Families in America

Edited by Deirdre A. Gaquin, Mary Meghan Ryan

Not available to order

Publication date:

24 December 2015

Length of book:

474 pages

Publisher

Bernan Press

ISBN-13: 9781598887679

Families in America presents a wide selection of information from the American Community Survey that helps us describe American living arrangements, relationships, marriages, births, children, and incomes. Each section includes a large selection of information for the United States, the 50 states, and the District of Columbia. This is followed by a more limited selection of data for 381 metropolitan areas, 980 counties with populations of 50,000 or more, and 795 cities with populations of 50,000 or more.

Families in America includes details about both family and nonfamily households and includes topics such as multi-generational households, same-sex partner households, grandchildren living with grandparents, and nonrelatives in family households. In addition, information related to age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, income, poverty, and health insurance for various household types is included.
This volume presents the American Community Survey (ACS) demographic data covering 2011–13 for family units in a variety of U.S. states, counties, and metropolitan areas. Standard census categories are included, with a special focus an family data, such as multigenerational homes, same-sex-partner households, and more. The data is displayed nationally and by state, county, and major cities. The resource also provides a brief overview of the ACS and how it differs from the census, as well as details on accessing ACS data online. This is an accessible ready-reference resource for most libraries that have a lot of census or statistical questions.