Study: Number of Unwed Moms Living With a Partner Jumps

August 15, 2014

Sally Curtin, the lead researcher for the new study, says the data shows that the nature of nonmarital childbearing is changing. “What’s happened is the percent of non-marital births within cohabiting unions has been increasing, but now it’s increased to the point where the majority of non-marital births are to women that are cohabiting,” Curtin told NBC News.

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