Table 2.
Proportion of Families with Stepchildren and With Children Born in Current Marriagea
| Number of Children Wife | ||||
| Brings to Marriage | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 or more | ||
| Number | 0 | 69.6% | 2.0% | 5.4% |
| Husband | 1 | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| Brings | 2 or more | 6.6% | 3.0% | 8.7% |
| Number of Children | Proportion with Child | |||
| Brought to Marriage by | Born in Current Marriage | |||
| Husband | Wife | |||
| 0 | 0 | 100%b | ||
| 0 | 1 | 74.0% | ||
| 1 | 0 | 70.9% | ||
| 1 | 1 | 47.8% | ||
| 0 | 2 or more | 41.4% | ||
| 2 or more | 0 | 42.4% | ||
| 1 | 2 or more | 10.2% | ||
| 2 or more | 1 | 22.2% | ||
| 2 or more | 2 or more | 7.7% | ||
Notes:
a
Households are observed once at each wave
b
Only households with children are included in the analysis. Hence households with no stepchildren must have at least one child in the marriage.