The Evolution of the American Family

THE EVOLUTION OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY A LOOK AT HOW FAMILIES HAVE CHANGED AND GROWN THROUGH THE YEARS MARRIED TO BE, OR NOT TO BE? ... PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS AGED 20-29 MARRIED 68% 1960 26% 2008 WHY THE ...... DECLINE? AVG AVG 28 I EVENTUALLY DO! 26 THE PRESENT AVERAGE AGE THAT MEN & WOMEN AGE AGE FIRST MARRY IS THE HIGHEST EVER RECORDED CURRENT MARITAL STATUS PERCENTAGE OF AMERICAN ADULTS MARRIED 80% 72% LEGEND: 60 52% MARRIED DIVORCED OR 40 SEPARATED 27% 15% 14% WIDOWED 9% 7% 5% NEVER MARRIED 1960 2008 GENDER ROLES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' In 1960, women comprised only 33% of the U.S. labor force. In 2009, women reached near parity with men at 47%. MOTHERS IN THE LABOR FORCE 1975-2008 I with children younger than 18 80% With children younger than 6 70 I with children younger than 3 60 50 40 30 20 1975 1980 1990 2000 2008 CHOICE MOMS STAY- AT-HOME DADS 176,000 STAY-AT-HOME DADS WOMEN WHO CHOOSE IN 2011 TO BUILD A FAMILY ON THEIR OWN AVERAGE AGE: 36-40 332,000 CHILDREN WERE BEING CARED FOR BY STAY-AT-HOME DADS IN 2010 In 2010, 17% of preschoolers 69% of Choice Moms earn at were regularly cared for by their least $61,000 a year. father while their mother was at work. SAME-SEX, NEW FAMILY IN 2010 8,200,000 people self-identified as LGBT in the United States. 650,000 SAME-SEX COUPLES LIVED IN THE UNITED STATES = 10,000 OVER 111,000 SAME-SEX COUPLES Around 3,000,000 LGBT adults have had a child. = 10,000 WERE RAISING CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 STATES WITH THE HIGHEST PROPORTION OF SAME-SEX COUPLES RAISING BIOLOGICAL, ADOPTED, OR STEP-CHILDREN AK MT ND ID SD WY KS ок AR MS MAY 14, 2013 SOURCE: GATES, G.J. (2013): LGBT Parenting in the United States. The Williams Institute, UCLA Law School MINNESOTA OFFICIALLY BECAME THE 12TH U.S. STATE TO APPROVE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE ADOPTINGA NEW OUTLOOK ON FAMILY IN 1944 50,000 CHILDREN WERE ADOPTED IN THE UNITED STATES = 10,000 From 1944 to 2008, the IN 2008 adoption rate increased by 172%. ADOPTIONS HAVE INCREASED BY 15% SINCE 1990, AND BY 135,813 CHILDREN 6% SINCE 2000. WERE ADOPTED IN THE UNITED STATES = 10,000 THE AMERICAN FAMILY IS CHANGING & EXPANDING BUT THE CONSTANT FACTOR IS L•0•V.E ccB BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SOURCES: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: CALIFORNIA CRY BANK FAMILY EQUALITY COUNCIL, WILLIAMSINSTITUTE.LAW.UCLA.EDU, PEWSOCIALTRENDS.ORG, CHILDWELFARE.GOV, REPRODUCTIVE TISSUE SERVICES CENSUS.GOV, CHOICEMOMS.ORG GHERGICH&Co. HUFFINGTONPOST.COM