title: [Single mothers relatively often did not grow up in a family].
abstract: "Since 1960 the marital status of single parents has shifted strongly in the Netherlands.  Fewer single parents are widows or widowers and more are divorced.  At the moment about half of single parents are divorced. The proportion of never-married single parents has grown only slightly."  (SUMMARY IN ENG)
mesh_terms: D019049:Developed Countries; D004243:Divorce; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D017533:Marital Status; D008393:Marriage; D009426:Netherlands; D012847:Single Person; D020954:Single-Parent Family; D017805:Widowhood
keywords: Developed Countries; Divorced; Europe; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Marital Status; Marriage; Marriage Patterns--changes; Netherlands; Never Married; Nuptiality; One Parent Family; Western Europe; Widowed
vernacular_title: Alleenstaande moeders zijn vaak buiten een gezin opgegroeid.