Children Receiving SSI, 2004
Parents in household | Number | Percentage of total |
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Total | 992,690 | 100.0 |
No parents a | 125,030 | 12.6 |
One parent | 647,180 | 65.2 |
Two parents | 220,480 | 22.2 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 10 percent sample. | ||
NOTE: The total of children with one or two parents in the household differs slightly from the number of children living in a parent's household in Table 7. This is because the data in Table 7 represent only households in which a parent is the head of the household, whereas the data in this table include children living with parents who are not the head of the household. | ||
a. Children with no parents in the household reside independently, with other relatives or nonrelatives, or in institutions or foster care. Deeming does not apply in these situations. | ||
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.children@ssa.gov. |