Pew Research Center
ARTICLE:
The
role of motherhood has changed drastically over the last several decades, and with it has changed the traditional role of fatherhood. With more babies being born outside of marriage (as a result of
marriage rates dropping or occurring later in life, and cohabiting rising), there has been a huge rise in single parent households headed by women, a fourfold increase from the 1960s. On the other side, single parent households with fathers at the head have also increased, jumping from 14% in the 1960s to 24% today. The profile of a single father is much different than his single female counterpart; he's more likely to be living with someone, have a higher income than a single mother, and as a result, is also much less likely to be living below the poverty line (single households lead by women are twice as likely to be there). However, compared to
married fathers, these dads are not nearly as well off; they are more likely to be young, single, less educated, less financially well off and less likely to be white.
As America's family structure changes, we're finding the roles of single parents transforming as well. Single mothers still carry the hardest burden in supporting their children, with single fathers not too far behind. Single fathers with kids in the house tend to be younger and less educated, while single mothers raising children are more likely to be in their 30s than in their teens.
SITE:
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/07/02/the-rise-of-single-fathers/
