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Less Than Half Of American Kids Come From 'Traditional' Households

Less than half of American kids live in a “traditional” home. That’s according to the most recent Pew Research Center analysis

Forty-six percent of children live with heterosexual parents in their first marriage, compared to 61 percent in 1980. A jump in kids born to unmarried mothers accounts for the shift.