Opinion on Statistics of Fatherless Children?
Question by meagan.: Opinion on Statistics of Fatherless Children?
85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come fromfatherless homes.
71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes.
75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes.
70% of juveniles in state operated institutions come from fatherless homes.
85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in fatherless homes.
80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes.
90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes.
These statistics translate to mean that children from a fatherless home are:
20 times more likely to have behavioral disorders
9 times more likely to drop out of high school
10 times more likely to abuse chemical substances
9 times more likely to end up in state operated institutions
20 times more likely to end up in prison
10 times more likely to commit rape … and
32 times more likely to run away from home
Best answer:
Answer by Kingsbeeregloser
I’d caution you on how to interpret the stats. You can read the stats any way you want it to sound like, so careful with the numbers! They don’t really mean a thing!
Answer by Melissa
Not surprising.