The Nation : Split Families Are on Rise
The number of children living with one parent has nearly doubled since 1970, the Census Bureau reported. It said the number increased in 1985, to 23% of the 62.5 million children under 18 in the United States compared with 12% in 1970. It said that nine out of 10 children in single-parent homes lived with their mothers in 1985. More black children lived with just one parent--54%--while 18% of white children lived with one parent and 29% of Latino children did so.
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