American Women, 2003
Facts and Figures about American Women's History, 2003, from the U.S. Census Bureau
19: According to the 2000 census, how many single mothers were there?
Answer: 10 million
What percent of all parent-child situations consisted of a single mother and her own child or children in 2000?
Answer: 26%
In 1970?
Answer: 12% - the percentage has more than doubled
How many households were maintained by women with no husband present?
Answer: 30.7 million
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20: How many females were there in the U.S. on July 1, 2001? How many males? In which age groups are there more men than women? In which age groups are there more women than men?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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