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The Changing Profile of Unmarried Parents
About one-in-five children are living with a solo mom
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- The Changing Profile of Unmarried Parents
- One-in-four U.S. parents are unmarried
- About one-in-five children are living with a solo mom
- Since 1968, a fourfold increase in the number of unmarried parents
- Share of unmarried parents who are dads has more than doubled
- About three-in-ten solo parents are black
- Among cohabiting parents, fewer college graduates
- About half of solo parents have never been married
- About one-fourth of solo parents are poor
- About three-in-ten solo dads are living with their own parent
- Majority viewed more solo moms as bad for society in 2015
- In 2015, Republicans were twice as likely as Democrats to say more unmarried couples raising children are a ‘bad thing’ for society