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This statistic depicts the percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2021. In 1980, some 18 percent of all women in the United States who gave birth were unmarried. As of 2021, the percentage of births to unmarried women has increased to 40 percent.
Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2021
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CDC. (January 1, 2023). Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
CDC. "Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2021." Chart. January 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
CDC. (2023). Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
CDC. "Percentage of Births to Unmarried Women in The United States from 1980 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
CDC, Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2021 [Graph], CDC, January 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/