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The Right of the Child to the Marriage of His Parents. Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D. Family Research Council. Rhode Island Family Conference Feb. 27th th . 2010. The Thriving Parent Marriage / Child Relationship. The Thriving Parent Marriage / Child Relationship.
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The Right of the Childto theMarriage of His Parents Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D. Family Research Council Rhode Island Family Conference Feb. 27thth. 2010
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Yearly Income, 200, Families With Children Note: Figures do not include transferred income
Children in Poverty Unmarried Parents Same Parents Married 3.17 Million Children 3.93 Million Children Out of Poverty In Poverty 0.75 Million Children In Poverty Source R Rector: Analysis of CPS 2001
Marriage Premium in Male Income $127 $100 Comparative Income % + $27 = Source Antovics, K. & Town, R. Am Econ Review V 94, (2004) pp 317-321
Income of Divorce on Income of Families 1993 Average Annual Income 42% Family Status Source: Corcoran and Chaudray, Unpublished Research Paper, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan, May 1994
Median Net Worth of Families With Children Under 18 (2000) Source: Survey of Consumer Finance, 2001
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Safety vs. ABUSE
In Britain, a Child Whose Biological Mother Cohabits was 33 Times More Likely to Suffer Serious Abuse than a Child with Married Parents Comparative Risk Ratios for Serious Abuse, 1982-1988 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 Mother Married to Stepfather Biological Mother Alone Biological Parents Cohabiting Biological Father Alone Biological Mother Cohabiting Biological Parents Married FamilyStructure Source: Robert Whelan, Broken Homes and Broken Children, 1994.
In Britain, a Child Whose Biological Mother Cohabits was 73 Times More Likely to Suffer Fatal Abuse than a Child with Married Parents Comparative Risk Ratios for Serious Abuse, 1982-1988 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 Mother Married to Stepfather Biological Mother Alone Biological Parents Cohabiting Biological Father Alone Biological Mother Cohabiting Biological Parents Married FamilyStructure Source: Robert Whelan, Broken Homes and Broken Children, 1994.
Runaway Children in UK Step-Families Lone-parent Families Two-parent Families 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Percentage of children running away overnight before the age of 16
Source: C. Harper and S. McLanahan, “Father Absence and Youth Incarceration,” ASA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 1998. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth.
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