Table C-1. Percentage of Births to Unmarried Women Within Age Groups, by Race: 1940-1999
|
White |
|
Black |
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Under |
Ages |
Ages |
All |
All |
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Under |
Ages |
Ages |
All |
All |
|
|
Age
15 |
15 -
17 |
18 -
19 |
Teens |
Women |
|
Age
15 |
15 - 17
|
18 -
19 |
Teens |
Women |
|
1940
|
44.4
|
NA |
NA |
7.2 |
1.9
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1941
|
44.9
|
NA |
NA |
7.0 |
1.9
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1942
|
40.5
|
NA |
NA |
6.4 |
1.7
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1943
|
45.2
|
NA |
NA |
6.5 |
1.6
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1944
|
41.3
|
NA |
NA |
8.4 |
2.0
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1945
|
50.7
|
NA |
NA |
10.0 |
2.4
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1946
|
52.4
|
NA |
NA |
8.4 |
2.1
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1947
|
45.1
|
NA |
NA |
6.6 |
1.8
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1948
|
39.9
|
10.3
|
4.6
|
6.3 |
1.8
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1949
|
40.4
|
10.0
|
4.5
|
6.1 |
1.7
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1950
|
41.9
|
10.2
|
4.8
|
6.4 |
1.7
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1951
|
34.9
|
9.7
|
4.4
|
5.9 |
1.6
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1952
|
40.4
|
9.6
|
4.4
|
6.0 |
1.6
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1953
|
43.1
|
9.6
|
4.5
|
6.1 |
1.7
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1954
|
36.8
|
10.2
|
4.9
|
6.5 |
1.8
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1955
|
42.1
|
10.2
|
4.9
|
6.6 |
1.9
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1956
|
42.6
|
10.2
|
4.8
|
6.5 |
1.9
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1957
|
41.5
|
10.4
|
4.7
|
6.5 |
2.0
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1958
|
45.3
|
10.8
|
4.9
|
6.8 |
2.1
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1959
|
46.7
|
11.4
|
5.2
|
7.2 |
2.2
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1960
|
47.5
|
11.7
|
5.4
|
7.4 |
2.3
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1961
|
49.9
|
12.4
|
6.0
|
7.9 |
2.5
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1962
|
48.3
|
13.4
|
6.1
|
8.2 |
2.8
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1963
|
50.3
|
15.1
|
7.0
|
9.4 |
3.1
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1964
|
52.3
|
16.0
|
7.6
|
10.4 |
3.4
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1965
|
57.3
|
17.3
|
9.1
|
11.7 |
4.0
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1966
|
52.5
|
19.5
|
9.9
|
12.6 |
4.4
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1967
|
61.6
|
21.0
|
11.2
|
14.2 |
4.9
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1968
|
61.0
|
23.4
|
12.7
|
16.1 |
5.3
|
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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1969
|
57.0
|
24.0
|
12.9
|
16.6 |
5.5
|
|
91.7
|
72.1
|
48.3
|
60.0
|
34.9
|
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1970
|
57.9
|
25.2
|
13.5
|
17.5 |
5.7
|
|
93.5
|
76.0
|
52.1
|
64.0
|
37.6
|
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1971
|
60.5
|
25.2
|
13.2
|
17.4 |
5.6
|
|
95.0
|
79.6
|
56.0
|
68.1
|
40.5
|
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1972
|
59.0
|
26.4
|
13.7
|
18.5 |
6.0
|
|
96.4
|
81.0
|
59.0
|
70.7
|
43.9
|
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1973
