1) A highlight that really struck me from the report was the one that talked about how more than half of American families will not have children under the age of 18 living at home. This shocked me because I thought many Americans still have children under that age of 18 living with them. Also, many of the Baby Boomers are still in their 40's which mean that they most likely have children under the age of 18.
2) The only thing that surprised me of the chart was the father with children percentage how it remained the same from 1995 to 2010. I would have thought that by 2010, the percentage might have increased because more fathers are accepting their responsibilities and if it comes to a divorce or separation, more fathers would want their children to stay with them.
3) What I noticed from the chart was how the percentage for households with children was greater in 1995 than in 2010 and in the households with no children it was the complete opposite.
3a.) The types of families that are more typical compared to 1995 was families with children.
3b.) The types of families that are becoming less the norm are households with no children.
4) I think that in 5 years, the charts are going to be pretty much the same on what types of families will be living. In 10 years, I think there will be more single-parent households rather than married because more and more couples are getting a divorce. By the time I am 70 years old, I think people are just going to be living on their own and not depend on anybody else for income. I think more people will be satisfied with being single.
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