TY  - JOUR
A1  - Manlove, Jennifer
A1  - Wildsmith, Elizabeth
A1  - Ryan, Suzanne
A1  - Franzetta, Kerry
T1  - The relationship context of nonmarital childbearing in the U.S.
Y1  - 2010/09/17
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 615
EP  - 654
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2010.23.22
VL  - 23
IS  - 22
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/22/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/22/23-22.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/22/23-22.pdf
N2  - 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 52% of nonmarital births occur within cohabitations – an increase of 33% since the early 1990s.  Blacks have shown the greatest increase in cohabiting births over time.  We also find that the fertility histories of men and women have opposite influences on nonmarital childbearing.  Furthermore, for Whites, a partner of a different race/ethnicity is associated with a higher risk of a nonmarital birth; for Blacks and Hispanics, the opposite is true. 

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