This report profiles current fertility patterns of American women and is based on data collected in the June 2000 supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS). Unlike annual fertility statistics compiled from birth certificates by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), data collected in the CPS are from two questions asked of women 15 to 44 years old: (1) the number of children they have ever had, and (2) the date of birth of their last child. The report provides current estimates of fertility and out-of-wedlock childbearing, highlighting differences among women by race, ethnicity, and nativity status. Historical data from previous surveys are also used in this report to show the fluctuations since 1990 in the labor force participation rate of women with children under 1 year of age.

Detailed Tables

Table 1. Distribution of Women by Average Number of Children Ever Born, by Race, Age,and Marital Status: June 2000 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women, Percent Childless, and Women Who Have Had a Child in the Last Year per 1,000 Women, by Age and Marital Status: June 2000 [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women and Percent Childless, by Selected Characteristics: June 2000 [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Women Who Have Had a Child in the Last Year per 1,000 Women, by Selected Characteristics: June 2000 [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Women Not Reporting Children Ever Born, by Selected Characteristics: June 2000 [<1.0 MB]

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Source and Accuracy

Current Population Survey

June 2000: Fertility Supplement Public Use File [1.23MB]

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