EMBARGOED UNTIL: NOV. 19, 1997, 10 A.M. EST (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB97-167 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Martin O'Connell 301-457-2416 Children of Divorced Single Parents Fare Better Than Children With Never-Married Parents, Census Bureau Reports Children living with a divorced, single parent typically have an economic and educational edge over those living with a parent who has never married, according to a new Census Brief released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. These advantages are even greater if the parent in question is a divorced father, said Martin O'Connell, Census Bureau family-life expert. The brief, Children With Single Parents--How They Fare, CENBR/97-1, shows that children of divorced, single parents are more likely to live with an educated parent than those whose parents never married. These children are also less likely to be poor and less likely to live in rental housing. The two-page brief is available from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office (Fax-On-Demand document number 1256, 1-888-206-6463) and on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html#cenbrief. The findings are based on the March 1995 Current Population Survey and were derived from the report, "Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1995 (Update)," Series P20-491, which can be found at http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html#popspec. As in all surveys, the data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error.-X-The Census Bureau pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries and institutions.
