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This data analysis explores the correlation between family structure and the likelihood of serious abuse and mental health disorders in UK children. It also examines the rates of partner/spouse violence, youth incarceration, adolescent drug use, education, and other factors related to family structure.
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Mental Health Emotional Disorders, UK Children Source Off Nat Stats UK 1999
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 Family Structure 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 Family Structure Source: Robert Whelan, Broken Homes and Broken Children, 1994.
U.S: Partner / Spouse Violence Against Mothers Over 20 With Children under 12 Source DOJ Nat Crime Victimization Survey 1999 35 33 30 25 20 15 Rate Per 1,000 15 10 6 4 5 0 Married Widowed Married+Div+Sep Never Married Combined
Family Structure: Comparative Rates Of Youth Incarceration 4 3.7 3.5 3 2.71 2.5 2.07 2 Comparative Rates of Incarceration 1.5 1 1 0.5 0 Raised in Intact Married Parent Raised in Mother-Only Family Raised in a Mother and Raised in a Stepmother Family Family Stepfather Family 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.
Adolescent Cocaine Use By Family StructureSource Add Health Wave II 1996
Juvenile Incarceration by Family Structure Source: Wiscosin Dept HSS and CPS 1993
Grade Point Average Source: National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health Wave 1, 1995 Grade Point Average (Out of Maximum of 4.0) 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 Intact Married Parents Cohabiting Parents Step Parents Always Single Parents Divorced Parents Family Structure
Educational Attainment Ideal
Number of Non-Marital Sexual Partners Versus Percent in a Stable Marriage Source: NSFG 1995
Age of First Intercourse Versus Number of Sexual Partners Source: NSFG 1995
Non-Monogamy & Increased DivorceSource: Teachman, J of Mrr and Fam May 2003, Vol 65, pp. 444-455
Father Rated Warm and Loving Source: National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health Wave 2, 1996
Teen Feels Dad Cares Versus Virginity Rates Source: NLS Ad Health; Robert Lerner, Ph.D. The Heritage Foundation
Virginity By Family Structure Source: Add Health, 1996
US Family Structure for Adolescents 14-18 Source: Survey of Consumer Finance 2000 Single Parent, Widowed, 3% Single Parent Never Married, 6% First Marriage / Intact Two-Parent Family, 42% Single Parent, Divorced, or Separated, 21% Cohabiting Couple, 6% Second Marriage / Two-Parent Step Family, 22%
Annual Rejection Ratio: For Every 100 Children Sources: CDC/ NCHS report series 100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 Divorce 50.0 40.0 ABORTION 30.0 20.0 10.0 OWB 0.0 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000
Annual Rejection Ratio: For Every 100 Children Sources: CDC/ NCHS report series 100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 Divorce 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 OWB 0.0 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000
International Rejection Ratio 100 90 USA 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 China Japan Taiwan France Croatia Finland Canada Georgia Sweden Uruguay Slovakia Jamaica Slovenia Portugal Denmark Lithuania Macedonia El Salvador Switzerland Netherlands New Zealand United States Czech Republic New Calcedonia Serbia and Montenegro