Chart I-8: Percent of U.S. Households with a Telephone
By Household Type
By Rural, Urban, and Central City Areas

1998

U.S.

Rural

Urban

Central City

Married Couple w/ Child <18

96.4

95.7

96.7

96.5

Male Householder w/ Child <18

87.5

88.9

87.0

85.9

Female Householder w/ Child <18

88.1

86.8

88.3

88.1

Family Households w/o Child

96.6

96.8

96.5

95.4

Non-family Households

91.9

90.0

92.3

91.2