40% U.S. children born are out of wedlock
Everyone knows that a ton of kids are born these days to unwed mothers, but I never knew it wold be 4 out of 10!
The increase in births to unwed mothers was seen in all racial groups, but rose most sharply among Hispanics. It was up among all age groups except youngsters ages 10 to 17.
Here’s an interesting note:
“A lot of people think of teenagers and unmarried mothers synonymously, but they are not driving this,” said Stephanie Ventura of the National Center for Health Statistics, a co-author of the report.
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