National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles
Document Type
Report
Abstract
After reaching a 40-year low for two consecutive years (2020 and 2021 at 14.0 divorces per 1,000 married women), divorce rates have risen slightly in 2022 to 14.6 divorces per 1,000 married women (FP-23-24). Among recently divorced individuals, many may be parents with resident children. Using the American Community Survey (ACS) data from 2022, we estimate whether minor children (either biological, stepchildren, or adopted) are present in the household among recently divorced (within the last year) parents aged 18-55. Currently, the ACS does not capture divorced individuals with nonresident children and thus these figures underestimate the percentage of recently divorced individuals who have minor children. We first present comparisons of recently divorced parents to their counterparts, namely, married parents who did not experience a divorce in the last year. Additionally, we investigate the prevalence of minor children among recently divorced individuals by race/ethnicity, educational attainment, and age of the child.
Repository Citation
Wiborg, Corrine E., "FP-24-13 Recently Divorced Adults with Resident Minor Children, 2022" (2024). National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles. 339.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ncfmr_family_profiles/339
Publication Date
2024
Publisher
National Center for Family and Marriage Research