Child Trends Data Related to Marriage and Parenting


Child Trends collects and organizes lots of data about children and families.  Below are some the indicators that apply to marriage and parenting.

  • Attitudes Towards Spanking   (Attitudes Towards Spanking– Figure)
  • Births to Unmarried Women (Births to Unmarried Women– Figure)
  • Child Support Payments  (Child Support Payments –Figure)
  • Dating    (Dating–Figure)
  • Dating Violence    (Dating Violence–Figure)
  • Living Arrangements for Children– Single parents    (Living Arrangements of Children–Figure)
  • Fertility & Birth Rates    (Fertility and Birth Rates–Figure)
  • Heavy Drinking Among Parents  (Heavy Drinking Among Parents–Figure)
  • Parental Depression  (Parental Depression– Figure)
  • Parental Education   (Parental Education –Figure )
  • Parental Expectations about Academic Achievement  (Parental Expectations about Academic Achievement– Figure)
  • Religious Service Attendance by Children   (Religious Service Attendance by Children– Figure)
  • Secure Parental Employment  (Secure Parental Employment– Figure)
  • Sexually Experienced Teens   (Sexually Experienced Teens– Figure)
  • Teen Births   (Teen Births– Figure)
  • Teen Pregnancy   (Teen Pregnancy– Figure)
  • Unintended Births    (Unintended Births– Figure)
  • Young Adults in Jail or Prison   (Young Adults in Jail or Prison– Figure)