|
65.2
|
27.6
|
14.3
|
19.6 |
6.4
|
|
96.4
|
82.6
|
60.4
|
72.1
|
45.7
|
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1974
|
65.3
|
29.4
|
15.0
|
20.8 |
6.5
|
|
97.4
|
84.8
|
63.8
|
74.7
|
47.1
|
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1975
|
71.0
|
33.0
|
17.2
|
23.5
|
7.3
|
98.4
|
87.4
|
67.6
|
77.8
|
48.8
|
|
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1976
|
69.3
|
35.7
|
18.8
|
25.4
|
7.7
|
99.1
|
89.7
|
70.9
|
80.5
|
50.3
|
|
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1978
|
73.1
|
40.1
|
22.5
|
29.1
|
8.7
|
97.2
|
90.9
|
76.5
|
83.5
|
53.2
|
|
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1979
|
75.0
|
42.4
|
24.3
|
30.8
|
9.4
|
99.4
|
92.9
|
78.9
|
85.7
|
54.7
|
|
||||
1980
|
75.4
|
45.4
|
27.1
|
33.6
|
11.2
|
98.6
|
93.1
|
79.9
|
86.2
|
56.1
|
|
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1981
|
76.5
|
48.0
|
28.7
|
35.5
|
11.8
|
98.9
|
93.9
|
81.3
|
87.2
|
56.9
|
|
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1982
|
77.7
|
50.1
|
30.3
|
37.2
|
12.3
|
98.4
|
94.2
|
82.4
|
87.9
|
57.7
|
|
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1983
|
79.9
|
53.1
|
32.7
|
39.8
|
12.9
|
98.5
|
95.1
|
84.4
|
89.4
|
59.2
|
|
||||
1984
|
80.8
|
55.4
|
35.1
|
42.2
|
13.6
|
98.6
|
95.3
|
85.4
|
90.0
|
60.3
|
|
||||
1985
|
82.4
|
58.0
|
38.2
|
45.3
|
14.7
|
98.8
|
95.6
|
86.2
|
90.6
|
61.2
|
|
||||
1986
|
83.6
|
61.3
|
41.7
|
48.8
|
15.9
|
99.0
|
95.7
|
86.9
|
91.1
|
62.4
|
|
||||
1987
|
84.6
|
64.6
|
44.4
|
51.8
|
16.9
|
99.1
|
96.1
|
87.6
|
91.7
|
63.4
|
|
||||
1988
|
86.5
|
66.2
|
47.3
|
54.1
|
18.0
|
98.9
|
96.4
|
88.5
|
92.3
|
64.7
|
|
||||
1989
|
84.7
|
67.2
|
49.5
|
55.7
|
19.2
|
98.4
|
96.1
|
89.0
|
92.3
|
59.2
|
|
||||
1990
|
83.6
|
67.9
|
50.8
|
56.8
|
20.4
|
98.5
|
95.6
|
89.4
|
92.2
|
59.8
|
|
||||
1991
|
75.5
|
69.7
|
53.2
|
59.0
|
21.8
|
98.1
|
95.7
|
89.8
|
92.5
|
60.3
|
|
||||
1992
|
76.2
|
70.6
|
54.9
|
60.6
|
22.6
|
97.6
|
95.6
|
90.4
|
92.8
|
68.1
|
|
||||
1993
|
83.2
|
71.7
|
57.2
|
62.7
|
23.6
|
98.1
|
95.7
|
90.8
|
93.1
|
68.7
|
|
||||
1994
|
90.4
|
77.5
|
61.9
|
68.0
|
25.4
|
99.1
|
97.8
|
93.4
|
95.5
|
70.4
|
|
||||
1995
|
88.8
|
77.4
|
62.1
|
68.0
|
25.3
|
99.1
|
97.7
|
93.2
|
95.3
|
69.9
|
|
||||
1996
|
90.1 |
78.8
|
63.3
|
69.2
|
25.7
|
99.1
|
97.9
|
93.6
|
95.6
|
69.8
|
|
||||
1997 |
92.2 |
81.6 |
65.3 |
71.4 |
25.8 |
99.4 |
98.3 |
93.8 |
95.8 |
69.2 |
|
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1998 |
94.0 |
82.7 |
66.5 |
72.4 |
26.3 |
99.6 |
98.3 |
93.9 |
95.7 |
69.1 |
|
||||
1999 |
93.9 |
83.2 |
67.3 |
72.9 |
26.7 |
99.5 |
98.3 |
93.7 |
95.6 |
68.8 |
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Notes: Births to unmarried women in the United States for 1940 –
1979 are estimated from data for registration areas in
which
marital status of the mother was reported; see
sources below. Beginning in 1980, births to unmarried women in the
United States are based on data from states
reporting marital status directly and data from non-reporting states for
which marital status was inferred from other
information on the birth certificate; see sources below. Data for 1998
are preliminary.
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Table of Contents of Report
Executive Summary
Introduction
Indicators of Dependence
Predictors and Risk Factors Associated with Welfare
Receipt
Appendix A: Program Data
Appendix B: Alternative Definition of
Dependence
Appendix C: Additional Non-Marital Birth Data
Appendix D: Sources of Data
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