Family Facts: Social Science Research on Family, Society & Religion
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Married with Children, and a Home? A Look at Marital Status, Parenthood,
and Asset Ownership
November 6, 2007
| Asset
ownership was linked to marital status and parenthood status, according
to a 2004 study. Married individuals were seven times more likely to own homes and nearly twice more likely to own stocks than peers who were single; divorced individuals were a third less likely to be homeowners than peers who were single. The study also found that parents were twenty-eight percent more likely to be homeowners but twenty percent less likely to be stockholders compared to individuals without children. Read this finding The Heritage Foundation's familyfacts.org catalogs social science findings on the family, society and religion gleaned from peer-reviewed journals, books and government surveys. Serving policymakers, journalists, scholars and the general public, familyfacts.org makes social science research easily accessible to the non-specialist. |
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Findings from the Study Looking At Asset Ownership:
 Individuals from intact families had, on average, higher levels of asset accumulation than individuals raised in extended or divorced families...(more) Individuals with more siblings had, on average, fewer assets than individuals with fewer siblings...(more) Family Research Experts:
Pat Fagan William H. G. FitzGerald Research Fellow in Family and Cultural Issues Christine Kim Policy Analyst, Domestic Policy Studies Jennifer Marshall Director, Domestic Policy Studies For Interviews call Media Relations at (202) 675-1761 |
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