First, the bad news: 1 in 4 women who had a baby between June 2007 and June 2008 were living in poverty, according to the most recent Census figures. Then, the not-so-bad news: of the 1.5 million unmarried mothers who gave birth that year, a quarter were actually cohabiting with a partner, so perhaps they weren't exactly "single" moms. And last, the could-go-either-way news: the percentage of working women who gave birth grew between 2007 and 2008, from 57% to 61%.
These findings are contained in the latest report from the Census Bureau, Fertility of American Women: 2008, which also found that between June 2007 and June 2008, about 4 million American women aged 15 to 44 gave birth. Fertility data are collected every two years, but this is the first report to publish cohabitation data. (More on Time.com: 5 Pregnancy Taboos Explained (or Debunked))
http://healthland.time.com/2010/11/05/the-latest-figures-on-american-motherhood/#ixzz1566BrHzv
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