Kin availability by group among currently married women in linked data set, 1900 census
Measure . | Percentage Coresident Mother . | Percentage Coresident Father . | Percentage Coresident Mother-in-Law . | Percentage Coresident Father-in-Law . | Percentage Nearby Potential Mother-in-Law . | Adult Kin Density in Enumeration District (per 1,000) . |
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Overall Average | 3.96 | 2.27 | 4.35 | 2.90 | 8.42 | 0.336 |
Age-group | ||||||
15–19 | 5.27 | 3.66 | 6.94 | 5.30 | 15.73 | 0.500 |
20–24 | 3.99 | 2.58 | 5.19 | 3.70 | 11.60 | 0.395 |
25–29 | 3.82 | 2.19 | 4.23 | 2.80 | 8.26 | 0.329 |
30–34 | 3.96 | 2.03 | 3.69 | 2.25 | 5.81 | 0.290 |
Residence Type and Population | ||||||
Rural, <2,500 | 3.10 | 1.91 | 4.73 | 3.29 | 11.35 | 0.466 |
Urban, 2,500–9,999 | 4.86 | 2.62 | 3.66 | 2.26 | 4.23 | 0.129 |
Urban, 10,000–99,999 | 5.55 | 2.97 | 3.89 | 2.35 | 3.34 | 0.111 |
Urban, 100,000–499,999 | 5.88 | 3.05 | 3.62 | 2.04 | 2.80 | 0.081 |
Urban, ≥500,000 | 5.71 | 3.00 | 3.39 | 2.01 | 1.98 | 0.073 |
Race and Nativity | ||||||
Black | 3.43 | 1.33 | 4.08 | 1.59 | 11.05 | 0.392 |
White, native-born of native-born parents | 3.97 | 2.30 | 4.73 | 3.03 | 10.33 | 0.416 |
White, foreign-born | 3.08 | 1.62 | 3.05 | 2.15 | 3.60 | 0.162 |
White, second generation (native-born of foreign parent(s)) | 4.61 | 2.70 | 4.15 | 3.06 | 6.09 | 0.217 |
Enumerated With a Paid Labor Force Occupation | 5.87 | 3.12 | 5.23 | 2.87 | 9.19 | 0.363 |
Not Enumerated With a Paid Labor Force Occupation | 3.91 | 2.25 | 4.33 | 2.90 | 8.40 | 0.336 |
Spouse's Occupation Group | ||||||
Professional | 6.13 | 3.20 | 4.80 | 2.73 | 3.56 | 0.148 |
Farmer | 2.43 | 1.33 | 4.99 | 3.21 | 13.76 | 0.557 |
Manager/official/proprietor | 5.16 | 2.68 | 3.97 | 2.37 | 4.60 | 0.199 |
Clerical/sales | 7.19 | 3.91 | 4.89 | 2.90 | 3.83 | 0.132 |
Craftsman | 4.49 | 2.53 | 3.36 | 2.19 | 4.50 | 0.164 |
Operative/apprentice | 4.09 | 2.44 | 3.04 | 2.08 | 4.93 | 0.190 |
Service worker | 5.16 | 2.67 | 3.61 | 2.09 | 3.11 | 0.126 |
Farm laborer | 4.53 | 3.78 | 8.18 | 7.63 | 11.92 | 0.454 |
Laborer | 4.53 | 2.59 | 3.38 | 2.15 | 5.50 | 0.224 |
Nonoccupational response | 4.54 | 2.84 | 5.26 | 3.80 | 8.69 | 0.355 |
Migration Status (native-born population) | ||||||
Residence in state of birth | 4.03 | 2.34 | 4.43 | 2.92 | 9.02 | 0.364 |
Interstate migrant | 3.66 | 1.99 | 4.04 | 2.78 | 5.90 | 0.219 |
Spouse resident in state of birth | 3.92 | 2.25 | 4.56 | 3.02 | 9.38 | 0.379 |
Spouse interstate migrant | 4.09 | 2.33 | 3.59 | 2.43 | 4.87 | 0.178 |
