Percentage of first births by union status at birth in simulated populations
| . | Mother’s Birth Cohort . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940–1949 . | 1950–1959 . | 1960–1969 . | 1970–1979 . | All Cohorts . | |
| Italy | |||||
| Cohabitation | 1.2 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| Marriage | 98.8 | 97.5 | 95.0 | 87.9 | 95.2 |
| Great Britain | |||||
| Cohabitation | 2.4 | 6.7 | 20.8 | 34.9 | 15.1 |
| Marriage | 97.6 | 93.3 | 79.2 | 65.1 | 84.9 |
| Scandinavia | |||||
| Cohabitation | 12.5 | 29.0 | 55.5 | 62.7 | 40.2 |
| Marriage | 87.5 | 71.0 | 44.5 | 37.3 | 59.8 |
| . | Mother’s Birth Cohort . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940–1949 . | 1950–1959 . | 1960–1969 . | 1970–1979 . | All Cohorts . | |
| Italy | |||||
| Cohabitation | 1.2 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| Marriage | 98.8 | 97.5 | 95.0 | 87.9 | 95.2 |
| Great Britain | |||||
| Cohabitation | 2.4 | 6.7 | 20.8 | 34.9 | 15.1 |
| Marriage | 97.6 | 93.3 | 79.2 | 65.1 | 84.9 |
| Scandinavia | |||||
| Cohabitation | 12.5 | 29.0 | 55.5 | 62.7 | 40.2 |
| Marriage | 87.5 | 71.0 | 44.5 | 37.3 | 59.8 |