UNH Research Finds One in Four Very Young Low-Income Children Being Raised by Young Adults

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December 12, 2019
DURHAM, N.H.—An estimated 2.5 million children under the age of four are being raised by young adult parents (age 18-24), with significant concentrations of these families in the South and Southwest, according to new research by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. While fewer than 5 percent of children live with young adult parents, 16 percent of children age 0-3 and 25 percent of low-income children age 0-3 do. Low-income young adult parents have different... - Read Full Article

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