Table 7

Outcomes at five life stages for children of never-married, divorced, and married parents (percent successful)

Early childhood Middle childhood Adolescence Young adulthood Adulthood
Children of parents who are:
Never-married 38% 38% 28% 31% 27%
Divorced 51 54 42 51 49
Married 66 71 67 69 66

Definitions of success:

Early childhood: acceptable pre-literacy, math, and behavioral skills
Middle childhood: acceptable reading, math, and social-emotional skills
Adolescence: high school graduation with GPA ≥ 2.5, no criminal conviction, no parenthood
Young adulthood: lives independently and has college degree or income ≥ 250% of poverty
Adulthood: family income ≥ 300% of poverty

Source: Grannis and Sawhill (2013);[44] Howard and Reeves (2014)[45]

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