"In my experience it's more like 10 percent" of families having one child, she said.

Using this benchmark, almost 30 percent of families fall short.

In 60 percent of families, both mother and father work.

He noted that more than 50 percent of families with children had computers at home.

"Today, less than 3 percent of families with children under 18 have a 529 plan," the report said.

In Mexico, 61 percent of rural families live below the poverty line.

Nationwide, fewer than 20 percent of families make that much money.

What about the other 50 percent of families who left welfare?

About 95 percent of black families own no stock or pension funds.

Also undermining state education efforts, they added, is the fact that only 25 percent of American families have children in school.