Unmarried fathers
Heritage's FamilyFacts.org draws our attention to its latest featured finding, from the American Sociological Review. The finding concludes that out-of-wedlock fatherhood is problematic for men just as out-of-wedlock motherhood is problematic for women:
The study found that unwed fatherhood is associated with delayed marriage and higher rates of cohabitation. Men who had a child outside of marriage were a third less likely to marry than peers who were not fathers. In addition, men who became fathers outside of marriage were twice as likely to cohabit as comparable men who were not fathers.
Other FamilyFacts.org findings point out that men who become fathers outside of marriage are more likely to be poor and less likely to be employed year-round. The lesson? Traditional marriage matters.