Final Exam

Question 1

___ of today’s young adults will never marry

Answer 1

1/3

Question 2

2020 fertility rate: ____ babies per woman

Answer 2

1.64

Question 3

____ of today’s young adults will never have kids

Answer 3

1/4

Question 4

Marriage adds about ____ years to men’s lives*

Answer 4

9

Question 5

Married women and men are ____% more likely to report “very happy with life”

Answer 5

60%

Question 6

Childless married women get a marriage bonus of about ____%

Answer 6

5%

Question 7

Marriage premium for men: ____% higher income*

Answer 7

10-20%

Question 8

____% of married mothers want to stay at home, ____% want to work part time, ____% want to work full time*

Answer 8

31%, 40%, 28%

Question 9

Unemployed men are ____% more likely to divorce

Answer 9

33%

Question 10

Married men: ____% “Very Happy,” Single men: ____% “Very happy”

Answer 10

40%, 15%

Question 11

____ decline in male employment

Answer 11

1/3

Question 12

First marriages ending in divorce: ____% in 1960 but NOW ____%

Answer 12

20%, 39%

Question 13

Good marriage boosts global happiness by ____%

Answer 13

545%

Question 14

____% of divorces are initiated by women

Answer 14

66%

Question 15

Coming from divorced home increases divorce risk by ____%

Answer 15

89%

Question 16

Immigrants are ____% less likely to divorce

Answer 16

50%

Question 17

About ________ kids see their parents divorce each year

Answer 17

1 million

Question 18

____% of kids in 2021 will spend time outside an intact family

Answer 18

50%

Question 19

Children from intact families are ____% more likely to graduate from a selective college

Answer 19

53%

Question 20

Young men from nonintact families are ____ times more likely to end up in prison

Answer 20

2x

Question 21

Children from non-intact families are ____% more likely to be depressed

Answer 21

53%

Question 22

Children from non-intact families are ____% more likely to rise in class

Answer 22

60%

Question 23

Chinese workforce will decline by ____% from 2010-2050

Answer 23

21%

Question 24

Married fathers make ____% of family income

Answer 24

69%

Question 25

Median family income for moms with kids under 18 was $______ in 2021 but only $______ for childless women

Answer 25

$80,000; $67,000

Question 26

____% reduction in divorce if religious

Answer 26

45%

Question 27

Very satisfied with job boost in happiness: ____%

Answer 27

145%

Question 28

Very satisfied with marriage boost: ____%

Answer 28

545%

Question 29

Women get a family income premium of about $______*

Answer 29

$40,000