Measure . | Percentage Coresident Mother . | Percentage Coresident Father . | Percentage Coresident Mother-in-Law . | Percentage Coresident Father-in-Law . | Percentage Nearby Potential Mother-in-Law . | Adult Kin Density in Enumeration District (per 1,000) . |
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Overall Average | 3.96 | 2.27 | 4.35 | 2.90 | 8.42 | 0.336 |
Age-group | ||||||
15–19 | 5.27 | 3.66 | 6.94 | 5.30 | 15.73 | 0.500 |
20–24 | 3.99 | 2.58 | 5.19 | 3.70 | 11.60 | 0.395 |
25–29 | 3.82 | 2.19 | 4.23 | 2.80 | 8.26 | 0.329 |
30–34 | 3.96 | 2.03 | 3.69 | 2.25 | 5.81 | 0.290 |
Residence Type and Population | ||||||
Rural, <2,500 | 3.10 | 1.91 | 4.73 | 3.29 | 11.35 | 0.466 |
Urban, 2,500–9,999 | 4.86 | 2.62 | 3.66 | 2.26 | 4.23 | 0.129 |
Urban, 10,000–99,999 | 5.55 | 2.97 | 3.89 | 2.35 | 3.34 | 0.111 |
Urban, 100,000–499,999 | 5.88 | 3.05 | 3.62 | 2.04 | 2.80 | 0.081 |
Urban, ≥500,000 | 5.71 | 3.00 | 3.39 | 2.01 | 1.98 | 0.073 |
Race and Nativity | ||||||
Black | 3.43 | 1.33 | 4.08 | 1.59 | 11.05 | 0.392 |
White, native-born of native-born parents | 3.97 | 2.30 | 4.73 | 3.03 | 10.33 | 0.416 |
White, foreign-born | 3.08 | 1.62 | 3.05 | 2.15 | 3.60 | 0.162 |
White, second generation (native-born of foreign parent(s)) | 4.61 | 2.70 | 4.15 | 3.06 | 6.09 | 0.217 |
Enumerated With a Paid Labor Force Occupation | 5.87 | 3.12 | 5.23 | 2.87 | 9.19 | 0.363 |
Not Enumerated With a Paid Labor Force Occupation | 3.91 | 2.25 | 4.33 | 2.90 | 8.40 | 0.336 |
Spouse's Occupation Group | ||||||
Professional | 6.13 | 3.20 | 4.80 | 2.73 | 3.56 | 0.148 |
Farmer | 2.43 | 1.33 | 4.99 | 3.21 | 13.76 | 0.557 |
Manager/official/proprietor | 5.16 | 2.68 | 3.97 | 2.37 | 4.60 | 0.199 |
Clerical/sales | 7.19 | 3.91 | 4.89 | 2.90 | 3.83 | 0.132 |
Craftsman | 4.49 | 2.53 | 3.36 | 2.19 | 4.50 | 0.164 |
Operative/apprentice | 4.09 | 2.44 | 3.04 | 2.08 | 4.93 | 0.190 |
Service worker | 5.16 | 2.67 | 3.61 | 2.09 | 3.11 | 0.126 |
Farm laborer | 4.53 | 3.78 | 8.18 | 7.63 | 11.92 | 0.454 |
Laborer | 4.53 | 2.59 | 3.38 | 2.15 | 5.50 | 0.224 |
Nonoccupational response | 4.54 | 2.84 | 5.26 | 3.80 | 8.69 | 0.355 |
Migration Status (native-born population) | ||||||
Residence in state of birth | 4.03 | 2.34 | 4.43 | 2.92 | 9.02 | 0.364 |
Interstate migrant | 3.66 | 1.99 | 4.04 | 2.78 | 5.90 | 0.219 |
Spouse resident in state of birth | 3.92 | 2.25 | 4.56 | 3.02 | 9.38 | 0.379 |
Spouse interstate migrant | 4.09 | 2.33 | 3.59 | 2.43 | 4.87 | 0.178 |
Source: Ruggles et al. (2020).