Table 5.

Life table estimates of the outcomes of U.S. women's first cohabiting unions, by duration

			% cohabiting unions ending through
Duration (Years)	% still cohabiting		marriage		dissolution
	1990−94	1997−01	1990−94	1997−01	1990−94	1997−01
1	56	68	24	19	20	13
2	32	44	40	32	29	24
3	19	30	47	40	34	30
4	13	22	50	45	37	34
5	10	14	52	49	38	37