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For this project, we assessed the quantitative basic research literature on determinants of marriage and cohabitation among disadvantaged Americans (Fein et al., 2003). We also prepared a guide to aspects of nine major national surveys useful in studying marriage and cohabitation determinants (...
State and local governments and community organizations are increasingly interested in developing and implementing programs to support healthy marriage and strong families. Through the Building Strong Families (BSF) project, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., and its partners are developing a...
In this CDA Report, the Fragile Families data are used to calculate how much marriage could reduce poverty among couples who are not married at the time of the child's birth. This analysis finds that marriage would dramatically reduce poverty among the non-married mothers who are romantically...
The Bush Administration has proposed to include new goals and funding in the federal welfare law for states to promote marriage among welfare recipients. The proposal is based on the assertion that the absence of marriage causes poverty and that marriage, per se, is good for children and for the...