National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles
This series brings together Family Profiles that focus on the latest NCFMR analyses of American families. The profiles draw on recently released, national data sources to provide the most up to date information about U.S. families, showcasing select themes that are research and policy relevant.
Submissions from 2016
FP-16-06 Trends in Men's Economic Characteristics and Marriage, Lydia R. Anderson and Karen Benjamin Guzzo
FP-16-07 Median Age at First Marriage, 2014, Lydia R. Anderson and Krista K. Payne
FP-16-08 Long Term Marriage Among Older Adults, 2014, Huijing Wu and Susan L. Brown
FP-16-09 Stepfamilies in the U.S., Karen Benjamin Guzzo
FP-16-10 Over 25 Years of Change in Men's Entry into Fatherhood, 1987-2013, Kasey J. Eickmeyer
FP-16-11 Recently Divorced Adults with Resident Minor Children, Kasey J. Eickmeyer
FP-16-12 Attitudes towards Marital Infidelity, Paul Hemez
FP-16-13 High School Seniors' Attitudes on Cohabitation as a Testing Ground for Marriage, Lydia R. Anderson
FP-16-14 High School Seniors' Expectations to Marry, Lydia R. Anderson
FP-16-15 High School Seniors' Ideal Time for Marriage, Lydia R. Anderson
FP-16-16 Young Adults in the Parental Home, 2007-2015, Krista K. Payne
FP-16-17 Marriage and Cohabitation Experiences Among Young Adults, Esther Lamidi and Wendy D. Manning
FP-16-18 First Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2014, Lydia R. Anderson
FP-16-19 First Divorce Rate in the U.S., 2014, Lydia R. Anderson
FP-16-20 Cohabitation in Middle and Later Life, Paul Hemez and Susan L. Brown
FP-16-21 Divorce Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2015, Lydia R. Anderson
FP-16-22 Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2015, Paul Hemez
Submissions from 2015
FP-15-01 Twenty-five Years of Change in Cohabitation in the U.S., 1987-2013, Wendy D. Manning and Bart Stykes
FP-15-02 Multiple Partner Fertility Among White Married Couples in the U.S., 1955, Sara R. Zobl and Pamela J. Smock
FP-15-03 Trends in Births to Single and Cohabiting Mothers, 1980-2013, Wendy D. Manning, Susan L. Brown, and Bart Stykes
FP-15-04 Number of Children Living in Same-Sex Couple Households, 2013, Krista K. Payne and Wendy D. Manning
FP-15-05 Median Age at First Marriage, 2013, Krista K. Payne
FP-15-06 Religiosity in U.S. Families: Single, Cohabiting, and Married Mothers, Annette Mahoney, Esther Lamidi, and Krista K. Payne
FP-15-07 The Role of Same-Sex Marriage in the Declining U.S. Marriage Rate, Wendy D. Manning, Krista K. Payne, Bart Stykes, and Susan L. Brown
FP-15-08 The Remarriage Rate: Geographic Variation, 2013, Krista K. Payne
FP-15-09 Divorce Before vs. After Age 50, Ashley Spangler, Susan L. Brown, I-Fen Lin, Anna Hammersmith, and Matthew Wright
FP-15-10 Remarriage & Stepfamilies, Bart Stykes and Karen Benjamin Guzzo
FP-15-11 Marital Stability Following Mother's 1st Marital Birth, Bart Stykes
FP-15-12 Generation X and Millennials: Attitudes Toward Marriage & Divorce, Kasey J. Eickmeyer
FP-15-13 Generation X and Millennials: Attitudes About Having & Raising Children in Cohabiting Unions, Bart Stykes
FP-15-14 Assortative Mating: Age Heterogamy in U.S. Marriages, 1964-2014, Esther Lamidi, Susan L. Brown, and Wendy D. Manning
