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. 2009 Feb;46(1):85–101. doi: 10.1353/dem.0.0043

Table 1.

Boundary Ambiguity in Adolescent and Mother Reports of Family Structure (percentages)

No Boundary Ambiguity Boundary Ambiguity Total
Adolescent Reports
  Two-biological-parent family 93.3 6.7 100.0
  Single-mother family 81.2 18.8 100.0
  Married stepparent family 87.3 12.7 100.0
  Cohabiting stepparent family 66.8 33.2 100.0
Mother Reports
  Two-biological-parent family 99.4 0.6 100.0
  Single-mother family 88.4 11.6 100.0
  Married stepparent family 69.8 30.2 100.0
  Cohabiting stepparent family 34.1 65.9 100.0

Notes: N = 14,047. Figures are weighted percentages.

Source: Add Health Wave 1.