| Children of Divorced Parents Statistics | Data |
| Average annual number of children whose parents divorce | 1,500,000 |
| Percent of children born today who will experience the breakup of their parents | 50 % |
| Percent who experience short term effects like anxiety, anger, shock and disbelief | 85 % |
| Percent who experience long term effects like loneliness, unhappy, anxious, and insecure | 60 % |
| Percent of long term prison inmates that grew up in broken homes | 70 % |
| Percent INCREASE in the following behavior for children of divorced parents | Percent Increase |
| Need psychological help | 90 % |
| Attempt suicide | 55 % |
| Be in a marriage that ends in divorce | 47 % |
| Have problems with peers | 80 % |
| Earn lower grades in school | 70 % |
| Drop out of school | 50 % |
| Experience injury, asthma, headaches, and speech defects | 20 % |
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Statistic Sources & References
Sources: Journal of Marriage and the Family, Heritage Foundation Backgrounder, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Virginia
Date research was conducted: September 1, 2016
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