short readsApr 27, 2018 About one-third of U.S. children are living with an unmarried parent The share of U.S. children living with an unmarried parent has more than doubled since 1968, jumping from 13% to 32% in 2017.
reportJun 15, 2011 A Tale of Two Fathers In the last 50 years, fathers have become much more involved in the day-to-day lives of the children they live with. During that same time period, though, the share of fathers living apart from their children has risen dramatically, to 27% in 2010.