Table 128. Total Own Children and Percent of Children Living With Both Parents: NOTE: Universe is own unmarried children under 18 years old living in families with at least one parent. "Own" child is a single (never married) son, daughter, stepchild, or adopted child of a married couple or of a family head or subfamily head. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1Data are for the Black population only. 0.1 0.3 0.1 15.2 23.5 13.3 10.9 16.3 9.7 NOTE: The total fertility rate shows the average number of births each woman would have in her lifetime if, at each year of age, women experienced the birth rates occurring in the specified calendar year. Mortality rates are per 1,000 live births. Source: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, National Center for Health Table 130. Reported Voter Registration and Participation of Persons of Voting Age, by Region: 1976 (Numbers in thousands) Table 131. Black Elected Officials, by Sex and Type of Office: 1976 and 1977 17 South.... 75 5 47 4 38 South..... Mayors: 129 20 888 7 3,528 631 2,071 314 In 1976, 23 of the Black elected officials held two elective positions; therefore, the number of positions held was actually 4,002. In 1977, the corresponding figures were 26 holding two positions and 4,337 actual positions held. Includes Black regional, county, municipal, education, judical, and law enforcement officials. Source: Table 132. Black Elected Officials, by Type of Office and State: July 1977 1Includes officials elected to judicial, law enforcement, and education offices. NOTE: Figures shown represent the total number of elected Blacks holding office as of July 1977. of Part One concerning the estimates of percent Black of total population. Source: Joint Center for Political Studies (See appendix A for copyright source.) and U.S. Department of Commerce, See note on table 11 Bureau of the Census. |