Men Twice As Likely To Adopt A Child Than Women

In a new federal report, American men were twice as likely to adopt children than women. There were no exact reasons why this has happened, but part of it might be due to men adopting their spouse's children from prior relationships. Data used from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth found that more than 1.2 million American Men and 613,000 women had adopted children. The report also defined the men's ages as being 18 to 44. The report shows: > Among people that have been married, men were 2.5 times more likely to adopt, which totaled 2.3 percent over women. > Of the women who were 40 to 44 who had sought infertility services had adopted a child. > Never-married adults ages 18 to 44 were significantly less likely to have adopted a child compared to those who were currently married. About 100,000 never-married women and... [read full story]