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Testimony before the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
Dr. Patrick FaganDirector, MARRI
(Marriage and Religion Research Institute)
Kansas: Strategic Directionsin Social Policy
March 6, 2013
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Rebuilding Kansas’sSocial Infrastructure
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THE 5 BASIC INSTITUTIONS
Providing The
Instruments
Forming
The Person
GOV.
MARKETPLACE
FAMILY
CHURCH
SCHOOL
Order
Goods and
Services
The Person
Orientation In Life
Learning
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Fundamental NeedsFundamental NeedsOf SocietyOf Society
GoodnessGoodness& Meaning& MeaningTo MateTo Mate
& Produce the Next Generation& Produce the Next Generation
To KnowTo Know
SafetySafety& Justice& Justice Material GoodsMaterial Goods
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Fundamental TasksFundamental TasksOf the FamilyOf the Family
ChurchChurchFamilyFamily
SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket
ChurchChurchFamilyFamily
SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket
ChurchChurchFamilyFamily
SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket
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Fundamental TasksFundamental TasksOf The CoupleOf The Couple
ChurchChurchFamilyFamily
SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket
ChurchChurchFamilyFamily
SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket
ChurchChurchFamilyFamily
SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket
ChurchChurchFamilyFamily
SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket
Couple
Family
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Belonging: Male + Female Belonging: Male + Female
FamilyFamily
Child / AdultChild / Adult
Father Father MotherMother
Society At LargeSociety At Large
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The Seasons for Growing
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REJECTION RATIO FOR THE U.S.- 2010 REJECTION RATIO FOR THE U.S.- 2010
The Moynihan Report (1965): The Negro Family: The Case for National Action (// Asian
Family now) vs.89.8 % Intact Family (1941) Pearl
Harbor
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Society’s Foundational RelationshipSociety’s Foundational Relationship
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GPA: Family + Religion
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The Non-ThrivingThe Non-ThrivingMarriage / Child RelationshipMarriage / Child Relationship
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Number of Non-Marital Sexual Partners Versus Percent in an Intact Marriage
Source NSFG 1995
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The More Sexual Partners the More Likely to Abort Source NSFG 1995
8
12
1819
25
3134
3943
52
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 1 2 3 4 5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21+NUMBER OF NON MARITAL SEXUAL PARTNERS IN LIFETIME
Perc
ent w
ho h
ave
abor
tions
late
r
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Non-Marital Sexual Partners and Out-of-Wedlock BirthsSource: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Family Growth, 1995
1.71%
16.29%
32.89%
40.02%
44.02% 42.66%
49.45% 49.99%47.55%
55.21%
49.89%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Virgin atTime of
FirstMarriage
Had Pre-Marital Sexwith FirstHusband
1 2 3 4 5 6-10. 11-15. 16-20 21+
Number of Lifetime Voluntary Non-Marital Sexual Partners
Perc
ent o
f Sex
ually
Acti
ve W
omen
Age
d 15
-44
with
Chi
ldre
n
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Non-Marital Sexual Partners And Single MotherhoodSource: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Family Growth, 1995
7.09%
30.21%
36.48%38.81%
44.16%
53.07%
48.13% 47.03%50.30%
56.98%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
0 1 2 3 4 5 6-10. 11-15. 16-20 21+
Number of Lifetime Non-Marital Sexual Partners
Perc
ent o
f Sex
ually
Acti
ve w
omen
Age
d 15
-44
with
Chi
ldre
n
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GOVERNMENT
MARKETPLACE
SCHOOL
CHURCH
FAMILY
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Belonging: Male + Female Belonging: Male + Female
FamilyFamily
Child / AdultChild / Adult
Father Father MotherMother
Society At LargeSociety At Large
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Yearly Income, 2000, Families With Children
Note: Figures do not include transferred income.
$9,400 $9,100
$20,000$23,000
$30,000
$50,000$54,000
$-
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
Never Married Widowed Separated Divorced Cohabitation Second+ Marriage
First Marriage
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Median Net Worth of Families with Children under 18, 2000
Source: Survey of Consumer Finance 2001
$350
$14,850 $16,540 $20,540$27,800
$105,360
$120,250
$-
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
Never Married Separated Cohabitation Widowed Divorced Second+Marriage
First Marriage
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3.93 Million Children 3.17 Million Children
0.75 Million Children
Unmarried Parents Same Parents Married
Source R Rector: Analysis of CPS 2001
Children in Poverty
In Poverty
Out of Poverty
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2.9
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.45
2.5
2.55
2.6
2.65
2.7
2.75
2.8
2.85
2.9
Com
bine
d En
glis
h-M
ath
Scor
e
Weekly Weekly<Monthly Monthly<Yearly Never
Frequency of Religious Attendance
GPA Score Combined English/ Math Source Ad Health Survey Waves 1+2 1995
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3.87
3.59
3.33
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
On-
Trac
k Ac
adem
ic P
erfo
rman
ce
High Church Attendance
Average Church Attendance
Low Church Attendance
Children in High Poverty Areas: Academic On-Track Performance Source Mark Regnerus J Sc Study of Relig 2003
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GPA
<MONTHLY/NEVER
WEEKLY/MONTHLY+
INTACT/COHABIT(NATURAL)
ANY REJECTION
2.48
2.722.75
2.94
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3
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<MONTHLY/NEVER
WEEKLY/MONTHLY+
INTACT
NON-INTACT
34%
15%
8%
6%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Repeating a Grade
INTACT
NON-INTACT
Religious Attendance and Family Structure Combined
Perc
enta
ge R
epea
ting
Gra
deSource: National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH)
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http://marri.us/publications/mapping-america
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Worship
Marriage Child
ren
WorshipOf
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THE 5 BASIC INSTITUTIONS
Providing The
Instruments
Forming
The Person
GOV.
MARKETPLACE
FAMILY
CHURCH
SCHOOL
Order
Goods and
Services
The Person
Orientation In Life
Learning
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The Young Intact Married Family That Worships God Weekly
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EVERYTHING
ELSEFALLS
IN PLACE
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The Two Models of Society
The Christian Model The Planned Parenthood Model
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Retreat from Marriage: Black Men (25-54)
by Education Level Census and DOL labor statistics
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Retreat from Marriage:Black Men (25-54)
Unemployment Differentials
Marriage (pink) and non-Marriage (blue)
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The Two Models of Society
The Christian Model The Planned Parenthood Model