Nine facts about marriage and childbirth in the United States
Washington Post – EZRA KLEIN – Mar 25, 2013
2) We are very near the “tipping point” when most births will happen out of wedlock.
“48 percent of all first births are now to unmarried women. Thus, the nation is at a tipping point, on the verge of moving into a new demographic reality where the majority of first births in the United States precede marriage.”
3) Most unwed mothers are not teen mothers
“Many people continue to think of ‘unwed mothers’ as more or less synonymous with ‘teen pregnancy,’ but these numbers show that it’s well past time to retire that idea, particularly when we consider all births rather than just first births. Today, only 23 percent of all unmarried births are to teenagers. Sixty percent are to women in their twenties.” more
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