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Indices of Family Belonging vs. Family Income

This chart looks at two composite measures of what is happening to American culture. One measure shows the median family income in constant dollars, which has been rising fairly steadily. The other measure shows the Rejection Ratio of out-of-wedlock births plus divorce, which has been getting worse steadily. We can say that as America has become richer in the material sense, it has clearly become poorer in belonging, especially in creating belonging for its children. In conclusion, these data suggest that the intact married family that worships weekly or more is the greatest generator of social capital for the nation. It is in these families that children thrive most and through which the future nation is most fully developed. Sources: Combined National Center for Health Statistics Data and Census Bureau, U.S. Statistical Abstracts.
Children in Poverty by Family Structure, 2000
Children's Time in Poverty by Family Structure
Welfare Dependence by Family Structure
Black Children in Poverty by Parents' Marital Status

Annual Income of Families with Children Under 18 by Family Structure, 2000
Hours Worked per Year in Families with Children by Family Structure, 2000
Families with Children by Income Quintile and Family Structure, 1997
Income of Families with Children by Family Structure

Median Net Worth of Families with Children Under 18 by Family Structure, 2001
Percentage of Unemployed Mothers and Children in Poverty by Marital Status
Probability than an Unwed Mother Will Marry the Father
Percent of People Who Describe Themselves as "Happy" by Marital Status

Mental Health Disorder Among Children by Family Structure, U.K., 1999
Children's Risk of Abuse by Family Structure, U.K.
Children's Risk of Fatal Abuse by Family Structure, U.K.
Homicide Rates for Infants Under One, 1970-2000

Percent of Adolescents Who Felt "Sad a Lot" or "Sad Most of the Time" During the Past Week by Family Structure
Percent of Adolescents Who Have Ever Been Expelled By Family Structure
Grade Point Average for American Teenagers by Family Structure
Problem Behaviors of Children by Parents' Marital Status

Children in Broken Homes Have Twice the Rates of Incarceration
The Probability of Divorce for Women Who Cohabit or Have Sexual Relations with Another Before Marriage
Average Number of Voluntary Lifetime Sexual Partners for Women by Age of First Voluntary Sexual Intercourse
Percent of Teenage Women Who Are Virgins, by Relationship with Father

Percent of Adolescents Who Rate Dad as Warm and Loving, by Family Structure
Teenage Virginity by Family Structure
Family Structure at Age 14 and Later Out-of-Wedlock Childbearing
Percent of Teens Who Are Virgins, by Frequency of Worship

Virginity of All Teenagers Under 17 by Levels of Worship of Two Parents
Levels of Abortion by Frequency of Worship Among Teenagers with a Good Relationship with at Least One Parent
Sexual Activity of Teenagers by Peers' Level of Worship
Virginity Among Young Adult Males by Church Attendance

Percent of Families that Have Dinner Together by Frequency of Worship
Family Income by Family Structure and Frequency of Church Attendance
Out-Of-Wedlock Childbearing Among Teen Girls and Young Women, 1980-2000
For Every 100 Children Born: Those Experiencing Rejection in Their Family

Indices of Family Belonging vs. Family Income