TABLE 1.
Percentage distribution of women with a birth in 2001, by relationship type at time of conception, according to race and ethnicity, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
| Race/ethnicity | N | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married | Cohabiting | Neither | Total | ||
| All | 9,100 | 58.8 | 21.2 | 20.1 | 100.0 |
| White | 4,350 | 70.5 | 16.6 | 12.9 | 100.0 |
| Black | 1,500 | 24.4 | 27.8 | 47.7 | 100.0 |
| Hispanic | 1,550 | 47.3 | 29.5 | 23.3 | 100.0 |
| Native-born | 700 | 44.3 | 27.3 | 28.4 | 100.0 |
| Foreign-born | 900 | 49.1 | 30.9 | 20.0 | 100.0 |
| Asian | 1,050 | 83.2 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 100.0 |
| Other | 650 | 44.9 | 34.6 | 20.6 | 100.0 |
Notes: Distributions of women by relationship type differ by race and ethnicity at p<.001 and by nativity status for Hispanics at p<.01. All N values are rounded to the nearest 50. Percentages may not total 100.0 because of rounding.