MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
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RESEARCH PAPERS
The Fifth Annual Index of Belonging and Rejection (2015)
By Pat Fagan and Christina Hadford
February 12, 2015
The State of the Black Family in America
By Pat Fagan and Christina Hadford
February 11, 2015
The Fourth Annual Index of Family Belonging & Rejection (2014)
By Pat Fagan
February 12, 2014
Family Intactness and Public Policy Outcomes by State
By Pat Fagan and Henry Potrykus
February 12, 2013
The Third Annual Index of Family Belonging & Rejection (2013)
By Pat Fagan and Nicholas Zill
February 12, 2013
U.S. Social Policy Dependence on the Family Derived from the Index of Belonging
By Henry Potrykus and Pat Fagan
February 12, 2013
TV Affects Behavior: Targeted Programming Undermines Families
By Henry Potrykus
July 17, 2013
The Effects of Divorce on Children
Patrick F. Fagan and Aaron Churchill
January 11, 2012
Index of Family Belonging and Rejection: State by State
By Pat Fagan
January 17, 2012
Family Intactness: Influence on Major State Social Policy Outcomes
By Anna Dorminey, Pat Fagan and Henry Potrykus
July 23, 2012
164 Reasons to Marry
By Pat Fagan
January 31, 2012
Decline of Economic Growth: Human Capital & Population Change
By Henry Potrykus and Pat Fagan
January 31, 2012
Our Fiscal Crisis: We Cannot Tax, Spend, And Borrow Enough To Substitute For Marriage
By Henry Potrykus, Pat Fagan and Rob Schwarzwalder
January 31, 2012
The Divorce Revolution Perpetually Reduces U.S. Economic Growth
By Henry Potrykus and Pat Fagan
March 8, 2012
Non-Marriage Reduces U.S. Labor Participation: The Abandonment of Marriage Puts America at Risk of a Depression
By Henry Potrykus and Pat Fagan
August 27, 2012
The Second Annual Index of Family Belonging and Rejection (2011)
By Pat Fagan
November 16, 2011
Marriage, Contraception & the Future of Western Peoples
By Henry Potrykus and Patrick Fagan
November 30, 2011
Index of Family Belonging and Rejection (2010)
By Pat Fagan
September 9, 2010
Adoption Works Well
By Pat Fagan
October 2010
Rising Illegitimacy: America’s Social Catastrophe
By Pat Fagan
June 1994
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
- Rising Illegitimacy: America’s Social Catastrophe
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
The State of the Family: Marital Status and Childbearing across Race, Ethnicity, and Education
By Pat Fagan
July 9, 2014
Family and Social Trendlines 2014: The Behaviors of the American Family in the Five Major Institutions of Society
Patrick F. Fagan
June 2014
Decomposition of the American Family
Henry Potrykus
February 2017
Demographics of Women Who Report Having an Abortion
By Pat Fagan
March 5, 2014