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1. Household patterns by region
In sub-Saharan Africa, Christians are less likely than Muslims to live in polygamous families
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- 1. Household patterns by region
- More people in U.S. than in other developed countries live in single-parent homes
- Three-in-ten North American Jews live in couple-only households
- North American Christians, ‘nones’ and Jews have similar sized households
- Christians have Middle East-North Africa region’s lowest share of extended-family households
- The average Yemeni lives with nearly twice as many people as the average Israeli
- In the Middle East and North Africa, Muslims live in larger households than Jews
- Guatemalans live in the biggest households in Latin America
- In Latin America-Caribbean region, narrow gaps in household size by religion
- In Europe, Muslims more likely than Christians to live with extended families
- Europe is the region with the largest share of people in solo households
- In Europe, small households are the norm
- Christians, Muslims and ‘nones’ have their smallest households in Europe
- Living in polygamous households is very uncommon in most places
- In sub-Saharan Africa, many live in homes of six people or more
- Muslims live in larger households than Christians in sub-Saharan Africa
- The average Afghan lives with seven more people than the typical South Korean
- Living in single-parent families is rare in Asia-Pacific region
- In Asia-Pacific region, Muslims and Hindus have larger households than Buddhists and ‘nones’
- Living as a couple is more common where education levels are high
- Almost half of Asians live in extended families, one-in-ten Europeans live alone
- Households smallest in Europe, biggest in Africa
- In sub-Saharan Africa, Christians are less likely than Muslims to live in polygamous families
- In Latin America, similar shares of Christians and ‘nones’ live in each household type