| Statistics,
Results from U. S. Census Bureau (March, 1996) |
- Between 1970 and
1996,
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- the number of divorced persons
more than quadrupled
(4.3 million in 1970 to 18.3
million in 1996).
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- the proportion of children
under 18, living with one parent, grew
from 12 percent in 1970 to 28 percent in
1996
- the number of women living alone
doubled
(from 7.3 million to 14.6 million)
while the number of men living alone
tripled
(from 3.5 million to 10.3 million)
- the number of families maintained by
single mom's rose from 5.6 million in
1970 to 12.2 million in 1995
- the number of families maintained
by single father's rose from 1.2 million
in 1970 to 3.2 million in 1995
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| Child Support and Family
Statistics, (Various Sources) |
- Un-collected Child
Support
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- from 1989 to 1995
un-collected child support rose
an estimated 112%,
(16 billion to 34 billion dollars).
- only 18 percent of non-custodial
parents actually pay their child support
- the national recovery rate for
child support collections for government
headed agencies is less than 17%
- recovery rates for Private
Companies is approximately 60%
- Single Parent
Families
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- Single father households have
increased over 330% since 1970,
15% of single parent households are
headed by single fathers
- the number of families maintained
by single father's rose from 1.2 million
in 1970 to 3.2 million in 1995
- nearly 50% of the children in
America are raised in single parent homes
- 53% of divorce cases involve
children
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