U.S. Nonmarital Births Data from the National Vital Statistics System, 2007
by Stephanie J. Ventura / National Center for Health Statistics
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Description
2007 preliminary data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) on births to unmarried women in the United States, with some 2006 data included. The report, authored by Stephanie J. Ventura of the National Center for Health Statistics, examines the number of births, birth rates, and the percentage of all births to unmarried women. Comparisons are made with selected earlier years to reflect key points of change in nonmarital childbearing patterns.
Use Cases
Analyzing trends in nonmarital birth rates based on the principal measures of births to unmarried women.
Studying correlations between family structure and adverse birth outcomes like low birthweight mentioned in the description.
Investigating the economic and social resource disparities for children born to single mothers as referenced in the report.
Strengths
Data originates from the authoritative National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).
Includes comparisons with selected earlier years to highlight key points of change.
Principal measures are clearly defined as the number of births, birth rate, and percentage of all births to unmarried women.
Limitations
The most recent data is from 2007, which may limit contemporary relevance.
Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) via the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)
Collection Method
Administrative vital statistics records.
Time Range
2007 (preliminary), with some 2006 data and comparisons to earlier years.