Table 8.

Proportion of children experiencing mother's cohabitation and mother's marriage. Period life-table estimates, U.S. children ages 0−12

A. Mother's cohabitation by age 12, children born to non-cohabiting mothers
Mother's marital status	1990−1994	1997−2001
Single or married	21	25
Single mother	56	63
Married mother	14	15

B. Mother's marriage by age 12, children born to unmarried mothers
Mother's union status	1990−1994	1997−2001
Single or cohab	54	55
Single mother	46	45
Cohabiting mother	65	66