Table 3.
Midpregnancy married births as a percentage of all first births, 1992 and 2012, by maternal race/ethnicity, education, and age
| Sample Sizesa | |||||
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| 1992 | 2012 | Percentage Change | 1992 | 2012 | |
| White | 8.8 | 6.3 | –28.9 | 30,678 | 28,549 |
| High school diploma or less | 11.0 | 7.8 | –28.9 | 16,189 | 7,854 |
| Some college | 9.8 | 8.4 | –14.3 | 7,007 | 9,376 |
| Bachelor’s degree or more | 3.2 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 7,434 | 11,311 |
| 24 or younger | 13.6 | 9.5 | –30.4 | 15,619 | 11,544 |
| 25 or older | 3.8 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 15,053 | 17,005 |
| Black | 2.7 | 2.6 | –4.1 | 11,480 | 11,261 |
| High school diploma or less | 1.7 | 1.3 | –23.8 | 8,054 | 5,283 |
| Some college | 4.0 | 2.9 | –27.6 | 2,282 | 4,054 |
| Bachelor’s degree or more | 6.8 | 5.3 | –22.8 | 1,128 | 1,916 |
| 24 or younger | 2.2 | 1.8 | –16.6 | 8,517 | 7,650 |
| 25 or older | 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 2,961 | 3,611 |
a
Sample sizes refer to the number of first births in that year for that subgroup that meet sample criteria.