Table 2.
Children’s Probabilities of Being Stably Married between Ages 30 and 34 Given Parents’ Marital Status during Children’s Teens (Ages 13 to 17) by Race and Cohort
| White
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Black
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Child Born Pre-1968 | Child Born Post-1968 | All | Child Born Pre-1968 | Child Born Post-1968 | |
| Men and Women | ||||||
| Parents Unmarried | 63.78 | 66.85 | 54.04 | 30.92 | 33.13 | 24.01 |
| Parents Married | 68.16 | 70.00 | 63.92 | 36.57 | 37.71 | 33.33 |
| Women Only | ||||||
| Parents Unmarried | 64.74 | 66.15 | 60.79 | 27.52 | 28.43 | 24.55 |
| Parents Married | 71.62 | 73.60 | 66.61 | 29.19 | 31.71 | 21.28 |
Source: Panel Study of Income Dynamics data.