What % of college students are from single parent homes?

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<p>As a student from a single-parent home, I often get the feeling that I am the only person ever from one to attend college. I know it's not true, but does anyone have any numbers on this topic? I'm curious to see how many single-parent kids there are in college.</p>

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<p>Count me in!</p>

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<p>Wooo single parent households REPRESENT!</p>

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<p>I’m also in this boat.</p>

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<p>Alright, a total of four, heh.</p>

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<p><em>here here here</em></p>

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<p>Right here. You’re in good company, don’t worry.</p>

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<p>Count me in.</p>

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<p>Hey there!</p>

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<p>Didn’t know parents still lived together these days.</p>

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<p>In some circles it surely feels that way. Although I do find less people coming from single-parent households in college than in high school…I’m sure there’s a proven statistic somewhere.</p>

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<p>About half of all marriages end in divorce (from a statistic I heard some time ago), so you’re definitely not alone.</p>

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<p>What I meant was more along the lines of being raised in a single parent home from the start, not necessarily having your parents split later on in your life.</p>

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<p>Well what if your father abandoned your family when you were 10 and you never saw him again?</p>

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<p>Count me in I was raised by a single parent.</p>

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<p>Yea, WuTang, I guess that would count.</p>

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<p>Me too!</p>

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