National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR)

Contact

Dr. Susan L. Brown, Co-Director
Dr. Wendy D. Manning, Co-Director
Bowling Green State University
005 Williams Hall
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
Phone: 419-372-3119
Fax: 419-372-3179
Email: ncfmr@bgsu.edu

The National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR) was established in 2007 to help improve our understanding of how family structure is linked to the health and well-being of children, adults, families, and communities and to inform policy development and programmatic responses.

This project is codirected by Wendy D. Manning and Susan L. Brown with assistance from Bowling Green State University. Support was also provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation from 2007 to 2013.

News and Stories

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Married couples more likely to raise children than cohabiting ones

Presence of Biological, Adopted, Step or Foster Children of the Householder Under Age 18 Among Coupled Households by Couple Type, 2019

Same-Sex Married and Cohabiting Couples Raising Children

March News and Notes now available

Children Living in Grandparent-Headed Households by Presence of Parent, 2019

Researchers found that since 1990, divorce rates have doubled for Americans over 50 and more than tripled for Americans over 65. Calling it “gray divorce,” Susan L. Brown, one of the lead researchers for the study, says that the reason for these divorces wasn’t “severe discord,” but rather “the couples had simply grown apart.”

March issue of News and Notes

Disclaimer: This project is supported with assistance from Bowling Green State University. From 2007 to 2013, support was also provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s) and should not be construed as representing the opinions or policy of any agency of the state or federal government.