Key Statistics from the NSFG (from A to Z)
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- Births (mothers)
- Marital or cohabiting status of mother at time of birth
- Number of children ever born (parity)
- Premarital/nonmarital status of births
- Attitudes about childbearing - See Attitudes: Parenthood and childbearing
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- Age at first birth fathered
- Marital or cohabiting status of father at time of birth
- Number of biological children ever fathered
- Attitudes about childbearing - See Attitudes: Parenthood and childbearing
- Birth expectations
- Breast-feeding
Births (mothers)
Marital or cohabiting status of mother at time of birth
- Percent distribution by marital or cohabiting
status of women 15-44 years of age in 2002 when their first child
was born:
- Married when first child was born: 62.3%
- Cohabiting: 12.4%
- Unmarried and not cohabiting: 25.3%
Source: Series 23, No. 25, Table 16
- Percent distribution by marital or cohabiting
status at birth for births in the last 5 years to women 15-44 years
of age in 2002:
- Married when child was born: 64.4%
- Cohabiting when child was born: 14.3%
- Unmarried and not cohabiting: 21.3%
Source: Series 23, No. 25, Table 18
Number of children ever born (parity)
- Percent distribution of women 40-44 years of
age in 2002 by number of children ever born:
- No children: 15.0%
- One child: 18.0%
- Two children: 31.6%
- Three children: 20.7%
- Four or more children: 14.8%
Source: Series 23, No. 25, Table 2
Premarital/nonmarital status of births
- Percent of mothers (women 15-44 in 2002 who
had ever had a birth) who had a nonmarital birth: 42.2%
Source: Series 23, No. 25, Table 17
Births (fathers)
Age at first birth fathered
- Mean age at the birth of their first
biological child of men 15-44 years of age in 2002 who ever fathered
a biological child:
25.1 years
Source: Series 23, No 26, Table 5
Marital or cohabiting status of father at time of birth
- Marital or cohabiting status of father when
his first child was born of men 15-44 years of age in 2002 who had
ever fathered a child):
- Currently or formerly married to child's mother: 66.2%
- Cohabiting: 18.2%
- Unmarried and not cohabiting: 15.6%
Source: Series 23, No. 26, Table 7
Number of biological children ever fathered
- Percent distribution of men 40-44 years of
age in 2002 by number of children ever fathered:
- No children: 22.4%
- One child: 19.9%
- Two children: 25.0%
- Three or more children: 32.7%
Source: Series 23, No. 26, Table 4
Birth expectations
- Average number of births expected by women
15-44 years of age, in 2002: 2.27
Source: Series 23, No.25, Table 5
- Percent distribution of women 15-44 years of
age in 2002 by expected number of births in their lifetimes:
- Percent of women who expect no births in their lifetimes: 8.7
- Percent who expect one birth: 13.3%
- Percent who expect 2 births: 42.2%.
- Percent who expect 3 or more births: 35.8%
Source: Series 23, No. 25, Table 7
- Average number of children expected by men
15-44 years of age in 2002: 2.2
Source: Series 23, No. 26, Table 12
Breast-feeding
Initiation of breast-feeding
- Percent of singleton babies born in 1997-2000
who were breast-fed at all: 66.8%
Source: Series 23, No. 25, Table 78
Duration of breast-feeding
- Percent of singleton babies born 1997-2000 who were breast-fed 3 months or more: 48.0%.
- Percent of singleton babies born 1997-2000 who were breast-fed 6 months or more: 34.9%.
- Percent of singleton babies born 1997-2000
who were breast-fed 1 year or more: 17.3%.
Source: Series 23, No. 25, Table 78
Page Last Modified: October 15, 2008
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