This statistic shows the number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in the United States who were parents, by gender and marital status during the academic year 2011/12. During that year there were around 867 thousand married student fathers compared with around 533 thousand non-married student fathers.
Number of student parents in postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2011/12, by gender and marital status
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Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). (November 30, 2014). Number of student parents in postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2011/12, by gender and marital status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642488/us-student-parents-in-tertiary-education/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). "Number of student parents in postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2011/12, by gender and marital status." Chart. November 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642488/us-student-parents-in-tertiary-education/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). (2014). Number of student parents in postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2011/12, by gender and marital status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642488/us-student-parents-in-tertiary-education/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). "Number of Student Parents in Postsecondary Institutions in The United States in 2011/12, by Gender and Marital Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642488/us-student-parents-in-tertiary-education/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), Number of student parents in postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2011/12, by gender and marital status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642488/us-student-parents-in-tertiary-education/ (last visited December 14, 2024)
Number of student parents in postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2011/12, by gender and marital status [Graph], Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), November 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642488/us-student-parents-in-tertiary-education/