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

Rebuilding Kansas’sSocial Infrastructure

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

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

Fundamental TasksFundamental TasksOf the FamilyOf the Family

ChurchChurchFamilyFamily

SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket

ChurchChurchFamilyFamily

SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket

ChurchChurchFamilyFamily

SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket

Fundamental TasksFundamental TasksOf The CoupleOf The Couple

ChurchChurchFamilyFamily

SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket

ChurchChurchFamilyFamily

SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket

ChurchChurchFamilyFamily

SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket

ChurchChurchFamilyFamily

SchoolSchoolGovGov MarketMarket

Couple

Family

Belonging: Male + Female Belonging: Male + Female

FamilyFamily

Child / AdultChild / Adult

Father Father MotherMother

Society At LargeSociety At Large

The Seasons for Growing

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

Society’s Foundational RelationshipSociety’s Foundational Relationship

GPA: Family + Religion

The Non-ThrivingThe Non-ThrivingMarriage / Child RelationshipMarriage / Child Relationship

Number of Non-Marital Sexual Partners Versus Percent in an Intact Marriage

Source NSFG 1995

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

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

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

GOVERNMENT

MARKETPLACE

SCHOOL

CHURCH

FAMILY

Belonging: Male + Female Belonging: Male + Female

FamilyFamily

Child / AdultChild / Adult

Father Father MotherMother

Society At LargeSociety At Large

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

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

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

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

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

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

<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)

http://marri.us/publications/mapping-america

Worship

Marriage Child

ren

WorshipOf

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

The Young Intact Married Family That Worships God Weekly

EVERYTHING

ELSEFALLS

IN PLACE

The Two Models of Society

The Christian Model The Planned Parenthood Model

Retreat from Marriage: Black Men (25-54)

by Education Level Census and DOL labor statistics

Retreat from Marriage:Black Men (25-54)

Unemployment Differentials

Marriage (pink) and non-Marriage (blue)

The Two Models of Society

The Christian Model The Planned Parenthood Model