This reflects, to a large extent, the younger average age of lone parents compared with parents in couple families as described in chapter 2. (gov.scot)
Conversely, only three per cent of couple families are in the «stable lack of employment» category, compared with 42 % among lone parents. (gov.scot)
The traditional married couple family with children under 18 represented one out of every four total households, while 3.5 % of the total households are headed by single parents raising children under 18. (ahpd.org)