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Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the U.S.

Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the United States from The American Community Survey: 2000 to 2003 - Abstract

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Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the United States from The American Community Survey: 2000 to 2003 - Abstract

January 2005

Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the U.S.

Download Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the United States from the American Community Survey: 2000 to 2003 [PPT - 12.4 MB]

Trends in marriage, cohabitation and fertility have all contributed to changing family structure in the United States. ACS is unique in that it can explore the relationship between changing family structure and socio-economic characteristics at national and lower levels of geography annually.

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Table 1. Estimated Median Age at First Marriage, 4 -Year Average: 2000-2003 [<1.0 MB]
Table 2. Percent of Coupled Households in the United States by State, 4 -Year Average: 2000-2003 [<1.0 MB]
Table 3. Comparison of ACS and NCHS Fertility Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 4-Year Average: 2000-2003 [<1.0 MB]
Table 4. Comparison of ACS and NCHS Age-Specific Fertility Rates, 4-Year Average: 2000-2003 [<1.0 MB]
Table 5. Comparison of ACS and NCHS Fertility Rates by State, 4-Year Average, 2000-2003 [<1.0 MB]
Table 6. Comparison of ACS and NCHS Fertility Indicators for Percent of Births to Teenagers (15 to 19 Years Average: 2000-2003) [<1.0 MB]
Table 7. Comparison of ACS and NCHS Fertility Indicators for Percent of Births to Unmarried Mothers, 4-Year Average: 2000-2003 [<1.0 MB]
Table 8. Percent of Women with a Birth in the Last Year Who Are Unmarried, 4 - Year Average: 2000-2003 [<1.0 MB]
Table 9. Percent of Women with a Birth in the Last Year Who Are Teenagers, 4 - Year Average: 2000-2003 [<1.0 MB]
Table 10. Percent of Women with a Birth in the Last Year Who Are Below the Poverty Level, 4 - Year Average: 2000-2003 [<1.0 MB]
Table 11. Percent of Women with a Birth in the Last Year Who Are in the Labor Force, 4 - Year Average: 2000-2003 [<1.0 MB]
Table 12. Percent of Women with a Birth in the Last Year by Language and Citizenship Indicators, 4- Year Average: 2000-2003 [<1.0 MB]

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