Answer to Question #103533 in Political Science for Adam Payne

Question

How does the presence of an unrelated adult in the home affect the likelihood that abuse will occur?

Answer 1

Children residing in households with adults unrelated to them were 8 times as likely to die of maltreatment than children residing with only 2 biological parents and showed no increased risk of maltreatment death to children in households with a single parent and no other adult residents.