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Data Dictionary: ACS 2017 (5-Year Estimates)
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Data Source: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau
Universe: Own Children under 18 Years
Variable Details
A10065. Children Living with Single Parents
Universe: Own Children under 18 Years
A10065_002 Children Living with Single Parents
Percent base:
Own Children under 18 Years (SE:A10065_001)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = ACS17_5yr:B09002009 + ACS17_5yr:B09002015; if (ACS17_5yr:B09002009.IsNull || ACS17_5yr:B09002015.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true
Variables used in the formula:
ACS17_5yr:B09002009
Own Children Under 18 Years: In Other Families: Male Householder, No Wife Present
ACS17_5yr:B09002015
Own Children Under 18 Years: In Other Families: Female Householder, No Husband Present
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2017 ACS 1-year and 2013-2017 ACS 5-year Data Releases : Technical Documentation.
  2017 ACS 1-year and 2013-2017 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Household Type and Relationship -> Average Household Size -> Relationship to Householder -> Own Child
Own Child
A never-married child under 18 years who is a son or daughter by birth, a stepchild, or an adopted child of the householder. In certain tabulations, own children are further classified as living with two parents or with one parent only. Own children of the householder living with two parents are by definition found only in married-couple families. (Note: When used in "EMPLOYMENT STATUS" tabulations, own child refers to a never married child under the age of 18 in a family or a subfamily who is a son or daughter, by birth, marriage, or adoption, of a member of the householder's family, but not necessarily of the householder.)