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Two Parents = Happy Children

by Michael Leaser
May 5, 2009

In the latest Mapping America, the General Social Survey shows that adults who lived with both biological parents as adolescents are more likely to be very happy than those who did not.


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By: Stephen | May 13, 2009 at 12:23 pm

You need to let folks know who designed and conducted this study, and the potential conflicts of interest that exist as a result. Also, in your “study”, it appears that even among those brought up by both biological parents are mostly (more than 50%) NOT “very happy” so I’m not sure what you think this hows …

By: Stephen | May 13, 2009 at 12:28 pm

You also need to define “intact family” because the summary you present here seems to equate “intact family” with “both biological parents” but that needs to be made explicit or denied (and a definition given). Otherwise, it’s impossible to interpret the results of this “study”.

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