US children of divorce have reduced earnings, increased chances of teen births and jail, study says

By AP News, 05/26/2025

“…U.S. children whose parents divorce when they are age 5 or younger have reduced earnings as adults and increased chances by young adulthood of teen pregnancy, incarceration and death, according to a study released this month. After a divorce, a household’s income typically is halved as a family splits into two households, and it struggles to recover that lost income over the ensuing decade…”


Read the entire article: https://apnews.com/article/divorce-marriage-census-bureau-childhood-aebb2c630e7132c32bd7e9c54262238f

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *