The statistical number of challenges that affect African American relationships according to Bent-Goodley (2014) are as follows:
"African Americans are more likely than any other racial group to be unmarried in 2004 US Census Bureau record - 41 percent African Americans adult married as compared to 60 percent of white Americans and 60 percent of Latinos married. 23 per 1000 blacks couples divorce more than 19 per 1000 whites couples as compared. African American women with children unmarried are 44 percent of their families while white women are 13 percent of their families." In US Department of Labor 2012 recorded on unemployment, "Black couples are twice as likely to be unemployed, and when unemployed, stay unemployed longer than racial and
"African Americans are more likely than any other racial group to be unmarried in 2004 US Census Bureau record - 41 percent African Americans adult married as compared to 60 percent of white Americans and 60 percent of Latinos married. 23 per 1000 blacks couples divorce more than 19 per 1000 whites couples as compared. African American women with children unmarried are 44 percent of their families while white women are 13 percent of their families." In US Department of Labor 2012 recorded on unemployment, "Black couples are twice as likely to be unemployed, and when unemployed, stay unemployed longer than racial and