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75. Sixty-five percent of children live with two married parents. (National Survey of Children's Health, 2022-23. You could get this from other sources but they have a nice interactive tool: www.childhealthdata.org/browse/survey)
December 11, 2024 at 8:02 PM
75. Sixty-five percent of children live with two married parents. (National Survey of Children's Health, 2022-23. You could get this from other sources but they have a nice interactive tool: www.childhealthdata.org/browse/survey)
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74. The percentage of children who live with a primary caregiver that has a BA or higher degree ranges from 40% in West Virginia to 67% in Vermont.
December 10, 2024 at 6:46 PM
74. The percentage of children who live with a primary caregiver that has a BA or higher degree ranges from 40% in West Virginia to 67% in Vermont.
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71. NEW DATA ALERT: 2023 American Community Survey shows the US refined divorce rate fell slightly: From 13.67 divorces per married person in 2022 to 13.65. (Dip and rebound during COVID pandemic aside, rates are still declining from 2008, when this series began.)
December 6, 2024 at 8:44 PM
71. NEW DATA ALERT: 2023 American Community Survey shows the US refined divorce rate fell slightly: From 13.67 divorces per married person in 2022 to 13.65. (Dip and rebound during COVID pandemic aside, rates are still declining from 2008, when this series began.)
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55. Across US states, the percentage of birth mothers married at the time of the birth in 2023 ranged from 45% in Louisiana to 79% in Utah (California does not report)
December 1, 2024 at 11:25 PM
55. Across US states, the percentage of birth mothers married at the time of the birth in 2023 ranged from 45% in Louisiana to 79% in Utah (California does not report)
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105. Probably for the first time ever, the US birth rate for women ages 40-44 (12.7 per 1000) is now higher than for those ages 15-19 (12.6). www.cdc.gov/nchs/product...
July 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
105. Probably for the first time ever, the US birth rate for women ages 40-44 (12.7 per 1000) is now higher than for those ages 15-19 (12.6). www.cdc.gov/nchs/product...
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Other factors, such as ageism and the gender pay gap, also factor in to women's housing security.
August 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Other factors, such as ageism and the gender pay gap, also factor in to women's housing security.
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124. Zoom in on 1960. By age 20, 54% of women were married compared with just 25% of men. (Comment: A key feature of that marriage system was male dominance of early adulthood. This drove not just family but also education and career inequality.)
October 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
124. Zoom in on 1960. By age 20, 54% of women were married compared with just 25% of men. (Comment: A key feature of that marriage system was male dominance of early adulthood. This drove not just family but also education and career inequality.)
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120. Among 66 women Nobel Prize winners (counting Marie Curie twice), the mean number of children is 1.5, the median is 2, 82% had 2 or fewer, 36% had none. Counts adopted and most step children. Three are still under age 50. (Data and code: osf.io/tj769/)
September 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
120. Among 66 women Nobel Prize winners (counting Marie Curie twice), the mean number of children is 1.5, the median is 2, 82% had 2 or fewer, 36% had none. Counts adopted and most step children. Three are still under age 50. (Data and code: osf.io/tj769/)
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118. Countries ranked lower on the Gender Development Index have higher total fertility rates, but only among those ranked in the bottom 100 or so. (GDI is gender difference in life expectancy, education, and income.)
September 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
118. Countries ranked lower on the Gender Development Index have higher total fertility rates, but only among those ranked in the bottom 100 or so. (GDI is gender difference in life expectancy, education, and income.)
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115. From 1990 to 2023, immigrant women had 29 million births in the U.S., or 22% of the total. In 2023 it was 24%.
August 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
115. From 1990 to 2023, immigrant women had 29 million births in the U.S., or 22% of the total. In 2023 it was 24%.
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89. US women who work in female-dominated occupations have higher birth rates. Lowest among machinery mechanics (5% female, 0.7% births); highest among telemarketers (66% female, 11.7% births).
February 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
89. US women who work in female-dominated occupations have higher birth rates. Lowest among machinery mechanics (5% female, 0.7% births); highest among telemarketers (66% female, 11.7% births).
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88. Among US residents those 1920-1939, more than 90% were married before age 30. For those born in the 1990s it's 50%.
February 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
88. Among US residents those 1920-1939, more than 90% were married before age 30. For those born in the 1990s it's 50%.