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nchs-percent-distribution-of-births-to-unmarried-w

Year int64 1.97k 2.02k	Age Group stringclasses 5 values	Percent of Nonmarital Births float64 0 0.5
2,015	20-24 years	0.4
1,976	20-24 years	0.3
2,014	20-24 years	0.4
2,013	20-24 years	0.4
2,012	20-24 years	0.4
2,011	20-24 years	0.4
2,010	20-24 years	0.4
2,009	20-24 years	0.4
2,008	20-24 years	0.4
2,007	20-24 years	0.4
2,006	20-24 years	0.4
2,005	20-24 years	0.4
2,004	20-24 years	0.4
2,003	20-24 years	0.4
2,002	20-24 years	0.4
2,001	20-24 years	0.4
2,000	20-24 years	0.4
1,999	20-24 years	0.4
1,998	20-24 years	0.4
1,997	20-24 years	0.3
1,996	20-24 years	0.3
1,995	20-24 years	0.3
1,994	20-24 years	0.3
1,993	20-24 years	0.4
1,992	20-24 years	0.4
1,991	20-24 years	0.4
1,990	20-24 years	0.3
1,989	20-24 years	0.3
1,988	20-24 years	0.3
1,987	20-24 years	0.4
1,986	20-24 years	0.4
1,985	20-24 years	0.4
1,984	20-24 years	0.4
1,983	20-24 years	0.4
1,982	20-24 years	0.4
1,981	20-24 years	0.4
1,980	20-24 years	0.4
1,979	20-24 years	0.4
1,978	20-24 years	0.3
1,977	20-24 years	0.3
1,975	20-24 years	0.3
1,974	20-24 years	0.3
1,973	20-24 years	0.3
1,972	20-24 years	0.3
1,971	20-24 years	0.3
1,970	20-24 years	0.3
2,015	25-29 years	0.3
2,014	25-29 years	0.3
2,013	25-29 years	0.3
2,012	25-29 years	0.2
2,011	25-29 years	0.2
2,010	25-29 years	0.2
2,009	25-29 years	0.2
2,008	25-29 years	0.2
2,007	25-29 years	0.2
2,006	25-29 years	0.2
2,005	25-29 years	0.2
2,004	25-29 years	0.2
2,003	25-29 years	0.2
2,002	25-29 years	0.2
2,001	25-29 years	0.2
2,000	25-29 years	0.2
1,999	25-29 years	0.2
1,998	25-29 years	0.2
1,997	25-29 years	0.2
1,996	25-29 years	0.2
1,995	25-29 years	0.2
1,994	25-29 years	0.2
1,993	25-29 years	0.2
1,992	25-29 years	0.2
1,991	25-29 years	0.2
1,990	25-29 years	0.2
1,989	25-29 years	0.2
1,988	25-29 years	0.2
1,987	25-29 years	0.2
1,986	25-29 years	0.2
1,985	25-29 years	0.2
1,984	25-29 years	0.2
1,983	25-29 years	0.2
1,982	25-29 years	0.2
1,981	25-29 years	0.2
1,980	25-29 years	0.1
1,979	25-29 years	0.1
1,978	25-29 years	0.1
1,977	25-29 years	0.1
1,976	25-29 years	0.1
1,975	25-29 years	0.1
1,974	25-29 years	0.1
1,973	25-29 years	0.1
1,972	25-29 years	0.1
1,971	25-29 years	0.1
1,970	25-29 years	0.1
2,015	30-34 years	0.2
2,014	30-34 years	0.2
2,013	30-34 years	0.1
2,012	30-34 years	0.1
2,011	30-34 years	0.1
2,010	30-34 years	0.1
2,009	30-34 years	0.1
2,008	30-34 years	0.1

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NCHS - Percent Distribution of Births to Unmarried Women by Age Group: United States

Description

This dataset includes percent distribution of births to unmarried women by age group in the United States since 1970.

Methods for collecting information on marital status changed over the reporting period and have been documented in:

• Ventura SJ, Bachrach CA. Nonmarital childbearing in the United States, 1940–99. National vital statistics reports; vol 48 no 16. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2000. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr48/nvs48_16.pdf. • National Center for Health Statistics. User guide to the 2013 natality public use file. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2014. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/VitalStatsOnline.htm.

Dataset Details

Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Temporal Coverage: 1970/2015
Geographic Coverage: United States
Last Modified: 2025-04-21
Contact: National Center for Health Statistics ([email protected])

Source

Original data can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/vitalstatsonline.htm

Usage

You can load this dataset using:

from datasets import load_dataset
 dataset = load_dataset('HHS-Official/nchs-percent-distribution-of-births-to-unmarried-w')

License

This dataset is licensed under https://www.usa.gov/government-works

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