Technical Working Paper No. 20: Table 3. Marital Status of Women at First Birth by Age: 1930-34 to 1990-94

Table 3. Marital Status of Women at First Birth by Age: 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)

15 to 19 years old
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

20 to 24 years old
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

25 to 29 years old
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
1,896
1,841
2,185
2,291
2,077
2,224
2,022
1,881
1,644
1,441
1,217
1,041
861
754

2,544
2,596
3,032
3,125
2,702
2,960
2,966
2,714
2,521
2,417
2,484
1,891
1,385
1,147

1,987
2,194
2,001
1,624
1,626
1,254
941
912
1,008
1,146
1,270
1,050
790
378
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
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
74.8
64.7
56.7
48.5
40.4
34.8
29.2
18.3
18.5
16.0
16.3
15.1
17.4
14.5

36.8
28.3
24.7
19.8
13.7
11.3
9.0
6.7
6.5
5.0
5.8
4.9
6.0
6.0

12.0
11.1
10.1
8.0
4.1
4.2
3.7
4.6
4.9
3.8
2.8
2.8
3.0
2.6
14.2
18.1
18.5
21.3
29.1
30.6
27.5
26.7
20.0
19.1
15.5
13.2
15.3
13.8

15.3
11.2
12.4
10.0
9.5
12.2
14.9
11.2
7.6
6.7
6.7
6.6
7.9
8.2

7.2
4.4
5.0
2.9
2.6
4.9
7.1
4.8
4.7
2.4
2.8
3.6
3.8
5.0
11.0
17.2
24.7
30.3
30.5
34.6
43.3
55.0
61.6
64.9
68.2
71.8
67.2
71.8

47.9
60.2
62.9
70.2
76.8
76.6
76.0
82.1
86.0
88.3
87.5
88.5
86.1
85.8

80.8
84.5
84.9
89.2
93.2
90.9
89.2
90.6
90.5
93.9
94.4
93.6
93.2
92.3
16.0
21.9
24.6
30.5
41.9
46.8
48.6
59.3
51.9
54.3
48.8
46.6
46.8
48.8

29.4
28.4
33.4
33.6
41.0
52.0
62.3
62.8
54.0
56.9
53.9
57.3
57.0
57.7

37.5
28.4
33.1
26.6
39.1
53.5
65.7
51.2
49.0
38.6
49.3
56.7
55.6
65.5

NOTE: The first series of data 1975-79 to 1990-94 are based on June 1995 Current Population Survey, the second series 1930-34 to 1975-79, are based on June 1980 Current Population Survey.

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)
15 to 19 years old 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 20 to 24 years old 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 25 to 29 years old 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	1,896 1,841 2,185 2,291 2,077 2,224 2,022 1,881 1,644 1,441 1,217 1,041 861 754 2,544 2,596 3,032 3,125 2,702 2,960 2,966 2,714 2,521 2,417 2,484 1,891 1,385 1,147 1,987 2,194 2,001 1,624 1,626 1,254 941 912 1,008 1,146 1,270 1,050 790 378	100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0	74.8 64.7 56.7 48.5 40.4 34.8 29.2 18.3 18.5 16.0 16.3 15.1 17.4 14.5 36.8 28.3 24.7 19.8 13.7 11.3 9.0 6.7 6.5 5.0 5.8 4.9 6.0 6.0 12.0 11.1 10.1 8.0 4.1 4.2 3.7 4.6 4.9 3.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.6	14.2 18.1 18.5 21.3 29.1 30.6 27.5 26.7 20.0 19.1 15.5 13.2 15.3 13.8 15.3 11.2 12.4 10.0 9.5 12.2 14.9 11.2 7.6 6.7 6.7 6.6 7.9 8.2 7.2 4.4 5.0 2.9 2.6 4.9 7.1 4.8 4.7 2.4 2.8 3.6 3.8 5.0	11.0 17.2 24.7 30.3 30.5 34.6 43.3 55.0 61.6 64.9 68.2 71.8 67.2 71.8 47.9 60.2 62.9 70.2 76.8 76.6 76.0 82.1 86.0 88.3 87.5 88.5 86.1 85.8 80.8 84.5 84.9 89.2 93.2 90.9 89.2 90.6 90.5 93.9 94.4 93.6 93.2 92.3	16.0 21.9 24.6 30.5 41.9 46.8 48.6 59.3 51.9 54.3 48.8 46.6 46.8 48.8 29.4 28.4 33.4 33.6 41.0 52.0 62.3 62.8 54.0 56.9 53.9 57.3 57.0 57.7 37.5 28.4 33.1 26.6 39.1 53.5 65.7 51.2 49.0 38.6 49.3 56.7 55.6 65.5

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division,
Fertility & Family Statistics Branch
Author: Amara Bachu
Last Revised: July 09, 2008 at 02:51:52 PM

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