This statistic shows the results of a survey in the United States on children growing up happily with only a mother or a father, sorted by age of the respondents. The survey was conducted in 2010. As of 2010, 44 percent of the 18 to 29 year-old respondents agree that a child doesn't need a father and a mother in order to grow up happily.
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Pew Research Center. (November 18, 2010). Do you agree that children do not need a mother and a father to grow up happily? (by age, 2010) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/247124/survey-on-children-growing-up-happily-with-a-single-parent-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Do you agree that children do not need a mother and a father to grow up happily? (by age, 2010)." Chart. November 18, 2010. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/247124/survey-on-children-growing-up-happily-with-a-single-parent-by-age/
Pew Research Center. (2010). Do you agree that children do not need a mother and a father to grow up happily? (by age, 2010). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/247124/survey-on-children-growing-up-happily-with-a-single-parent-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Do You Agree That Children Do Not Need a Mother and a Father to Grow up Happily? (by Age, 2010)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Nov 2010, /statistics/247124/survey-on-children-growing-up-happily-with-a-single-parent-by-age/
Pew Research Center, Do you agree that children do not need a mother and a father to grow up happily? (by age, 2010) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/247124/survey-on-children-growing-up-happily-with-a-single-parent-by-age/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Do you agree that children do not need a mother and a father to grow up happily? (by age, 2010) [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 18, 2010. [Online]. Available: /statistics/247124/survey-on-children-growing-up-happily-with-a-single-parent-by-age/
