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Percentage of first unions that were cohabitation, by marriage and union cohort, and percentage of women in the US aged 19−44 who cohabited before first marriage
|
First union cohort |
First marriage cohort |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990−94 | 1997−01 | 1990−94 | 1997−01 | |
| First union was cohabitation | 60 | 68 | -- | -- |
| Cohabited before first marriage | 57 | 62 | ||
| Cohab w/husband only | -- | -- | 41 | 45 |
| Cohab w/husband & others | -- | -- | 12 | 13 |
| Cohab w/others only | -- | -- | 4 | 4 |
| Direct marriage | 40 | 32 | 43 | 38 |
| n | 1416 | 1282 | 1298 | 1011 |
