09
Jan
Changes in marriage rates since 1940
This is a one page factsheet on marriage rates from 1935-2005.
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09
Jan
How many men and women get married at some point in their lives?
The percent of men and women who have ever married in the United States increases steadily with age. In other words, a smaller number of 20- to 24-year-olds than 40- to 49-year-olds have ever been married. By the time they reach their 70s, nearly 100% of Americans today have been married at some point in […]
09
Jan
Fragile Families, Welfare Reform, and Marriage
Marriage will be an important issue in the upcoming debate over the reauthorization of welfare reform. According to recent studies, both children and adults benefit from marriage. Still, one of three children in the U.S. is born to unmarried parents. At the time of birth, most unmarried parents are committed to each other and to […]
09
Jan
Changes in birth to unmarried women since 1975
Fact sheet from the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center outlining the trend in birth rates for unmarried women from 1975 to present.
09
Jan
Building bridges between the healthy marriage, responsible fatherhood, and domestic violence movements : issues, concerns, and recommendations
This is the seventh publication in the Couples and Marriage research and policy brief series. It explores how the healthy marriage, responsible fatherhood, and domestic violence communities can work together to promote the well-being of families and children. The brief explains some of the barriers to building bridges between the three communities, and it suggests […]
09
Jan
The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study : Baseline National Report, Revised March 2003
This study addresses four sets of related questions: (1) What are the conditions and capabilities of new unmarried parents, especially fathers? How many of these men hold steady jobs? How many want to be involved in raising their children? (2) What is the nature of the relationships between unmarried parents? How many of these couples […]
09
Jan
The consequences of marriage for African Americans : a comprehensive literature review
This report discusses the findings of a comprehensive review of scholarly articles, reports, and books on the consequences of marriage for African Americans published from 1990 through 2004. In addition, new research was conducted using survey data collected from 1973 through 2002 by the American General Social Surveys. Ten key findings from the review and […]
09
Jan
Healthy Marriage Initiative: activities and accomplishments, 2002-2005
In 2002, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the Department of Health and Human Services launched the Healthy Marriage Initiative (HMI) to support the President Bush’s goal of increasing healthy marriages by focusing attention and action on strengthening marriages and preparing interested individuals and couples for healthy marriage. In supporting healthy marriage, ACF […]
09
Jan
Healthy marriages in low-income African-American communities. Part 2: expanding the dialogue with faith leaders from Making Connections sites. A thematic summary
In May 2004, the Annie E. Casey Foundation convened a diverse group of 15 faith and community leaders in sites where Casey’s Making Connections initiative is underway (Boston, Hartford, Louisville and Milwaukee.) The leaders were asked to: share their experience and perspectives on marriage promotion in low-income communities; listen and respond to recent research and […]