Education Working Paper No. 6 September 2004The Teachability Index: Can Disadvantaged Students Learn?
Table 7: The Family Index
Year
Family
Teenage Birth
Single Parents
1970
0.0%
1971
-8.2%
-4.1%
-12.2%
1972
-11.2%
-8.3%
-14.1%
1973
-16.6%
-12.4%
-20.9%
1974
-21.2%
-16.5%
-26.0%
1975
-26.9%
-20.6%
-33.2%
1976
-25.1%
-14.9%
-35.3%
1977
-25.0%
-9.2%
-40.7%
1978
-27.1%
-3.5%
-50.6%
1979
-25.3%
2.2%
-52.8%
1980
7.9%
-57.9%
1981
-24.3%
11.4%
-60.0%
1982
-27.2%
14.9%
-69.2%
1983
-25.8%
18.4%
-70.0%
1984
-23.9%
21.9%
-69.7%
1985
-25.7%
25.4%
-76.8%
1986
-25.6%
-76.6%
1987
-28.3%
-81.9%
1988
-29.6%
-84.6%
1989
-28.1%
-81.7%
1990
-30.3%
-86.0%
1991
-34.1%
23.5%
-91.6%
1992
-38.3%
21.6%
-98.2%
1993
-39.8%
19.7%
-99.4%
1994
-45.4%
17.8%
-108.5%
1995
-47.9%
15.9%
-111.6%
1996
-48.7%
19.0%
-116.4%
1997
-46.6%
22.2%
-115.4%
1998
-44.3%
27.0%
-115.5%
1999
-43.1%
30.2%
-116.3%
2000
-36.9%
34.9%
-108.7%
2001
-34.5%
39.7%
Figure 7: The Family Index
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