An historical perspective showing the cumulative fertility experience of women to date is available in the June Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS), which is collected every 2 years.
News
International Women’s Day: March 8, 2021
From 2000 to 2019, the percentage of women who work as veterinarians, pharmacists, mathematicians, legislators, and chief executives have all increased.
National Family Week: November 22-28, 2020
According to the 2019 American Community Survey, average family size has grown from 3.20 in 2007 to 3.23 in 2019. There are about 79.6 million families.
Leif Erikson Day (Nordic-American heritage): October 9, 2020
The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 10.9M people in the U.S. reported Nordic ancestry (Danish, Finnish, Icelander, Norwegian and Swedish), about 3.3%.
Publications
Men's Fertility & Fatherhood: 2014
This report describes the fatherhood and fertility of men in the United States.
Multiple Partner Fertility Research Brief
Brief overview of the prevalence of multiple partner fertility (defined as having children with more than one person) for both men & women, aged 15+: 2014 SIPP.
Fertility Research Brief
Research brief highlighting key fertility indicators for both men and women now available from the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
Working Papers
Fathering Across Households
This paper uses a large, nationally representative dataset to examine the complexities of men’s fathering of minor children.
Family Complexity and Changing Household Dynamics
In this paper, newly available measures of family and residential dynamics are presented, and the implications for people and households are discussed.
Multiple Partner Fertility in the US: A Demographic Portrait
Paper showing SIPP data on Multiple Partner Fertility in the United States.