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Economist makes data-driven case for stable two-parent households: 'It's clear that kids benefit'

October 22, 2023
Economist makes data-driven case for stable two-parent households: 'It's clear that kids benefit'

It's no surprise that households have changed in the United States in recent decades. As marriage rates have declined, only 63 percent of children in the U.S. are now raised in homes with married parents. That number is even lower among the children of parents who don’t have a four-year college degree, one economist says.

But bringing awareness to the advantages of married families has become an "ideological battle," University of Maryland economics professor Melissa Kearney told Fox News Digital. 

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