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Title: FP-22-17 "Solo" and "Nonsolo" Single-Parent Households in the U.S., 2021
Citation Type: Working Paper
Publication Year: 2022
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DOI: 10.18128/D030.V9.0
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Abstract: Many parents are single parents; that is, raising a child but not living with the child’s other biological parent or a romantic partner. Being a single parent, though, does not mean that parents are living alone with their children. They may be living with other family members or roommates. In this Family Profile, we focus on resident mothers and fathers (i.e., living with at least one minor child) who are single (not married or cohabiting). We distinguish between “single, solo parents – single parents who are raising their minor children alone (with no spouse, cohabiting partner, parent, sibling, adult child, or roommate in their home) – and “single, nonsolo parents” – single parents who are living with another individual over the age of 18. Using data from the 2021 ASEC Current Population Survey from IPUMS-CPS, we identify the prevalence of solo parenthood and examine demographic characteristics including parental gender, marital history, educational attainment, and race and ethnicity (FP-17-17; FP-18-06; FP21-26). For brevity, throughout this profile resident single, nonsolo parents will be referred to as "nonsolo" and resident single, solo parents will be referred to as "solo."
Url: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1284&context=ncfmr_family_profiles
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Authors: Wiborg, Corrine E.
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Publication Number: 286
Institution: Bowling Green State University
Pages: 1-3
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Data Collections: IPUMS CPS
Topics: Family and Marriage, Work, Family, and Time
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