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Despite recent decline, two-thirds of children live with married parents

Nearly 70 percent of all children live with two married biological or adoptive parents. More than a quarter live with only one parent.

Children's living arrangements in 2010

Despite recent decline, two-thirds of children live with married parents

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, America's Children, Key Indicators of National Wellbeing, 2011.

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