Births to unmarried
women
——————————— Birth
Rate Ratio of rate
(per nonmarital for
Year 1,000 births to married
Number unwed all births women
women (aged
aged 15- 15-44)
44)
1998......................... 1,292,534 NA 32.8 NA
1997......................... 1,257,444 44.0 32.4 84.3
1996......................... 1,260,306 44.8 32.4 83.7
1995......................... 1,253,976 45.1 32.2 83.7
1994......................... 1,289,592 46.9 32.6 83.8
1993......................... 1,240,172 45.3 31.0 86.8
1992......................... 1,224,876 45.2 30.1 89.0
1991......................... 1,213,769 45.2 29.5 89.9
1990......................... 1,165,384 43.8 28.0 93.2
1989......................... 1,094,169 41.6 27.1 91.9
1988......................... 1,005,299 38.5 25.7 90.8
1987......................... 933,013 36.0 24.5 90.0
1986......................... 878,477 34.2 23.4 90.7
1985......................... 828,174 32.8 22.0 93.3
1980......................... 665,747 29.4 18.4 97.0
1970......................... 398,700 26.4 10.7 121.1
1960......................... 224,300 21.6 5.3 156.6
1950......................... 141,600 14.1 3.9 141.0
Illegitimate birth rate in America 1950 3.9 % vs 1998 32.8%.
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