Want to know why poverty is so high in some communities?
Take a look at the breakdown of the family structure.
About 1 in 10 Asian babies are born out of wedlock, the number about 2.5 out of 10 for whites. But that number increases to nearly 7 out of 10 for black babies. While just under 1/2 of the Hispanic babies are born out of wedlock.
Guess which communities have the highest levels of poverty? And crime?
Washington, D.C. had the highest percentage of women with a birth in the previous year who were unmarried (51 percent), followed closely by Louisiana (49 percent), Mississippi (48 percent) and New Mexico (48 percent). The states with the lowest percentages were Utah (15 percent) and New Hampshire (20 percent).
The numbers varied by race as well. Among black women who had a birth in the last year, more than two-thirds (68 percent) were not married. The share for Asians was 11 percent; for non-Hispanic whites, 26 percent; and for Hispanics, 43 percent.
Rates of out-of-wedlock births vary tremendously by demographics like age and education. Among women 20 to 24 years old, for example, 62 percent of those who gave birth in the previous 12 months were unmarried. Among those 35 to 39, the share was 17 percent. The rate of births out of marriage were also lower for women with higher income and more education.
The metro areas with the highest rates of births to unmarried women were Flagstaff, Ariz. (74.6 percent)....rest at the New York Times,data is from Census.
Mapping Unwed Motherhood - NYTimes.com
Take a look at the breakdown of the family structure.
About 1 in 10 Asian babies are born out of wedlock, the number about 2.5 out of 10 for whites. But that number increases to nearly 7 out of 10 for black babies. While just under 1/2 of the Hispanic babies are born out of wedlock.
Guess which communities have the highest levels of poverty? And crime?
Washington, D.C. had the highest percentage of women with a birth in the previous year who were unmarried (51 percent), followed closely by Louisiana (49 percent), Mississippi (48 percent) and New Mexico (48 percent). The states with the lowest percentages were Utah (15 percent) and New Hampshire (20 percent).
The numbers varied by race as well. Among black women who had a birth in the last year, more than two-thirds (68 percent) were not married. The share for Asians was 11 percent; for non-Hispanic whites, 26 percent; and for Hispanics, 43 percent.
Rates of out-of-wedlock births vary tremendously by demographics like age and education. Among women 20 to 24 years old, for example, 62 percent of those who gave birth in the previous 12 months were unmarried. Among those 35 to 39, the share was 17 percent. The rate of births out of marriage were also lower for women with higher income and more education.
The metro areas with the highest rates of births to unmarried women were Flagstaff, Ariz. (74.6 percent)....rest at the New York Times,data is from Census.
Mapping Unwed Motherhood - NYTimes.com