In regard to American families, the nurse understands that which of the following is true?
a. The number of single-parent families is increasing.
b. Single fathers head most single-parent families.
c. Most single parent families are the result of the death of one parent.
d. Father-only families are on the rise.
D
Although mothers head 83% of single-parent families, father-only families are on the rise. The number of single-parent families appears to be stabilizing at about 26% of all families with children. Forty-one percent of children are living with mothers who have never married; many of these children result from an adolescent pregnancy.
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