==========State of the Family in Montana========== 

The [[state_of_the_family_in_america|United States Family Belonging Index]] is 46 percent, with a corresponding Family Rejection Index of 54 percent, based on 2008-2012 data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The action of parents determines the Family Belonging or Rejection Index within a nation, region, [[state_of_the_family_across_the_states|state]], or [[state_of_the_family_by_race|racial or ethnic group]]—whether they marry and belong to each other, or whether they reject one another through divorce or other means. Rejection leaves children without married parents committed to one another and to their children. 

The Index of Family Belonging is determined by the fraction of children aged 15 to 17 in a given area who live with both their biological parents, who have been married since before or around the time of their birth. 

=====1. Index of Belonging=====

Montana has a Family Belonging Index of 45.3 percent. In other words, 45.3 percent of Montana teenagers aged 15 to 17 have lived with their always-married parents since their birth, whereas 45.3 percent of these adolescents were raised in a non-intact family. Montana ranks 31st on the [[state_of_the_family_across_the_states|state ranking]] of the Index of Belonging and Rejection.((This entry draws heavily from original research found in [[http://marri.us/research/research-papers/index-of-belonging-and-rejection-state-by-state/|Index of Family Belonging and Rejection: State by State (2011)]], [[http://marri.us/research/research-papers/family-intactness-influence-on-major-state-social-policy-outcomes/|Family Intactness:  Influence on Major State Social Policy Outcomes]], and [[http://marri.us/family-demographics/family-intactness-and-public-policy-outcomes-by-state/|Family Intactness and Public Policy Outcomes by State]].)) 

 {{ :montana_state_ranking.png?direct&600 |Montana State Ranking}}

=====2. Outcomes by Index of Belonging=====

{{ :montana_outcomes.png?direct&500 |Montana Outcomes}} 

====2.1 Youth Outcomes====

{{ :montana_youth_outcomes.png?direct&600 |Montana Youth Outcomes}}

=====3. Mapping Montana=====

//See [[effects_of_family_structure_on_policy_outcomes|Effects of Family Structure on Policy Outcomes]]//

====3.1 Family Intactness====
**Fraction of Families Intact**
{{ :montana_choropleth_family_intactness.png?direct&600 |Montana Family Intactness}}
====3.2 Teenage Out-of-Wedlock Births====
**Fraction of [[effects_of_family_structure_on_teen_pregnancies|teenage out-of-wedlock births]] out of all births**
{{ :montana_choropleth_teenage_owb.png?direct&600 |Montana Teenage Out-of-Wedlock Births}}
====3.3 High School Graduates====
**Fraction of 19- to 20-year-olds who are [[effects_of_family_structure_on_children_s_education|high school graduates]]**
{{ :montana_choropleth_high_school_graduates.png?direct&600 |Montana High School Graduates}}
====3.4 Employment====
**Fraction of 25- to 54-year-old [[effects_of_family_structure_on_income|men working]]**
{{ :montana_choropleth_male_employment.png?direct&600 |Montana Male Employment}}
====3.5 Earnings====
**Average [[effects_of_family_structure_on_the_economy|earnings]] per 25- to 54-year-old male**
{{ :montana_choropleth_male_earnings.png?direct&600 |Montana Male Earnings}}
====3.6 Homeowners====
**Fraction of households owning a home**
{{ :montana_choropleth_homeowners.png?direct&600 |Montana Homeowners}}
====3.7 Poverty====
//See [[effects_of_family_structure_on_poverty|Effects of Family Structure on Poverty]]//
\\
\\ **Fraction of the overall population below poverty**
{{ :montana_choropleth_overall_poverty.png?direct&600 |Montana Overall Poverty}}
**Fraction of 25- to 54-year-old females below the poverty line**
{{ :montana_choropleth_female_poverty.png?direct&600 |Montana Female Poverty}}
**Fraction of minors below the poverty line**
{{ :montana_choropleth_minor_poverty.png?direct&600 |Montana Minor Poverty}}
====3.8 Government Dependence====
//See [[effects_of_family_structure_on_government_dependency| Effects of Family Structure on Government Dependency]] and [[effects_of_welfare_on_families|Effects of Welfare on Families]]//
\\
\\ **Fraction of households receiving food stamps**
{{ :montana_choropleth_foodstamps.png?direct&600 |Montana Food Stamps}}
**Average TANF and State Welfare Transfers per 25- to 54-year-old females**
{{ :montana_choropleth_tanf.png?direct&600 |Montana TANF and State Welfare Transfers}}
**Average Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) per 25- to 54-year-olds**
{{ :montana_choropleth_ssdi.png?direct&600 |Montana Average Social Security Disability Income (SSDI)}}
**Average Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) per 25- to 54-year-old male**
{{ :montana_choropleth_male_ssdi.png?direct&600 |Montana Male Social Security Disability Income (SSDI)}}
**Average Supplemental Security Income (SSI) per 25- to 54-year-old male**
{{ :montana_choropleth_male_ssi.png?direct&600 |Montana Male Supplemental Security Income (SSI)}}
**Average Supplemental Security Income (SSI) per 25- to 54-year-old female**
{{ :montana_choropleth_female_ssi.png?direct&600 |Montana Female Supplemental Security Income (SSI)}}
====3.9 Healthcare====
//See [[effects_of_family_structure_on_healthcare_coverage|Effects of Family Structure on Healthcare Coverage]]//
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\\ **Fraction of 25- to 54-year-olds receiving public healthcare**
{{ :montana_choropleth_public_healthcare.png?direct&600 |Montana Public Healthcare Recipients}}
**Fraction of minors receiving public healthcare**
{{ :montana_choropleth_minor_public_healthcare.png?direct&600 |Montana Minor Public Healthcare Recipients}}
**Fraction of 25- to 54-year-olds covered by private healthcare**
{{ :montana_choropleth_private_healthcare.png?direct&600 |Montana Private Healthcare Coverage}}
**Fraction of minors covered by private healthcare**
{{ :montana_choropleth_minor_private_healthcare.png?direct&600 |Montana Minor Private Healthcare Coverage}}