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A product of the Heritage Foundation, familyfacts.org is an ideal resource of credible data, research, and talking points for policymakers, journalists, scholars, and the general public. Developed by Heritage’s Domestic Policy Studies department, familyfacts.org catalogs social science findings on the family, society, and religion culled from peer-reviewed journals, books, and government surveys. With over 2500 findings available, this site’s search engine provides easy access to family-related information spanning a variety of topics. You can look for findings by categories or create your own search based on a topic, keyword, or author. Categories include: Children & Teens, Crime & Violence, Education, Family, Health & sexuality, Marriage & Divorce, Parenting, Pregnancy, and Religion & Culture.

To view samples of findings by category, check out the featured examples below.
Findings by Category:

Children & TeensFrequent family dinners were associated with lower rates of teen smoking, drinking, and drug use… (more)

Crime & ViolenceFor girls, but not for boys, parent and child religiosity reduced the likelihood of delinquency… (more)

EducationThe most successful children (as measured by their achievement test scores and teachers' ratings) had mothers who struck a balance between being warm and supportive and setting and enforcing clear limits on their children's behavior… (more)

FamilyCompared with peers who did not cohabit before marriage, spouses who had cohabited were more likely to feel that they might separate, and the longer they had cohabited the greater the likelihood that they would perceive a risk of separation... (more)

Health & SexualityBoys who frequently used marijuana or participated in binge drinking were more than four times more likely to be depressed than peers who did not… (more)

Marriage & DivorceCompared with peers who were raised in a home with married parents, males whose parents never married were significantly less likely to marry and were more likely to cheat and walk out on their romantic partners… (more)

ParentingAdolescents prefer their parents as a source of sex education…(more)

PregnancyNeither socioeconomic standing nor educational attainment was related to the risk of miscarriage in the first trimester…(more)

Religion & CultureCompared with peers who seldom or never attended a house of worship, individuals who attended weekly or more often were 21 percentage points more likely to volunteer for causes that were completely secular (60% vs. 29%)...(more)

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