FP-15-15 Assortative Mating: Educational Homogamy in U.S. Marriages, 1964-2014, Esther Lamidi, Susan L. Brown, and Wendy D. Manning
FP-15-16 Assortative Mating: Racial Homogamy in U.S. Marriages, 1964-2014, Esther Lamidi, Susan L. Brown, and Wendy D. Manning
FP-15-17 Marriage in the U.S.: Twenty-five Years of Change, 1989-2014, Esther Lamidi
FP-15-18 Divorce Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2014, Kasey J. Eickmeyer
FP-15-19 Marriage-to-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2014, Kasey J. Eickmeyer
FP-15-20 Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2014, Huijing Wu
FP-15-21 Trends in Cohabitation: The Never Married and Previously Married, 1995-2014, Esther Lamidi
Submissions from 2014
FP-14-01 Single, Cohabiting, & Married Households: 1995-2012, Esther Lamidi
FP-14-02 Healthy Marriage Initiative Spending and U.S. Marriage & Divorce Rates, a State-level Analysis, Wendy D. Manning, Susan L. Brown, Krista K. Payne, and Hsueh-Sheng Wu
FP-14-03 Demographic Profile of Same-Sex Couple Households with Minor Children, 2012, Krista K. Payne
FP-14-04 Trends in Motherhood Before First Marriage, Sarah R. Hayford, Bart Stykes, and Karen Benjamin Guzzo
FP-14-05 Trends in Births to Single and Cohabiting Mothers, 1980-2009, Wendy D. Manning, Susan L. Brown, Esther Lamidi, and Krista K. Payne
FP-14-06 Living Arrangements of Fathers and Their Children, Karen Benjamin Guzzo and Krista K. Payne
FP-14-07 Marital Status in the U.S., 2012, Esther Lamidi and Krista K. Payne
FP-14-08 First Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2012, Bart Stykes, Krista K. Payne, and Larry Gibbs
FP-14-09 First Divorce Rate, 2012, Bart Stykes, Larry Gibbs, and Krista K. Payne
FP-14-10 Remarriage Rate in the U.S., 2012, Esther Lamidi and Julissa Cruz
FP-14-11 Marital Duration at Divorce, 2012, Ashley Spangler and Krista K. Payne
FP-14-12 Grandparenthood in the U.S.: Residence Status of Grandparents, Bart Stykes, Wendy D. Manning, and Susan L. Brown
FP-14-13 Grandparenthood in the U.S.: Grandparents' Characteristics by Life Stage, Bart Stykes, Wendy D. Manning, and Susan L. Brown
FP-14-14 Grandparenthood in the U.S.: Prevalence of Grandparenthood Among Adults Aged 50+, Bart Stykes, Wendy D. Manning, and Susan L. Brown
FP-14-15 Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2013, Krista K. Payne
FP-14-16 Age Variation in the Divorce Rate, 1990-2012, Susan L. Brown, I-Fen Lin, and Krista K. Payne
FP-14-17 Divorce Rate in the U.S., 2013, Krista K. Payne
FP-14-18 The Marriage Rate and the Great Recession, Krista K. Payne
FP-14-19 The Divorce Rate and the Great Recession, Krista K. Payne
FP-14-20 Median Duration of 1st Marriage and the Great Recession, Krista K. Payne
Submissions from 2013
FP-13-01 Coresident vs. Non-Coresident Young Adults, 2011, Krista K. Payne
FP-13-02 Public Assistance Participation among U.S. Children in Poverty, 2010, Seth Williams
FP-13-03 Grandchildren: Living in a Grandparent-Headed Household, Breana Wilson
FP-13-04 General Marriage Rate and General Divorce Rate, 2008: A Comparison of ACS & NVS Data, Julissa Cruz and Wendy D. Manning
FP-13-05 Economic Well-being and the Great Recession: Dual Earner Married Couples in the U.S., 2006 and 2011, Krista K. Payne and Larry Gibbs
