Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth
M Listing
- Marriage
- Ever married
- Current marital status
- Marriage probability
- Outcome of first marriage (marital dissolution and divorce) -See Divorce and marital disruption
- Attitudes about marriage - See Attitudes: Marriage and cohabitation
- Menarche
- Mistimed pregnancy
Marriage
Ever married
Percent of women and men 15-44 years of age who were ever married:
20021-2 | 2006-20103 | |
---|---|---|
Women | 58.2% | 53.2% |
Men | 50.7% | 45.2% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 47
[PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Series 23, No. 26, Table 30
[PDF - 3.5 MB]
3Special tabulation by NCHS
Current marital status
Percent distribution of women 15-44 years of age by current marital status:
1982 | 1995 | 2002 | 2006-2010 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
First marriage | 44.1% | 39.9% | 37.5% | 36.4% |
Second or higher marriage | 8.1% | 9.3% | 8.5% | 5.1% |
Cohabiting | 3.0% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 11.2% |
Never married | 33.5% | 33.4% | 35.0% | 38.2% |
Formerly married | 11.3% | 10.3% | 9.9% | 9.2% |
Percent distribution of men 15-44 years of age by current marital status:
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
---|---|---|
First marriage | 35.0% | 32.8% |
Second or higher marriage | 7.2% | 4.8% |
Cohabiting | 9.2% | 12.2% |
Never married | 41.6% | 45.0% |
Formally married | 7.0% | 5.2% |
Source: NHSR No. 49, Table 1&2 [PDF - 419 KB]
Marriage probability
Probability of first marriage among women 15-44 years of age before reaching specified age:
1995 | 2002 | 2006-2010 | |
---|---|---|---|
By age 20 | 25% | 17% | 13% |
By age 25 | 59% | 52% | 44% |
By age 30 | 76% | 73% | 68% |
By age 35 | 84% | 81% | 78% |
By age 40 | 86% | 86% | 84% |
Probability of first marriage among men 15-44 years of age before reaching specified age:
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
---|---|---|
By age 20 | 8% | 5% |
By age 25 | 36% | 31% |
By age 30 | 61% | 56% |
By age 35 | 75% | 71% |
By age 40 | 81% | 78% |
Source: NHSR No. 49, Table 3&4 [PDF - 419 KB]
Menarche (age at first menstrual period)
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
---|---|---|
Mean age at first menstrual period for women 15-44 years of age | 12.6 years | 12.5 years |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 30
[PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Mistimed pregnancy
Percent of pregnancies that were mistimed (i.e., a pregnancy that the mother wanted to have eventually but it occurred too soon) among women 15-44 years of age:
1982 | 1988 | 1995 | 2002 | 2006-2010 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mistimed | 26.7% | 26.7% | 20.5% | 20.8% | 23.3% |
Source: NHSR No. 55, Table 1 [PDF - 417 KB]
Percent distribution of mistimed pregnancies (leading to births or spontaneous loss in the three years before the interview) to women 15-44 years of age in 2006-2010, by how much too soon it occurred:
- Less than 2 years too soon: 37.3%
- 2-3 years too soon: 22.4%
- 3 or more years too soon: 40.3%
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Contact Us:
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National Survey of Family Growth Staff
Division of Vital Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782 - (301) 458-4222
- NSFG@cdc.gov