by thenewgreen

Across the country, the researchers found five factors associated with strong upward mobility: less segregation by income and race, lower levels of income inequality, better schools, lower rates of violent crime, and a larger share of two-parent households. In general, the effects of place are sharper for boys than for girls, and for lower-income children than for rich.

It's no secret that a two parent household seems to produce the best outcomes for the children. I can't imagine raising my kids on my own, it's a big job and if you can have 2 people, 3 people, 4, 5,... a village, then all the better.