Fertility of American Women: 2006

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Fertility of American Women: 2006

August 2008

Written by:

Jane Lawler Dye

P20-558

Introduction

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This report describes fertility patterns of American women. Previous U.S. Census Bureau reports on this topic were based on fertility data from the June supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS), which is collected every 2 years. With the full implementation of the American Community Survey (ACS), we now have the capacity to examine fertility data on an annual basis. The large sample size of the current ACS (3 million addresses) makes it possible, on a state-by-state basis, to analyze fertility characteristics that were previously unobtainable from the CPS.

Table 1

Women by Number of Children Ever Born by Race, Hispanic Origin, Nativity Status, Marital Status, and Age: June 2006

Black Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]
Foreign Born [<1.0 MB]
Hispanic [<1.0 MB]
Native [<1.0 MB]
White Alone non-Hispanic [<1.0 MB]
All Races [<1.0 MB]
Asian Alone [<1.0 MB]
Asian Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]
Black Alone [<1.0 MB]
All Other Races and Combinations [<1.0 MB]
White Alone [<1.0 MB]
White Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Table 2

Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women, Percent Childless, and Women Who Had a Child in the Last Year by Race, Hispanic Origin, Nativity Status, Marital Status, and Age: June 2006

All Races [<1.0 MB]
Asian Alone [<1.0 MB]
Asian Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]
Black Alone [<1.0 MB]
Black Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]
Foreign Born [<1.0 MB]
Hispanic [<1.0 MB]
Native [<1.0 MB]
White Alone non-Hispanic [<1.0 MB]
All Other Races and Combinations [<1.0 MB]
White Alone [<1.0 MB]
White Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Table 3

Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women and Percent Childless by Race, Hispanic Origin, Nativity Status, and Marital Status: June 2006

All Races [<1.0 MB]
Asian Alone [<1.0 MB]
Asian Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]
Black Alone [<1.0 MB]
Black Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]
Foreign Born [<1.0 MB]
Hispanic [<1.0 MB]
Native [<1.0 MB]
White Alone non-Hispanic [<1.0 MB]
All Other Races and Combinations [<1.0 MB]
White Alone [<1.0 MB]
White Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Table 4

Women Who Had a Child in the Last Year per 1,000 Women, by Race, Hispanic Origin, Nativity Status, and Selected Characteristics: June 2006

All Races [<1.0 MB]
Asian Alone [<1.0 MB]
Asian Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]
Black Alone [<1.0 MB]
Black Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]
Foreign Born [<1.0 MB]
Hispanic [<1.0 MB]
Native [<1.0 MB]
White Alone non-Hispanic [<1.0 MB]
All Other Races and Combinations [<1.0 MB]
White Alone [<1.0 MB]
White Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

Table 5

Women by Reporting Status on Children Ever Born, by Race, Hispanic Origin, Nativity Status, and Selected Characteristics: June 2006

All Races [<1.0 MB]
Asian Alone [<1.0 MB]
Asian Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]
Black Alone [<1.0 MB]
Black Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]
Foreign Born [<1.0 MB]
Hispanic [<1.0 MB]
Native [<1.0 MB]
White Alone non-Hispanic [<1.0 MB]
All Other Races and Combinations [<1.0 MB]
White Alone [<1.0 MB]
White Alone or in Combination [<1.0 MB]

User Note [<1.0 MB]

Additional File Formats

Additional file formats can be accessed in our archives.

Archived Tables

Source and Accuracy

Current Population Survey:

June 2006: Fertility Supplement File [<1.0 MB]

American Community Survey:

Accuracy of the Data

A basic explanation of the sample design, estimation methodology, and accuracy of the data

2006 Accuracy of the Data (US) [1.9 MB]

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Fertility of American Women: 2006

Fertility of American Women: 2006

Introduction

Table 1

Table 2

Table 3

Table 4

Table 5

Table 6

Table 7

Table 8

Table 9

Table 10

Table 11

Table 12

Table 7: 2006

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Source and Accuracy

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