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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