Table 1. Homeownership by Household Type and Presence of Children, 1999
Marital Statusand Gender
of Household Head
|
Without Children
|
With Children
|
Total
|
Number |
Percentage of All Households |
Ownership Rate (%) |
Number |
Percentage of All Households |
Ownership Rate
(%) |
Number |
Percentage of All Households |
Ownership Rate
(%) |
Married
|
28,892,079
|
28.1%
|
84.6%
|
26,399,417
|
25.7%
|
77.3%
|
55,291,496
|
53.8%
|
81.1%
|
Separated
|
1,774,452
|
1.7%
|
34.8%
|
1,388,085
|
1.4%
|
32.6%
|
3,162,537
|
3.1%
|
33.8%
|
Male
|
954,117
|
0.9%
|
34.6%
|
258,892
|
0.3%
|
43.2%
|
1,213,009
|
1.2%
|
36.4%
|
Female
|
820,335
|
0.8%
|
35.1%
|
1,129,193
|
1.1%
|
30.1%
|
1,949,528
|
1.9%
|
32.2%
|
Single*
|
34,671,019
|
33.7%
|
53.7%
|
9,677,468
|
9.4%
|
44.2%
|
44,348,487
|
43.1%
|
51.6%
|
Male
|
14,777,933
|
14.4%
|
46.6%
|
2,360,080
|
2.3%
|
51.2%
|
17,138,013
|
16.7%
|
47.2%
|
Female
|
19,893,086
|
19.4%
|
58.9%
|
7,317,388
|
7.1%
|
41.9%
|
27,210,474
|
26.5%
|
54.3%
|
Total
|
65,337,550
|
63.5%
|
66.8%
|
37,464,970
|
36.5%
|
67.1%
|
102,802,520
|
100.0%
|
66.9%
|
* Never married, divorced, or widowed. Source: American Housing Survey, 1999 data.
|