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Number, Rate, and Percent of Births to
Unmarried Women, and Birth Rate for Married Women, 1980–2003
The following table shows the number of births, the birth rate, and the
percent of births to unmarried women aged 15 to 44 years between 1980 and
2003 in the United States.
| Year |
Number |
Rate1 |
Percent2 |
Birth rate
for
married
women3 |
| 2003 |
1,415,995 |
44.9 |
34.6 |
88.1 |
| 2002 |
1,365,966 |
43.7 |
34.0 |
86.3 |
| 2000 |
1,347,043 |
44.1 |
33.2 |
87.4 |
| 1995 |
1,253,976 |
44.3 |
32.2 |
82.6 |
| 1990 |
1,165,384 |
43.8 |
28.0 |
93.2 |
| 1985 |
828,174 |
32.8 |
22.0 |
93.3 |
| 1980 |
665,747 |
29.4 |
18.4 |
97.0 |
1. Births to unmarried women per 1,000
unmarried women aged 15–44 years.
2. Percent of all births to unmarried
women.
3. Births to married women per 1,000
married women aged 15–44 years.
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