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2012 | Monterey, California | Children in single-parent households

Summary Information

Range in California
(Min-Max):
21-45%
Overall in California: 30%
National Benchmark: 20% (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Factors - Social & Economic Factors (Family and Social Support)
Weight in Health Factors: 2.5%
Years of Data Used: 2006-2010
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The counties are shaded with lighter counties having a better rank. Gray counties are not reported (NR).
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What It Is:

The single-parent household measure is the percent of all children in family households that live in a household headed by a single parent (male or female householder with no spouse present).

Where It Comes From:

Estimates of the percent of children in single-parent households were calculated using data from the most recent American Community Survey (ACS).

Reason for Ranking:

Adults and children in single-parent households are both at risk for adverse health outcomes such as mental health problems (including substance abuse, depression, and suicide) and unhealthy behaviors such as smoking and excessive alcohol use.

More Information

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# Single-Parent Households Number of children that live in single-parent households
# Households Number of children in households
% Single-Parent Households Percent of children that live in single-parent households
Error Margin 95% confidence interval supplied by Census Bureau
Z-Score (Measure - Average of CA counties)/(Standard Deviation)
Place# Single-Parent Households# Households% Single-Parent HouseholdsError MarginZ-Score
Alameda99,800335,91230%29-31-0.19
Alpine16130752%26-79NR
Amador1,4586,41823%16-30-1.49
Butte16,24645,94435%32-380.85
Calaveras2,4409,17827%18-35-0.77
Colusa2,0406,09033%24-430.51
Contra Costa67,648257,07626%25-28-0.82
Del Norte2,7016,25443%35-522.30
El Dorado9,89841,69024%21-27-1.30
Fresno99,017272,20236%35-381.04
Glenn2,4617,95231%24-380.04
Humboldt10,30926,67339%35-431.46
Imperial17,41349,28035%32-380.85
Inyo1,5143,91539%28-491.47
Kern89,764247,45436%35-381.02
Kings11,41841,31228%24-31-0.58
Lake4,45913,86332%25-390.26
Lassen2,0156,17333%25-400.35
Los Angeles829,1772,439,37034%34-340.60
Madera13,18841,81932%28-350.15
Marin11,97350,79024%21-26-1.33
Mariposa1,0663,43231%17-450.06
Mendocino7,09719,15937%32-421.17
Merced25,13580,12331%29-340.11
Modoc8372,12939%27-511.59
Mono7252,91925%12-37-1.10
Monterey33,877108,56731%29-330.08
Napa7,38730,86524%20-27-1.26
Nevada6,12019,57931%26-360.09
Orange183,256734,78525%24-26-1.08
Placer17,26483,04321%19-23-1.84
Plumas1,2673,72734%24-440.60
Riverside169,680605,90028%27-29-0.51
Sacramento122,367358,03734%33-350.63
San Benito3,98616,13825%20-29-1.12
San Bernardino190,817595,54232%31-330.24
San Diego205,901713,03029%28-30-0.35
San Francisco30,931105,44229%28-31-0.26
San Joaquin65,473198,36333%31-350.42
San Luis Obispo12,97650,28526%23-28-0.92
San Mateo34,660155,58822%21-24-1.57
Santa Barbara26,80095,64628%26-30-0.51
Santa Clara93,836417,87222%22-23-1.54
Santa Cruz15,39554,69428%25-31-0.48
Shasta13,63039,91334%31-370.63
Sierra14957526%8-44NR
Siskiyou3,3909,08237%31-441.22
Solano31,523102,30831%29-330.01
Sonoma29,594104,42328%26-30-0.45
Stanislaus45,628146,80831%29-330.06
Sutter7,53625,91129%25-33-0.31
Tehama5,93316,11737%30-431.12
Trinity1,0422,30045%33-582.70
Tulare45,571139,29533%31-350.36
Tuolumne2,5379,82026%20-32-0.91
Ventura52,330211,45025%23-26-1.11
Yolo12,01744,35727%24-30-0.68
Yuba6,82920,52033%28-390.47

NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"