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Show Table 17.-MoTHERS IN THE POPULATION AND LABOR FORCE, BY MARITAL STATUS AND AGES OF CHILDREN, MARCH 1964 (Mothers 14 years of age and over) Number Marital status and ages of children Mothers with children under 18 years Married, husband present _ Other women ever married 1 Mothers with children 6 to 17 (none under 6) Married, husband present- Other women ever married 1 Mothers with children 3 to 5 (none under 3) 2 Married, husband present- Other women ever married 1 Mothers with children under 3 years 2 Married, husband present Other women ever married 1 I S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Per-cent distribution Percent in labor force Population Labor force Population Labor force 27,609,000 9,527,000 100.0 100.0 34.5 24,741,000 2,868,000 12,952,000 7,916,000 1,611,000 5,934,000 89.6 83. 1 32.0 10.4 16.9 56.2 46.9 62.3 45.8 11,316,000 1,636,000 5,291,000 4,866,000 1,068,000 1,550,000 41. ° 51. 1 43.0 5.9 11. 2 65.3 19.2 16.3 29.3 4,792,000 499,000 9,366,000 li, 279, 000 17.4 13.4 26.7 271,000 2,043,000 1.8 2.8 54.3 33.9 21. 4 21. 8 8,633,000 733,000 1,771,000 272,000 31. 3 18.6 20.5 2.7 2.9 37.1 Refers to women. who are widowed, divorced, or separated or whose husbands are absent for other reasons. May also have older children, in addition to one or more under 6. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Speeial Labor Force Report No. 50. w ....... |
