When Parents Separate: Further Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
2004-FCY-6E
Figure 1.6 Distribution of children, aged 2-13 years in 1996-97, born in two-parent families by family context and by type of parents' union, NLSCY, Cycle 2, longitudinal cohort (N=13870)
- The percentages for the category of Intact are: 56% Direct Marriage, 32% Marriage preceded by cohabitation and 13% Common-law union.
- The percentages for the category of Quasi-intact are: 19% Direct Marriage, 44% Marriage preceded by cohabitation and 36% Common-law union.
- The percentages for the category of Stepfather are: 18% Direct Marriage, 40% Marriage preceded by cohabitation and 18% Common-law union.
- The percentages for the category of Stepmother or Stepmother/stepfather are: 20% Direct Marriage, 32% Marriage preceded by cohabitation and 28% Common-law union.
