The relationship context of nonmarital childbearing in the U.S.

Using Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort data, we update estimates of cohabiting nonmarital births, examine factors associated with relationship context at birth, and assess racial/ethnic differences. We find that 52Š of nonmarital births occur within cohabitations - an increa...

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Main Authors: Suzanne Ryan, Jennifer Manlove, Kerry Franzetta, Sarah Cottingham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2010-09-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/22/