The Marriage Measures Guide of State-Level Statistics

March 2008

By:
Brian Goesling, Robert G. Wood, Carol Razafindrakoto, Jamila Henderson

Submitted to:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

Project Officer:
Jennifer Burnszynski

Submitted by:
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Project Director:
Robert G. Wood

Contract No.: 233-02-0086

This report is available on the Internet at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/MarriageMeasures/

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Contents

• Introduction (in PDF format, 10 pages)
  1. Overview and Layout
  2. Marriage and Childbearing
  3. Marriage and Divorce
  4. Marriage and Low-Income Children
  5. Additional Resources
• Statistical Tables
  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
• Appendix A: Additional Statistics (in PDF Format, 4 pages)
• Appendix B: Technical Appendix (in PDF format, 11 pages)
• References (in PDF format, 1 page)

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Last updated:  08/06/08