When Parents Separate: Further Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
2004-FCY-6E
Figure 1.2 Distribution of children according to parents' conjugal status at the child's birth for various cohorts of children, NLSCY, Cycles 1 and 3, Inter-regional variations through time
- Between 1983-84, Direct Marriage accounted for 60%, Marriage preceded by cohabitation accounted for 25%, Common-law union accounted for 9% and Not in union accounted for 6%.
- Between 1997-98, Direct Marriage accounted for 35%, Marriage preceded by cohabitation accounted for 34%, Common-law union accounted for 22% and Not in union accounted for 10%.
