Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth
B Listing
- Birth control - See Contraception
- Births (mothers)
- Age at first birth
- 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
- Births (fathers)
- 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)
Age at first birth
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
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Mean age at first birth for women 15-44 years of age who ever had a liveborn child | 22.9 | 23.0 |
Source: NHSR No. 51, Table 7 [PDF - 543 KB]
Marital or cohabiting status of mother at time of birth
Percent distribution by marital or cohabiting status of women 15-44 years of age when their first child was born:
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
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Married when first child was born | 62.3% | 54.4% |
Cohabiting | 12.4% | 21.9% |
Unmarried and not cohabiting | 25.3% | 23.6% |
Source: NHSR No. 51, Table 11 [PDF 543 KB]
Percent distribution by marital or cohabiting status at birth for births in the last 5 years to women 15-44 years of age:
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
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Married when child was born | 64.4% | 59.7% |
Cohabiting when child was born | 14.3% | 23.4% |
Unmarried and not cohabiting | 21.3% | 16.9% |
Source: NHSR No. 51, Table 12 [PDF - 543 KB]
Number of children ever born (parity)
Percent distribution of women 40-44 years of age by number of children ever born:
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
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No children | 15.0% | 15.4% |
One child | 18.0% | 15.2% |
Two children | 31.6% | 35.0% |
Three children | 20.7% | 20.2% |
Four or more children | 14.4% | 14.2% |
Source: NHSR No. 51, Table 3 [PDF - 543 KB]
Premarital/nonmarital status of births
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
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Percent of mothers (women 15-44 years of age who ever had a birth) that have ever had a nonmarital birth | 42.2% | 49.3% |
Source: NHSR No. 51, Table 13 [PDF - 543 KB]
Births (fathers)
Age at first birth fathered
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
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Mean age at the birth of their first biological child for men 15-44 years of age who ever fathered a biological child | 25.1 | 25.1 |
Source: NHSR No. 51, Table 7 [PDF - 543 KB]
Marital or cohabiting status of father at time of birth
Marital or cohabiting status of father when his first child was born for men 15-44 years of age (who had ever fathered a child):
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
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Currently or formerly married to child's mother | 66.2% | 58.6% |
Cohabiting | 18.2% | 25.4% |
Unmarried and not cohabiting | 15.6% | 16.0% |
Source: NHSR No. 51, Table 11 [PDF - 543 KB]
Number of biological children ever fathered
Percent distribution of men 40-44 years of age by number of children ever fathered:
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
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No children | 22.4% | 23.6% |
One child | 19.9% | 18.2% |
Two children | 25.0% | 31.2% |
Three or more children | 32.7% | 26.9% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No 26, Table 4 [PDF - 3.3 MB]
2NHSR No. 51. Table 4 [PDF - 543 KB]
Birth expectations
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
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Average number of births expected by women 15-44 years of age | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Source: NHSR No. 51, Table 5 [PDF -543 KB]
Percent distribution of women 15-44 years of age by expected number of births in their lifetimes:
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
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Percent of women who expect no births in their lifetime | 8.9% | 8.3% |
Percent who expect one birth | 13.4% | 12.5% |
Percent who expect 2 births | 42.1% | 40.9% |
Percent who expect 3 births | 22.1% | 24.0% |
Percent who expect 4 or more births | 13.5% | 14.3% |
Source: NHSR No. 51, Table 6 [PDF - 543 KB]
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
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Average number of children expected by men 15-44 years of age | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Source: NHSR No. 51, Table 5 [PDF -543 KB]
Breast-feeding
Initiation of breast-feeding
Singleton babies born in 1997-20001 | Singleton babies born in 2001 - 20052 | |
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Percent who were breast-fed at all | 66.8% | 68.1% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 78 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Duration of breast-feeding
Singleton babies born 1997-20001 | Singleton babies born 2001-20052 | |
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Percent who were breast-fed 3 months or more | 48.0% | 49.8% |
Percent who were breast-fed 6 months or more | 34.9% | 37.3% |
Percent who were breast-fed 12 months or more | 17.3% | 17.0% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 78 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
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Division of Vital Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
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