FP-13-06 Crossover in Median Age at First Marriage and First Birth: Thirty Years of Change, Julia Arroyo, Krista K. Payne, Susan L. Brown, and Wendy D. Manning
FP-13-07 Young Adults in the Parental Home and the Great Recession, Krista K. Payne and Jennifer Copp
FP-13-08 Receipt of Food & Cash Assistance among Poor Children: Trends and Geographic Variation, Seth Williams and Matthew Lehnert
FP-13-09 Working Women with Children in the Household, 2011, Larry Gibbs
FP-13-10 Women Who Gave Birth Within the Past 12 months, 2011, Julissa Cruz
FP-13-11 Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2011, Julissa Cruz
FP-13-12 Trends in Cohabitation: Over Twenty Years of Change, 1987-2010, Wendy D. Manning
FP-13-13 Marriage: More Than a Century of Change, Julissa Cruz
FP-13-14 Divorce Rate in the U.S., 2011, Julissa Cruz
FP-13-15 Intentions of Nonmarital First Births and Maternal Age at Birth, 2000-2010, Karen Benjamin Guzzo and Krista K. Payne
FP-13-16 Diverging Destinies: Children's Family Structure Variation by Maternal Education, Bart Stykes and Seth Williams
FP-13-17 Age Variation in the Remarriage Rate, 1990-2011, Susan L. Brown and I-Fen Lin
FP-13-18 Living Alone in the U.S., 2011, Breana Wilson and Esther Lamidi
FP-13-19 Children's Family Structure, 2013, Krista K. Payne
FP-13-20 Change in Proportion of Childless Women, 1995-2010, Esther Lamidi and Krista K. Payne
Submissions from 2012
FP-12-01 On the Road to Adulthood: Young Men's Contact with Criminal Justice System, Nicole Shoenberger
FP-12-02 Nonresident Father Visitation, Bart Stykes
FP-12-03 Crossover in Median Age at First Marriage and First Birth: Thirty Years of Change, Julia Arroyo, Krista K. Payne, Susan L. Brown, and Wendy D. Manning
FP-12-04 School Enrollment and Completion, Krista K. Payne
FP-12-05 Age Variation in the Divorce Rate, 1990-2010, Susan L. Brown, I-Fen Lin, and Krista K. Payne
FP-12-06 Unmarried Births to Cohabiting and Single Mothers, 2005-2010, Krista K. Payne, Wendy D. Manning, and Susan L. Brown
FP-12-07 Median Age at First Marriage, 2010, Krista K. Payne
FP-12-08 Who are Nonresident Fathers? Demographic Characteristics of Nonresident Fathers, Bart Stykes
FP-12-09 Fatherhood in the U.S.: The Decoupling of Marriage and Childbearing, Krista K. Payne
FP-12-10 Mothers and Fathers Exiting the Workforce in 2008, Nicole Shoenberger
FP-12-11 Timing of First Marital Birth, Krista K. Payne
FP-12-12 Relationship Quality Among Married and Cohabiting Couples, S. Burgoyne
FP-12-13 Nonresident Fathers and Child Support: Exploring Who Pays and How Much, Bart Stykes
FP-12-14 Remarriage Rate in the U.S., 2010, Julissa Cruz
FP-12-15 Demographic Profile of Same-Sex Parents, Sarah Burgoyne
FP-12-16 Health Insurance Coverage of U.S. Children, 2010, Seth Williams
FP-12-17 Child Poverty in the United States, 2010, Seth Williams
FP-12-18 Coresident Grandparents: Caregivers Versus Non-Caregivers, B. Wilson
FP-12-19 Women’s Employment Status & Worker Classification, 2010, Larry Gibbs
FP-12-20 Women’s Employment Rate, 2010, Larry Gibbs
FP-12-21 First Marriage vs. Remarriage in the U.S., 2010, Julissa Cruz
FP-12-22 Young Adults in the Parental Home, 1940-2010, Krista K. Payne
