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I Like, I Love, I Need. How Do I Live Happily Ever After? Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D. Catholic University of America March 24, 2010. Rejection. Annual Rejection Ratio: For Every 100 Children. Sources: CDC/ NCHS report series. 100.0. 90.0. 80.0. 70.0. 60.0. Divorce. 50.0. 40.0. 30.0.
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I Like, I Love, I Need. How Do I Live Happily Ever After? Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D. Catholic University of America March 24, 2010
Annual Rejection Ratio: For Every 100 Children Sources: CDC/ NCHS report series 100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 Divorce 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 OWB 0.0 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000
Annual Rejection Ratio: For Every 100 Children Sources: CDC/ NCHS report series 100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 Divorce 50.0 40.0 ABORTION 30.0 20.0 10.0 OWB 0.0 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000
The Five Basic Institutions Five Basic Tasks Government Market School Church Family Instrumental Relational
Fundamental Capacities Force / Benevolence Work Intelligence Reflection Sexuality
Fundamental Tasks Of the Individual Gov Market School Church Family
Fundamental Tasks Of the Family Gov Market School Church Family Gov Gov Market Market School School Church Church Family Family
Fundamental Tasks Of Society Gov Market School Church Family Family Gov Market School Gov Church Market Family School Couple Church Family Gov Market School Church Family
Fundamental Needs Of Society Safety & Justice Material Goods To Know Goodness & Meaning To Mate & Produce the Next Generation
Belonging: Male + Female Society At Large Family Child / Adult Father Mother
MEDIAN LIFETIME EARNINGS BY HIGHEST EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, 2009 DOLLARS Source: http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/collegepayoff-complete.pdfp. P. 3
GPA English/Math by Family Structure Source: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave I. Adolescents grade 7-12. 2.90 2.9 2.80 2.70 2.6 Average GPA Enligsh/Math Combined 2.6 2.6 2.60 2.5 2.5 2.50 2.40 2.30 INTACT STEP COHABIT (BOTH COHABIT (ONE DIVORCED NEVER MARRIED NATURAL) NATURAL)
Educational Attainment Ideal
MARKET PLACE
Belonging and Rejection Ratio for the US, 2008 Source: Am. Comm Survey 2008 60 54.6 50 45.4 40 30 20 10 0 BELONGING REJECTION
Index of Belonging, Ethnic Groups Source: American Community Survey 2008 70.0% 62.0% 60.0% 53.8% 50.0% 45.4% 40.2% 40.0% 30.0% 23.8% 17.4% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% U.S. Black American Indian & Hispanic Asian White Alaskan Native
% Professional Class (Males) “Not Working” - US Total Unemployed single Cohab Married Fraction of Occupation Class
Black Men (25-54) Marriage by Education Level 3 - College 4 - Professional College Grads Professionals / Grad School 2 - H S 1- HS Drop Out HS Grads
Black Unemployment by Marriage (pink) andnon-Marriage (blue)CPS Data Bureau of Labor Statistics College Grads Professionals / Grad School 3 - College 4 - Professional 2 - H S HS Drop Out HS Grads 1- HS Drop Out
Source Antovics, K. & Town, R. Am Econ Review V 94, (2004) pp 317-321 $127 140 Marriage Premium in Male Income $100 120 100 80 Comparative Income % $27 60 + = 40 20 0 Average Unmarried Male Premium Average Married Male
Of All Black Children (100%): % in Poverty or Not by Married or Unmarried Parents MARRIED NOT-MARRIED 40 35 30 25 20 IN POVERTY 15 10 5 0 Married Not in Poverty Married In Poverty Not Married Not in Poverty Not Married In Poverty NOT IN POVERTY Source: Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, 1998
Same Parents If Married Unmarried Parents 3.17 Million Children 3.93 Million Children Out ofPoverty InPoverty Children in Poverty 0.75 Million Children Source R Rector (Heritage Fdn) : Analysis of CPS 2001
Impact of Divorce on Income of Families 1993 Average Annual Income $50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 Before Divorce After Divorce Family Status Source: Corcoran and Chaudray, Unpublished Research Paper, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan, May 1994