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Women Who Conceive Babies Before Marriage Are More Likely to Divorce.

Women who conceive babies before marriage -- whether the babies are born before or after marriage -- are around 25-30% more likely to get divorced.

The highest rates are among people who people who conceive before marriage but give birth immediately after. Among these marriages is probably a significant number where the couple married because they were pregnant.

For women who were age 35-39 in June, 1990 and had ever been married:

• Whose first birth was before first marriage: 37.9% are divorced.
• First birth was conceived before marriage and born after marriage: 40.2% are divorced.
• First birth was conceived after first marriage: 31.0% are divorced.

For women who were age 40-44 in June, 1990 and had ever been married:

• Whose first birth was before first marriage: 41.8% are divorced.
• First birth was conceived before marriage and born after marriage: 43.1% are divorced.
• First birth was conceived after first marriage: 32.7% are divorced.

For women who were age 45-49 in June, 1990 and had ever been married:

• Whose first birth was before first marriage: 45.0% are divorced.
• First birth was conceived before marriage and born after marriage: 44.6% are divorced.
• First birth was conceived after first marriage: 32.6% are divorced.

For women who were age 50-54 in June, 1990 and had ever been married:

• Whose first birth was before first marriage: 42.9% are divorced.
• First birth was conceived before marriage and born after marriage: 37.2% are divorced.
• First birth was conceived after first marriage: 27.0% are divorced.

For women who were age 55-59 in June, 1990 and had ever been married:

• Whose first birth was before first marriage: 29.3% are divorced.
• First birth was conceived before marriage and born after marriage: 30.8% are divorced.
• First birth was conceived after first marriage: 23.9% are divorced.

For women ages 40-49, if their first child was a premarital birth or premarital conception: 43.5% are divorced. If their first child was a post-marital conception, 32.6% are divorced.

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