State of the Family in New York

The United States Family Belonging Index is 46 percent, with a corresponding Family Rejection Index of 54 percent, based on 2008-2012 data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The action of parents determines the Family Belonging or Rejection Index within a nation, region, state, or racial or ethnic group—whether they marry and belong to each other, or whether they reject one another through divorce or other means. Rejection leaves children without married parents committed to one another and to their children.

The Index of Family Belonging is determined by the fraction of children aged 15 to 17 in a given area who live with both their biological parents, who have been married since before or around the time of their birth.

1. Index of Belonging

New York has a Family Belonging Index of 47.1 percent. In other words, 47.1 percent of New York teenagers aged 15 to 17 have lived with their always-married parents since their birth, whereas 52.9 percent of these adolescents were raised in a non-intact family. New York ranks 24th on the state ranking of the Index of Belonging and Rejection.1)

New York State Ranking

2. Outcomes by Index of Belonging

New York Outcomes

2.1 Youth Outcomes

New York Youth Outcomes

3. Mapping New York

3.1 Family Intactness

Fraction of Families Intact New York Family Intactness

3.2 Teenage Out-of-Wedlock Births

Fraction of teenage out-of-wedlock births out of all births New York Teenage Out-of-Wedlock Births

3.3 High School Graduates

Fraction of 19- to 20-year-olds who are high school graduates New York High School Graduates

3.4 Employment

Fraction of 25- to 54-year-old men working New York Employment

3.5 Earnings

Average earnings per 25- to 54-year-old male New York Earnings

3.6 Homeowners

Fraction of households owning a home New York Homeowners

3.7 Poverty

See Effects of Family Structure on Poverty

Fraction of the overall population below poverty New York Overall Poverty Fraction of 25- to 54-year-old females below the poverty line New York Female Poverty Fraction of minors below the poverty line New York Minor Poverty

3.8 Government Dependence

See Effects of Family Structure on Government Dependency and Effects of Welfare on Families

Fraction of households receiving food stamps New York Food Stamps Average TANF and State Welfare Transfers per 25- to 54-year-old females New York TANF and State Welfare Transfers Average Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) per 25- to 54-year-olds New York Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) Average Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) per 25- to 54-year-old male New York Male Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) Average Supplemental Security Income (SSI) per 25- to 54-year-old male New York Male Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Average Supplemental Security Income (SSI) per 25- to 54-year-old female New York Female Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

3.9 Healthcare

See Effects of Family Structure on Healthcare Coverage

Fraction of 25- to 54-year-olds receiving public healthcare New York Public Healthcare Recipients Fraction of minors receiving public healthcare New York Minor Public Healthcare Recipients Fraction of 25- to 54-year-olds covered by private healthcare New York Private Healthcare Coverage Fraction of minors covered by private healthcare New York Minor Private Healthcare Coverage