 28.2% | 29.6% | 31.3% | 29.9% | 30.0% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.5% | 29.7% | 29.1% |
| 2 Family Members | 43.3% | 44.8% | 44.9% | 43.3% | 43.1% | 44.0% | 44.1% | 43.3% | 44.6% | 44.9% | 42.8% |
| 3 or More Family Members | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.2% | 13.3% | 14.7% | 14.3% | 13.3% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 15.2% |
| Number of Children Under 18 Years | |||||||||||
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| None | 52.9% | 53.0% | 52.0% | 50.8% | 50.1% | 51.2% | 52.1% | 52.9% | 53.8% | 54.9% | 55.3% |
| One | 18.4% | 20.3% | 20.9% | 20.5% | 21.0% | 21.2% | 21.1% | 19.5% | 18.7% | 19.8% | 20.5% |
| Two | 19.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.2% | 18.7% | 18.3% | 18.0% | 17.3% | 17.6% |
| Three | 7.2% | 6.4% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 6.2% | 5.2% |
| Four or More | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Number of Children Under 6 Years | |||||||||||
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| None | 80.4% | 80.6% | 80.8% | 80.4% | 79.7% | 79.7% | 80.0% | 80.7% | 81.3% | 82.5% | 83.4% |
| One | 13.5% | 14.2% | 14.0% | 13.7% | 14.2% | 14.3% | 14.2% | 13.6% | 13.4% | 12.9% | 12.5% |
| Two | 5.3% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.7% |
| Three or More | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Source: US Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS): March 2001 through 2012. | |||||||||||
| Prepared by : NJ Dept of Labor & Workforce Dev., Div. of Labor Market & Demographic Research, 12/12. | |||||||||||