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Nonmarital Births by Age Group, New Jersey, 1990 to 2022

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Year1990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120220.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%120.0%Percentage of Live BirthsNonmarital Births by Age Group, New Jersey, 1990 to 2022< 1818-2425-3435-4445+
Age GroupYearPercentage of Live BirthsCount

< 18

 1< 181990199086.9%3,261
 1< 181991199189.8%3,506
 1< 181992199290.1%3,347
 1< 181993199392.9%3,591
 1< 181994199492.6%3,678
 1< 181995199592.8%3,534
 1< 181996199694.6%3,420
 1< 181997199795.2%3,234
 1< 181998199894.5%3,041
 1< 181999199994.3%2,746
 1< 182000200094.4%2,606
 1< 182001200193.5%2,501
 1< 182002200294.8%2,477
 1< 182003200394.4%2,312
 1< 182004200494.2%2,144
 1< 182005200595.2%2,162
 1< 182006200695.6%2,169
 1< 182007200796.3%2,240
 1< 182008200896.7%2,104
 1< 182009200997.4%1,919
 1< 182010201097.1%1,729
 1< 182011201197.3%1,568
 1< 182012201297.6%1,358
 1< 182013201397.3%1,172
 1< 182014201498.2%1,019
 1< 182015201597.3%895
 1< 182016201697.7%764
 1< 182017201798.1%680
 1< 182018201899.0%718
 1< 182019201998.9%689
 1< 182020202099.3%611
 1< 182021202199.6%547
 1< 182022202298.9%623

18-24

 218-241990199049.5%15,017
 218-241991199154.2%16,036
 218-241992199256.1%15,563
 218-241993199359.5%15,598
 218-241994199461.7%15,725
 218-241995199562.0%14,932
 218-241996199664.4%14,589
 218-241997199765.8%15,014
 218-241998199866.0%15,405
 218-241999199966.6%15,738
 218-242000200067.5%16,213
 218-242001200166.2%16,137
 218-242002200267.0%15,929
 218-242003200366.9%15,962
 218-242004200467.7%15,797
 218-242005200568.7%16,060
 218-242006200670.5%17,178
 218-242007200772.3%17,700
 218-242008200872.9%17,162
 218-242009200973.4%16,616
 218-242010201073.9%15,906
 218-242011201174.6%15,549
 218-242012201274.9%14,835
 218-242013201373.7%13,631
 218-242014201473.8%13,066
 218-242015201572.1%11,863
 218-242016201671.0%11,061
 218-242017201770.6%10,703
 218-242018201870.7%10,322
 218-242019201970.2%9,738
 218-242020202070.7%9,370
 218-242021202169.4%9,127
 218-242022202269.6%9,250

25-34

 325-341990199012.9%9,487
 325-341991199114.0%10,113
 325-341992199214.9%10,712
 325-341993199315.1%10,568
 325-341994199415.7%10,887
 325-341995199515.7%10,619
 325-341996199616.7%10,988
 325-341997199716.8%10,833
 325-341998199817.4%11,001
 325-341999199917.5%10,951
 325-342000200018.0%11,330
 325-342001200119.0%11,880
 325-342002200219.4%12,041
 325-342003200319.7%12,454
 325-342004200421.1%12,963
 325-342005200522.5%13,709
 325-342006200623.7%14,342
 325-342007200725.2%15,526
 325-342008200826.1%15,697
 325-342009200926.7%15,882
 325-342010201026.9%15,687
 325-342011201127.8%16,276
 325-342012201228.6%16,335
 325-342013201329.2%16,689
 325-342014201429.6%17,143
 325-342015201528.9%16,490
 325-342016201628.2%15,926
 325-342017201728.0%15,994
 325-342018201828.3%16,006
 325-342019201928.5%15,941
 325-342020202029.1%15,834
 325-342021202128.9%16,868
 325-342022202230.1%17,901

35-44

 435-44199019909.4%1,351
 435-441991199110.0%1,525
 435-441992199210.8%1,791
 435-441993199310.9%1,902
 435-441994199411.2%2,064
 435-441995199510.8%2,064
 435-441996199611.6%2,238
 435-441997199711.2%2,240
 435-441998199811.4%2,411
 435-441999199911.2%2,431
 435-442000200012.1%2,732
 435-442001200112.2%2,808
 435-442002200212.3%2,829
 435-442003200313.0%3,104
 435-442004200413.2%3,131
 435-442005200514.2%3,314
 435-442006200614.4%3,426
 435-442007200715.5%3,604
 435-442008200816.1%3,624
 435-442009200916.4%3,544
 435-442010201017.4%3,688
 435-442011201118.1%3,772
 435-442012201219.1%3,950
 435-442013201319.4%4,025
 435-442014201420.0%4,249
 435-442015201518.5%3,986
 435-442016201618.0%3,917
 435-442017201717.7%4,026
 435-442018201817.7%4,189
 435-442019201917.9%4,160
 435-442020202018.9%4,496
 435-442021202118.5%4,977
 435-442022202220.9%5,978

45+

 545+1990199012.1%16
 545+1991199110.6%14
 545+199219928.5%12
 545+1993199313.5%21
 545+1994199411.0%16
 545+199519955.9%7
 545+1996199614.6%23
 545+1997199710.9%15
 545+1998199812.3%21
 545+1999199911.4%26
 545+2000200013.4%28
 545+2001200114.9%28
 545+2002200212.6%26
 545+2003200315.0%41
 545+2004200415.4%46
 545+2005200517.1%48
 545+2006200628.2%115
 545+2007200721.6%98
 545+2008200819.9%65
 545+2009200919.9%62
 545+2010201022.6%71
 545+2011201120.4%69
 545+2012201225.0%74
 545+2013201318.4%56
 545+2014201421.0%61
 545+2015201521.4%63
 545+2016201618.4%69
 545+2017201716.6%62
 545+2018201817.7%70
 545+2019201918.8%66
 545+2020202018.6%69
 545+2021202117.1%64
 545+2022202225.6%115

Why Is This Important?

Nonmarital births are at higher risk of having adverse birth outcomes such as low birthweight, preterm birth, and infant mortality than are children born to married women.1 Children born to single mothers typically have more limited social and financial resources.2

Definition

Marital status was determined by response to the following questions on the birth certificate:

  • For years 1970-1978 - Legitimate?
  • For years 1979-1988 - Is mother married?
  • For years after 1988 - Mother married? (At birth, conception, or any time between)

Data Source

Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
(https://www.nj.gov/health/vital/)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of live births to unmarried mothers

  • Denominator:

    Total number of live births with known marital status

Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:

Health Topic Pages Related to: Nonmarital Births

Indicator Data Last Updated On 04/09/2024, Published on 04/09/2024
Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, e-mail: chs@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/chs)