1. Sexual Activity and Abortion Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D.

16. Monogamy And Splitting Up: Cohabitation vs. Marriage Source: Jay Teachman, Journal of Marriage and Family May 2003, pp. 444-455 166% 119% 109% 53% -8% -7% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% 140% 160% 180% sex & cohabit w husband & another sex w husband & another; cohabited only with husband no cohabit but sex w husband & another sex with husband & another; cohabited only w another not w husband sex w husband only, no cohabit sex & cohabit only w husband NON-MONOGAMOUSMONOGAMOUS

40. Family Structure for Children Aged 14 to 18 First Marriage/ Intact Two-Parent Marriage 42% Single Parent, Divorced or Separated 21% Single Parent, Widowed 3% Single Parent, Never Married 6% Second Marriage/ Two- Parent Step Family 22% Cohabiting Parents 6% Source: 1995 Survey of Consumer Finance, Federal Reserve Board

44. Married Mothers are Less Likely to be Victims of Domestic Violence

49. World Rejection Index 1999-2000

52. Source: Survey of Consumer Finance, 2001.

57. Of All Black Children: Percent in Poverty by Married or Unmarried Parents Married Not in Poverty Married In Poverty Not Married Not in Poverty Source: Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, 1998 40 35 30 15 5 Not Married In Poverty 25 20 10 0

58. Theft and Violence Rates For the US by Ratio of Family Breakdown Sources: Heritage Calculations on NCHS data and F. Fukuyama 'The Great Disruption 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 1960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996 Theft (in thousands) Violence (in hundreds) 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 Children Entering Broken Families as % of # born violenceTheftRejection Ratio Crime Enforcement Reforms Begin Rejection Ratio in Family Structure

60. In Britain, a Child Whose Biological Mother Cohabits was 73 Times More Likely to Suffer Fatal Abuse than a Child with Married Parents 5 Biological Parents Married Mother Married to Stepfather Biological Mother Alone Biological Parents Cohabiting Source: Robert Whelan, Broken Homes and Broken Children, 1994. Family Structure Biological Father Alone Biological Mother Cohabiting 10 15 20 25 30 35 Comparative Risk Ratios for Serious Abuse, 1982-1988