Images of the �traditional family� dominate our televisions and magazines, but do they represent how most Americans live? Only 7 percent of households reflect prime time families like the Cleavers or the Simpsons: Married couples with children, in which only the husband works. �Latchkey� families, in which both parents work, make up 2.5 times as many households. Even families with dual incomes and no kids, or �DINKS,� outnumber the traditional family by two to one.

The large percentage of households in the �other� category reflects the increasing number of female-headed households, and households headed by young adults or older Americans, who are less likely to reside with a spouse.