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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles Sociology 2013 FP-13-19 Children's Family Structure, 2013 Krista K. Payne Bowling Green State University, kristaw@bgsu.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ncfmr_family_profiles  Part of the Family, Life Course, and Society Commons Repository Citation Payne, Krista K., "FP-13-19 Children's Family Structure, 2013" (2013). National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles. 121. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ncfmr_family_profiles/121 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Sociology at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. 005 Williams Hall • Bowling Green State University • Bowling Green, OH 43403http://ncfmr.bgsu.edu • 419.372.4910 • ncfmr@bgsu.eduFamily Profiles examine topics related to NCFMR’s core research themes. Data are presented at both the national and state levels using new data sources. Written for both researchers and broad communities, these profiles summarize the latest statistics on U.S. families.Krista K. PayneNCFMRFamily ProfilesFP-13-19Children's Family Structure, 2013Figure 1. Family Structure of Minor Children, 2013Source: Current Population Survey, 2013• Two biological parent families are most common among Asian children (82%) followed by White children (71%). Black children are the least likely to live with two biological parents (33%).○  The large majority of children living with two biological parents are living with married parents rather than cohabiting parents —over 90% of White, Black, Asian, and 2+ Races children have married parents, while 77%  of Hispanic children do so.• Cohabiting parent families are most common among Hispanic and 2+ Races children (10%).• Single mother families are most prevalent among Black children—nearly half are living with a single mother (49%) followed by about one-quarter of 2+ Races and Hispanic children.Children's Family Structure by Race/Ethnicity, 2013• A majority of children are living with two biological parents (62%)—most of whom are living with married parents (95%).• The second most common family type is single parent families (24%). A majority of these children are living with a single mother (87%).• Seven percent of children live in a cohabiting parent family, of which less than half are living with two biological parents (43%). ○  Among children living in cohabiting stepparent families (one biological parent), 5% are living with a parent (biological or adoptive) in a coresidential same-sex relationship (not shown).Notes: 1. Columns may not total 100% due to rounding. 2. Due to small sample sizes, some family structure categories are collapsed: children living with same-sex cohabiting parents are included in the totals for cohabiting stepparent families; children living with a mother who is "married spouse absent" are included in the totals for single mothers (because absent fathers' relationship is not identified), similarly those living with a father who is "married spouse absent" are included in the totals for single fathers. 3. The category of two “biological” also includes children living with two adoptive parents.59%3%5%4%21%3%4%0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%No ParentsSingle FatherSingle MotherStep CohabitingStep MarriedTwo Biological CohabitingTwo Biological MarriedFigure 2. Family Structure of Minor Children by Race/Ethnicity, 201369%30%54%81%51%2%3%6%1%4%6%4%4%2%6%4%4%4%2%6%13%49%25%9%26%3%4%2%2%4%3% 6% 4%2% 4%0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%No ParentsSingle FatherSingle MotherStep CohabitingStep MarriedTwo Biological CohabitingTwo Biological MarriedSource: Current Population Survey, 2013Notes: 1. Columns may not total 100% due to rounding. 2. Due to small sample sizes, some family structure categories are collapsed: see above. 3. Hispanic ethnicity is preferenced; Whites, Blacks, and Asians are non-Hispanic.2Suggested Citation:Payne, Krista K. (2013).  Children's Family Structure, 2013. (FP-13-19). National Center for Family & Marriage Research.   Retrieved from http://ncfmr.bgsu.edu/pdf/family_profiles/file139447.pdfThis project is supported with assistance from Bowling Green State University. From 2007 to 2013, support was also provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s) and should not be construed as representing the opinions or policy of any agency of the state or federal government.NCFMRFamily ProfilesFP-13-19• Wide variation exists in the share of children living with two married biological parents ranging from 41% in D.C. to 73% in Utah. Half of U.S.' states (including Washington, D.C.) have at least 59% of children living with two married biological parents (teal states in Figure 3).• States with the largest share of children living with two married biological parents (top 25%) are located in the Western region of the U.S. (Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and Alaska).• States with the smallest share of children living with two married biological parents (bottom 25%) are located in the Southern region of the U.S. (Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and D.C.).Geographic Variation in the Percentage of Children Living with Two Married Biological Parents, 2013 ReferencesKing, M., Ruggles, S., Alexander, J. T., Flood, S., Genadek, K., Schroeder, M. B., Trampe, B., & Vick, R. Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Current Population Survey: Version 3.0. [Machine-readable database]. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2010. Figure 3. Geographic Variation in the Percentage of Children Living with Two Biological Married Parents, 2013Source: Current Population Survey, 2013Notes: The category of two "biological" also includes children living with two adoptive parents.For more information on the living arrangements of Americans and their families, please see America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2012 Population Characteristics by Jonathan Vespa, Jamie M. Lewis, & Rose M. Kreider.73%70%70%69%68%66%66%65%65%64%64%64%63%63%63%62%62%62%62%61%61%60%60%60%60%60%58%58%58%58%58%58%57%57%56%56%56%55%54%54%54% 53%53%53%52%51%51% 50%48%48%41%Top Quartile2nd Quartile3rd QuartileBottom Quartile63

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