Table 12. Characteristics of Families in New Jersey: 2000 to 2007
(Family Totals in Thousands)
Two-year Moving Average	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
ALL FAMILIES
Number	2,090	2,217	2,292	2,259	2,243	2,268	2,296
Average Size	3.21	3.19	3.15	3.15	3.20	3.21	3.20
Type of Family
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Married-Couple Family	77.5%	78.2%	77.5%	76.5%	77.0%	76.7%	76.0%
Male Householder (Spouse Absent)	6.0%	5.6%	5.2%	5.7%	6.5%	6.5%	6.1%
Female Householder (Spouse Absent)	16.5%	16.2%	17.3%	17.9%	16.5%	16.8%	17.9%
Number of Family Members in Labor Force
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
No Family Member	13.7%	15.0%	15.1%	13.3%	12.2%	12.3%	11.6%
1 Family Member	30.2%	29.6%	28.2%	29.6%	31.3%	29.9%	30.0%
2 Family Members	42.3%	43.3%	44.8%	44.9%	43.3%	43.1%	44.0%
3 or More Family Members	13.7%	12.0%	11.9%	12.2%	13.3%	14.7%	14.3%
Number of Children Under 18 Years
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
No Children	52.3%	52.9%	53.0%	52.0%	50.8%	50.1%	51.2%
1 Child	18.4%	18.4%	20.3%	20.9%	20.5%	21.0%	21.2%
2 Children	19.4%	19.6%	18.6%	18.6%	19.9%	19.9%	19.2%
3 Children	7.7%	7.2%	6.4%	6.8%	7.2%	7.5%	6.7%
4 or More Children	2.2%	1.9%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	1.4%	1.7%
Number of Children Under 6 Years
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
No Children	79.6%	80.4%	80.6%	80.8%	80.4%	79.7%	79.7%
1 Child	13.8%	13.5%	14.2%	14.0%	13.7%	14.2%	14.3%
2 Children	5.9%	5.3%	4.4%	4.5%	5.2%	5.5%	5.3%
3 or More Children	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.7%
Source: US Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS): March 1999 through 2007.
Prepared by : NJ Dept of Labor & Workforce Dev., Div. of Labor Market & Demographic Research, 11/07.