Research Papers

Religious Practice and Educational Attainment By Pat Fagan July 2, 2015 95 Social Science Reasons for Religious Worship and Practice By Pat Fagan October 17, 2012 164 Reasons to Marry By Pat Fagan January 31, 2012 The State of the Black Family in America By Pat Fagan and Christina Hadford February 11, 2015

Mapping America Charts

Marriage and Fidelity

• Marital Happiness By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Parental Stress By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Divorce or Separation By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Adultery By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• The Importance of Marriage By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Current Sexual Partner Has Other Sexual Partners By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Ever Cheated on Spouse or Cohabiting Partner By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Current in First (Only) Marriage By Family Structure and Religious Practice

Well-Being and Development

• Volunteered in Charitable Activities By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Adult Religious Attendance By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• The Personal Importance of Having Children By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• The Importance of Marriage By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Work Fulfillment By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Child Behavioral Problems By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Parental Stress By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Quality of Parent-Child Relationship By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Happiness By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Children’s Positive Social Development By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Belief that People Try to Take Advantage of Others By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Children with a Learning Disability By Family Structure and Religious Practice

Crime and Delinquency

• Shoplifting Among Adolescents By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Adolescents Who Have Ever Been in a Fight By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Theft Among Adolescents By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Adolescence Who Have Run Away By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Adolescents Who View X-Rated Films By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Picked Up or Charged by Police By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Arrests Among Adolescents By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Assaulted Someone By Family Structure and Religious Practice

Substance Abuse

• Adolescent Hard Drug Use By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Adolescents Who Got Drunk By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Smoking Among Adults By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Drinks Too Much Alcohol By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Smoking Among Minors By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Smoked, Drank, or Used Marijuana as a Minor By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Heavy Drinking Among Adults By Number of Extramarital Sexual Partners and Religious Practice
• Adult Marijuana Use By Number of Extramarital Sexual Partners and Religious Practice

Pregnancy and Abortion

• Women Who Aborted First Pregnancy By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Average Number of Unwanted Pregnancies By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Unwanted Pregnancies By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Fathers Who Have Encouraged an Abortion By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Has Ever Had an Abortion By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Has Had Multiple Abortions By Family Structure and Father Figure
• Teen Pregnancy and Family Response By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Adolescents OK with Having a Child Out-of-Wedlock By Family Structure and Religious Practice

Education

Achievement

• School Performance in English and Math By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Parental Concern for Children’s Achievement By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Students Who Received Mostly A’s in School By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• CAT-ASVAB Math/ Verbal Percentile Scores By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Grade Point Average By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Peabody Individual Achievement Test (Math) Percentile Score By Family Structure and Religious Practice

Attainment

• Received a High School Degree By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Women Who Receive a Bachelor’s Degree By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Received a Bachelor’s Degree By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Completed Some College By Number of Extramarital Sexual Partners and Religious Practice

Behavior

• Adolescents Suspended or Expelled from School By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Child Behavioral Problems By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Children Who Repeated a Grade in School By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Parents Contacted by School Over Child’s Behavior Problems By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Children’s Positive Social Development By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Children with a Learning Disability By Family Structure and Religious Practice

Sexual Behavior

Sexual Initiation

• First Sexual Intercourse Before Age 18 (Females) By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Sexual Intercourse at 14 Years of Age or Younger By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Forced to Have Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and First Intercourse
• Received Public Assistance By Age at First Intercourse
• Adolescents Who Have Ever Engaged in Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Father Strongly Disapproves of Adolescent Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and Religious Practice

Number of Sexual Partners

• Number of Sexual Partners for Adolescent Girls By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Cumulative Number of Women’s Lifetime Sexual Partners By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Women with Two or More Cohabitations in their Lifetime By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Women Who Cohabited with Eventual First Husband By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Number of Sexual Partners in Lifetime By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Number of Sexual Partners in Previous Year By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Non-Romantic Sexual Relationships By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Adolescents Who Have Had Four or More Sexual Partners By Family Structure and Religious Practice

Sexual Risks

• Has Ever Paid or Been Paid for Sex By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Frequency of STDs By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Women Who Had a Homosexual Partner By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Had Sexual Intercourse with a “Pick-Up” By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Forced to Have Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and First Intercourse
• Non-Romantic Sexual Relationships By Family Structure and Religious Practice

Sexual Satisfaction

• Feels Thrilled, Excited During Intercourse By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Feels Guilty During Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Feels Scared, Afraid During Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Feels “Taken Care Of” During Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Enjoyment of Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Feels Loved During Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Feels Sad During Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Feels Satisfied During Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Feels Wanted, Needed During Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and Religious Practice
• Feels Anxious, Worried During Sexual Intercourse By Family Structure and Religious Practice

Trendlines

Family and Social Trendlines 2014: The Behaviors of the American Family in the Five Major Institutions of Society Patrick F. Fagan June 2014]]>