| III. WOMEN
& GIRLS (See Adult day Health Care, Elder Adult Day
Care/Development, Companionship Fields of Services & Abused Elders Population
Categories) |
SAN MATEO COUNTY
POPULATION CATEGORIES |
| POSSIBLE INDICATORS |
1990 NEEDS ASSESSMENT
REPORT |
UPDATE |
OTHER NEEDS STATEMENTS-DATA |
Total Bay Area Females
• Percent of Total Population
|
1987
1,821,355
51.0% |
1990
1,866,116
50.6% |
- Of the total women 16 years and over in the labor force, 53,133 or 31.5% have children
under 18.
- According to the 1990 US Census in California, the mean family income of households with
a married couple and children under 18 was $55,374 ($59,265 with no children present). A
male head-of-household with children and no spouse present had a mean income of $30,787 as
contrasted with the female-head-of-household with children and no spouse of $20,561. This
disparity is attributed to a number of issues that impact women such as low earnings
potential, vulnerability to layoffs and other work interruptions, less education and work
experience and occupational segregation. Discrimination in wages, job promotion and access
to high paying jobs also kept a lid on women’s wages.
- Minority girls from low-income families are at risk for abuse, violence, educational
deprivation, pregnancy and neglect.
.
|
Total County Females
Percent of Total Population
|
|
329,435
50.7% |
Females 60 years & over
Percent of Total 60 years & over
|
62,965
57.5%
|
| Female-Headed Households |
23,7211 – 14.6% of female hhlds. |
| Female-Headed Households in Poverty |
2,852 – 12.8% of female hhlds |
| Women in Labor Force – 16 + |
168,466 – 63.1% of females |
Target Groups:
- Elderly women
- Battered women
- Immigrant & refugee women
- Women of color
- Lesbian women
- Women with disabilities
- Girls
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| Sources: 1990 US Census CPH 1-6 1990
US Census STF3
San Mateo County Profile |
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