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Research Underscores Importance of Marriage, Family Structure
CitizenLink – October 19, 2010
Research Underscores Importance of Marriage, Family Structure
Research from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the importance of marriage, family structure and faith. Dr. Pat Fagan, senior fellow and director of Family Research Council’s Marriage and Religion Research Institute and Dr. Paul Sullins, associate professor of sociology at The Catholic University of America, explored the findings of the government-funded National Survey of Family Growth.
Fagan and Sullins concluded that women who grow up with married parents – and who now worship on a weekly basis – are the least likely to get pregnant unintentionally. Sullins said they were able to correlate sexual activity and pregnancy history with religious attendance. A young woman who grows up in a married household get the idea that marriage should come before parenting, according to Sullins, and that is beneficial to her child. “When you have to enter into a marriage relationship, it prevents you from engaging in risky behavior that leads to unwanted pregnancies,” he said. “Not only are you less likely to conceive a child that you don’t want, you’re also more likely to want a child that you conceive.”
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