Why Americans Are Delaying Parenthood
Four studies offer new insights on the decision to have kids in a low birth rate era.
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Studies Document Mass Incarceration’s Toll on Families
New studies add to the growing body of research on the toll U.S. mass incarceration is taking on prisoner’s children and families. Three recent articles in the journal Demography document the spillover effects of the prison boom on family poverty, couples’ relationship stability, and child well-being.
Read MoreHaving Friends, Socializing as Important to Good Health as Diet, Exercise
The more social ties people have at an early age, the better their health in young adulthood and old age, according to a 2016 study in the Proceedings of the…
Read MoreExisting Data Show Increase in Married Same-Sex U.S. Couples
The number of married same-sex couples in the United States has increased dramatically in recent years, as reported in a recent Bulletin on U.S. family change from the Population Reference…
Read MoreChanging U.S. Family Patterns Pose Policy Challenges
Beginning in the 1960s—and accelerating over the last two decades—changes in marriage, divorce, cohabitation, and nonmarital childbearing have transformed family life in the United States. The family continues to serve…
Read MorePRB Discuss Online: How Are the Children of Single Mothers Faring? Evidence From the Fragile Families Study
The percentage of U.S. children born outside marriage has increased dramatically over several decades, growing from 6 percent of all births in 1960 to nearly 40 percent of births today….
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