From the Associated Press: "One in four children in the United States is being raised by a single parent -- a percentage that has been on the rise and is higher than other developed countries, according to a report released Wednesday. Of the 27 industrialized countries studied by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the U.S. had 25.8 percent of children being raised by a single parent, compared with an average of 14.9 percent across the other countries. Ireland was second (24.3 percent), followed by New Zealand (23.7 percent). Greece, Spain, Italy and Luxemborg had among the lowest percentages of children in single-parent homes."
The article continues about single parenthood in the United States: "Single parents in the U.S. were more likely to be employed -- 35.8 percent compared to a 21.3 percent average -- but they also had higher rates of poverty, the report found. 'The in-work poverty is higher in the U.S. than other OECD countries, because at the bottom end of the labor market, earnings are very low,' said Willem Adema, a senior economist in the group's social policy division. 'For parents, the risk is higher because they have to make expenditures on childcare costs.'
More: "The single parent phenomenon has been occurring over recent decades. The study noted the U.S. and England have higher teenage birthrates than other countries, partially contributing to the higher single-parent numbers, though the proportion of children born outside marriage was not significantly higher than the other countries."
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