Eickmeyer, Kasey J.

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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles Sociology 2019 FP-19-01 Cohabitors Raising Shared Children Kasey J. Eickmeyer Bowling Green State University, eickmek@bgsu.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ncfmr_family_profiles  Part of the Family, Life Course, and Society Commons Repository Citation Eickmeyer, Kasey J., "FP-19-01 Cohabitors Raising Shared Children" (2019). National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles. 148. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ncfmr_family_profiles/148 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Sociology at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. White Black Hispanic1995-1999 2005-20090501001995-1999 2005-2009050100Cohabitors Raising Shared ChildrenNational Center for Family & Marriage ResearchCohabitation continues to increase in the United States and is viewed as an acceptable family form in which to havechildren. The majority (64%) of women aged 19-44 have ever cohabited (FP-17-02), and virtually all the increase innonmarital childbearing is due to childbearing in cohabiting unions (FP-17-04). Using data from the 2002 and 2011-2015National Survey of Family Growth, this Family Profile charts the growth in cohabiting women living with their partner andtheir shared biological children. We examine two cohabitation cohorts a decade apart--women who cohabited from 1995to 1999 and 2005 to 2009. We focus on cohabiting families with at least one shared biological child, recognizing thesefamilies may also have stepchildren (children of either partner born in a prior union), and address variation in cohabitingfamilies in FP-19-02.NCFMRBGSUFP-19-01Kasey J. EickmeyerRace & EthnicityFigure 2. Cohabitors with Shared Biological Children byMother’s Race/EthnicityFigure 1. Cohabitors with Shared BiologicalChildrenSources: National Center for Health Statistics,National Survey of Family Growth, 2002, 2011-2013, 2013-2015The majority of Hispanic cohabiting couples wereraising a biological child together in contrast to44% of Black and 34% of White cohabitors.Growing shares of White and Hispanic cohabitingcouples were raising a shared biological child.Slightly declining shares of Black cohabitingcouples were raising biological children together.The proportion of cohabiting coupleswith shared biological childrenincreased from about 3 in 10(31%) to 4 in 10 (40%).Sources: National Center for Health Statistics, National Surveyof Family Growth, 2002, 2011-2013, 2013-2015Among White cohabitors in 1995-1999, aboutone-quarter were living with biological children,and by 2005-2009, over one-third (34%) wereliving with biological children.Among Hispanics, there was a shift from about50% in 1995-99 to 60% by 2005-2009.Educational AttainmentThis project is supported with assistance from Bowling Green State University.From 2007 to 2013, support was also provided by the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning andEvaluation. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are solely those ofthe author(s) and should not be construed as representing the opinions orpolicy of any agency of the state or federal government.Family Profiles: Original reports summarizingand analyzing nationally representative datawith the goal to provide the latest analysis ofU.S. families. These profiles examine topicsrelated to the NCFMR's core research themes.419.372.3119 ncfmr@bgsu.eduSuggested Citation:Eickmeyer, K. J. (2019). Cohabitors raising shared children. Family Profiles, FP-19-01. Bowling Green, OH: National Center for Family &Marriage Research. https://doi.org/10.25035/ncfmr/fp-19-01. http://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmrIncreases in the share of cohabitorsraising a biological child occurredacross education groups. A negative education gradient persistsin the proportion of cohabitors livingwith a shared biological child. Figure 3. Cohabitors with Shared Biological Children by Mother’s Education Hemez, P. & Manning, W.D. (2017). Over twenty-five years of change in cohabitation experience in the U.S., 1987-2013. Family Profiles, FP-17-02. Bowling Green, OH.National Center for Family & Marriage Research. https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/hemez-manning-25-years-change-cohabitation-fp-17-02.html Wu, H. (2017). Trends in births to single and cohabiting mothers, 1980-2014. Family Profiles, FP-17-04. Bowling Green, OH. National Center for Family & MarriageResearch. https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/wu-trends-births-single-cohabiting-mothers-fp-17-04.html References:<H.S. H.S. Some College Bachelor's+1995-1999 2005-2009050100 Sources: National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Family Growth,2002, 2011-2013, 2013-2015  Nearly two-thirds (66%) of cohabitorswithout a high school degree wereraising a biological child together incontrast to about 1 in 10 (11%)cohabitors with a college degree. Data Citations:National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). (2004). Cycle 6: 2002 National Survey of Family Growth Public Use Data and Documentation. Hyattsville, MD: CDCNational Center for Health Statistics. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nsfg_cycle6.htm National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). (2014). 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth Public Use Data and Documentation. Hyattsville, MD: CDC NationalCenter for Health Statistics. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nsfg_2011_2013_puf.htm National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). (2016). 2013-2015 National Survey of Family Growth Public Use Data and Documentation. Hyattsville, MD: CDC NationalCenter for Health Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nsfg_2013_2015_puf.htm The greatest increase occurred forwomen with ‘some college’ shiftingfrom 26% in the early cohabitationcohort to 43% for the recentcohabitation cohort. Only 1 in 10 cohabiting women with a Bachelor'sdegree had a shared child with their partnervs. over 6 in 10 among those without ahigh school diploma.

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