Table 2. Comparison of Homebuyers by Household Type: 1991–93, and 1997–99
|
|
1991–93 Homebuyers | 1997–99 Homebuyers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Status of Household Head
|
All Homebuyers (%) | First-Time Homebuyers (%) | Percentage of Buyers That Are First-Time | All Homebuyers (%) | First-Time Homebuyers (%) | Percentage of Buyers That Are First-Time | |
|
Married
|
68.2
|
64.3
|
35.3
|
65.3
|
58.1
|
35.7
|
|
|
Without children
|
27.6
|
23.3
|
31.5
|
27.9
|
21.8
|
31.3
|
|
|
With children
|
40.6
|
41.0
|
37.8
|
37.4
|
36.3
|
39.0
|
|
|
Single*
|
29.3
|
33.0
|
42.1
|
32.4
|
39.3
|
48.6
|
|
|
Male
|
12.5
|
16.2
|
48.3
|
14.7
|
19.3
|
52.7
|
|
|
Without children
|
9.9
|
13.2
|
50.1
|
12.1
|
15.7
|
52.3
|
|
|
With children
|
2.7
|
2.9
|
41.6
|
2.6
|
3.6
|
54.7
|
|
|
Female
|
16.8
|
16.8
|
37.5
|
17.7
|
20.0
|
45.2
|
|
|
Without children
|
11.9
|
11.2
|
35.3
|
11.7
|
12.4
|
42.5
|
|
|
With children
|
4.9
|
5.6
|
42.9
|
6.0
|
7.5
|
50.5
|
|
|
All
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
37.5
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
40.1
|
|
* Never married, divorced, or widowed.
Note: Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because separated couples are not included.
Source: American Housing Survey, 1991–99 data.
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