Item #246
40% of all births are to unmarried women (growth trend consistent across all demographic groups); half of which women ages 20-29
Topic: Parenthood
Source
Citation: Wayward Sons: the Emerging Gender Gap in Labor Markets and Education, p. 33
Author(s): Autor, Wasserman
Institution(s): MIT
Link: http://economics.mit.edu/files/8755
Nation(s): United States
Year(s): 2010
Source: Primary
Type: Statistical Analysis
Discussion
Other Notes:
This while teenage pregnancy has declined by 40% over the past 20 years; p. 34 – increase not due higher divorce or widowing rates
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