Table 1.
Percent of first and second births by union status, women aged 15–49, for first births occurring 1985–2000
| Birth 1 | Birth 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohabiting | Married | Single | N | Cohabiting | Married | Single | N | |
| Austria | 31 | 54 | 15 | 998 | 22 | 72 | 6 | 797 |
| Belgium | 22 | 68 | 10 | 651 | 19 | 72 | 9 | 488 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 80 | 8 | 2,130 | 12 | 82 | 6 | 1,291 |
| Estonia | 29 | 57 | 13 | 1,093 | 28 | 66 | 6 | 726 |
| France | 37 | 53 | 9 | 1,228 | 28 | 66 | 6 | 947 |
| Italy | 5 | 90 | 5 | 3,539 | 2 | 96 | 2 | 2,369 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 80 | 12 | 1,201 | 9 | 87 | 4 | 715 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 77 | 9 | 1,183 | 10 | 85 | 5 | 973 |
| Norway | 46 | 43 | 11 | 1,796 | 33 | 62 | 5 | 1,528 |
| Poland | 6 | 80 | 14 | 1,541 | 5 | 91 | 4 | 1,137 |
| Romania | 10 | 86 | 4 | 1,339 | 9 | 89 | 3 | 767 |
| Russia | 14 | 74 | 12 | 1,653 | 11 | 83 | 6 | 758 |
| Spain | 12 | 79 | 9 | 1,548 | 10 | 87 | 3 | 1,124 |
| UK | 18 | 64 | 18 | 1,243 | 16 | 77 | 7 | 955 |
| USA | 18 | 56 | 26 | 2,064 | 16 | 69 | 15 | 1,732 |
Sources: Generations and Gender Surveys in Austria (2008–2009), Belgium (2008–2010), Bulgaria (2004), Estonia (2004–2005), France (2005), Italy (2003), Lithuania (2006), Norway (2007–2008), Romania (2005), and Russia (2004); Fertility and Family Survey in the Netherlands (2003); British Household Panel Survey for the United Kingdom (2005–2006); Poland Employment, Family, and Education Survey (2006); Spanish Fertility Survey (2006); U.S. National Survey of Family Growth (1995, 2006–2008). Weights applied where available