The table illustrates the proportion of various type of household in the North American country between 1970 and 2003.
Overall, there was a significant increase in the percentages of non-family household types, with a more balanced distribution across the remaining categories over the period. Additionally, married couples were the most prevalent household type throughout the period, though they declined dramatically in the final year.
Regarding family households, married couples represented the highest proportions for most of the period, starting at 61% in 2003, which was nearly sixfold higher than that of the other family households, comprising 13% of other member sharing, 10% of mothers and children, and 9% of fathers and children. However, the percentage of married couples fell considerably to 41% in 2003. The latter categories all grew mariginally by exactly 1% , with other member sharing households reaching 14%, mothers with kids climbing to 11%, and fathers with kids ending at 10%.
Moving on to non-family households, the single-person households and room-sharing arrangements were insignificant in 1970, accounting for only 4% and 3%, respectively. In contrast, the percentages of both categories experienced a remarkable growth, with the former more than tripling to a peak of 13% in the final year. Similarly, but to a greater extent, the figure of room-sharing households was nearly fourfold rise to 11% by 2003.