Technical Working Paper 20: Table 2. Marital Status of Women at First Birth by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1930-34 to 1990-94

Table 2. Marital Status of Women at First Birth by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1930-34 to 1990-94

(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic (1)	Number of births (2)	Percent (3)	Premarital birth (4)	Premaritally conceived birth (5)	Post maritally conceived birth (6)	Percent of premarital conceptions resulted in a marriage col(5)/ (col(4)+col(5)*100) (7)
White 1990-94 1985-89 1980-84 1975-79 1975-79 1970-74 1965-69 1960-64 1955-59 1950-54 1945-49 1940-44 1935-39 1930-34 Black 1990-94 1985-89 1980-84 1975-79 1975-79 1970-74 1965-69 1960-64 1955-59 1950-54 1945-49 1940-44 1935-39 1930-34 Hispanic 1/ 1990-94 1985-89 1980-84 1975-79 1970-74 1965-69 1960-64 1955-59 1950-54 1945-49 1940-44 1935-39 1930-34	5,069 5,257 5,750 5,684 5,328 5,376 5,001 4,774 4,494 4,419 4,473 3,592 2,748 2,037 1,022 1,025 1,121 1,022 910 905 815 635 587 516 428 342 261 216 1,017 875 849 825 633 454 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.	100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.	32.5 24.8 22.1 19.1 12.1 11.1 8.8 6.8 6.0 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.6 5.9 76.9 73.0 71.3 67.4 65.5 59.0 53.6 36.1 40.9 32.6 32.2 27.5 37.9 31.0 40.1 35.1 39.5 34.8 28.7 20.7 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.	13.1 12.1 13.6 12.8 15.1 17.6 18.0 14.2 10.4 8.6 6.7 6.3 8.7 9.2 8.6 5.0 5.6 6.4 9.0 14.5 18.4 24.1 16.0 14.0 18.9 19.0 11.9 11.6 15.3 12.6 10.7 12.2 16.1 9.1 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.	54.5 63.1 64.2 68.1 72.8 71.4 73.2 79.0 83.6 86.5 88.2 88.6 85.7 84.9 14.5 22.0 23.1 26.1 25.5 26.5 28.0 39.8 43.1 53.5 48.8 53.5 50.2 57.4 44.7 52.3 49.8 53.1 55.2 70.2 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.	28.7 32.8 38.1 40.1 55.5 61.3 67.1 67.6 63.4 63.4 56.6 55.9 60.6 61.0 10.1 6.4 7.3 8.7 12.1 19.7 25.6 40.1 28.1 30.0 37.0 40.9 23.8 27.2 27.6 26.4 21.3 26.0 35.9 30.5 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

Characteristic

(1)

Number
of births

(2)

Percent

(3)

Premarital
birth

(4)

Premaritally
conceived
birth

(5)

Post maritally
conceived
birth

(6)

Percent of premarital
conceptions resulted
in a marriage col(5)/
(col(4)+col(5)*100)
(7)

White

1990-94
1985-89
1980-84
1975-79
1975-79
1970-74
1965-69
1960-64
1955-59
1950-54
1945-49
1940-44
1935-39
1930-34

Black

1990-94
1985-89
1980-84
1975-79
1975-79
1970-74
1965-69
1960-64
1955-59
1950-54
1945-49
1940-44
1935-39
1930-34

Hispanic 1/

1990-94
1985-89
1980-84
1975-79
1970-74
1965-69
1960-64
1955-59
1950-54
1945-49
1940-44
1935-39
1930-34

5,069
5,257
5,750
5,684
5,328
5,376
5,001
4,774
4,494
4,419
4,473
3,592
2,748
2,037

1,022
1,025
1,121
1,022
910
905
815
635
587
516
428
342
261
216

1,017
875
849
825
633
454
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.

32.5
24.8
22.1
19.1
12.1
11.1
8.8
6.8
6.0
5.0
5.1
5.0
5.6
5.9

76.9
73.0
71.3
67.4
65.5
59.0
53.6
36.1
40.9
32.6
32.2
27.5
37.9
31.0

40.1
35.1
39.5
34.8
28.7
20.7
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.

13.1
12.1
13.6
12.8
15.1
17.6
18.0
14.2
10.4
8.6
6.7
6.3
8.7
9.2

8.6
5.0
5.6
6.4
9.0
14.5
18.4
24.1
16.0
14.0
18.9
19.0
11.9
11.6

15.3
12.6
10.7
12.2
16.1
9.1
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.

54.5
63.1
64.2
68.1
72.8
71.4
73.2
79.0
83.6
86.5
88.2
88.6
85.7
84.9

14.5
22.0
23.1
26.1
25.5
26.5
28.0
39.8
43.1
53.5
48.8
53.5
50.2
57.4

44.7
52.3
49.8
53.1
55.2
70.2
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.

28.7
32.8
38.1
40.1
55.5
61.3
67.1
67.6
63.4
63.4
56.6
55.9
60.6
61.0

10.1
6.4
7.3
8.7
12.1
19.7
25.6
40.1
28.1
30.0
37.0
40.9
23.8
27.2

27.6
26.4
21.3
26.0
35.9
30.5
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.

NOTE:	The first series of data 1975-79 to 1990-94 are based on June 1995 Current Population Survey, an the second series 1930-34 to 1975-79, are based on June 1980 Current Population Survey.
1/ Persons of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic origin, may be of any race.

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