| N = 12,860 | Birth Cohort |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960–1964 | 1965–1969 | 1970–1974 | 1975–1979 | 1980–1984 | |
| (Baby Boomers) |
(Generation X) |
(Millennials) |
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| Cohabitation Experiences, ages 16–28 | % / M | % / M | % / M | % / M | % / M |
| Ever cohabited | 44.0 | 52.4 | 57.8 | 65.7 | 71.9 |
| One time | 37.1 | 43.0 | 45.8 | 48.8 | 40.8 |
| Serially cohabited | 6.4 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 12.7 |
| Among those who cohabited (N = 7,194) | |||||
| Serially cohabited | 23.3 | 25.9 | 27.2 | 30.5 | 34.3 |
| Dissolved first cohabiting union | 29.9 | 34.8 | 37.7 | 39.6 | 46.4 |
| Demographics | |||||
| Racial/ethnic group | |||||
| non-Hispanic White | 71.0 | 64.1 | 62.0 | 62.4 | 57.5 |
| non-Hispanic Black | 11.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 15.5 |
| Hispanic | 12.2 | 14.8 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 20.6 |
| non-Hispanic Other | 5.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 11.3 | 10.0 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 11.5 |
| High school diploma or GED | 32.3 | 29.2 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 23.8 |
| Some college, associate’s degree | 29.7 | 28.3 | 27.0 | 29.2 | 36.1 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 26.8 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 34.3 | 28.6 |
| Family background | |||||
| Raised with two biological parents | 71.1 | 66.2 | 63.2 | 57.2 | 59.2 |
| Relationship history | |||||
| Number of non-cohabiting sex partners | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| N | 1736 | 3263 | 3646 | 2686 | 993 |
Note: All values are weighted.
Source: 2002, 2006–2010, and 2011–2013 National Survey of Family Growth