Percentage of first birth unions ended by union status at birth in simulated populations
| . | Mother’s Birth Cohort . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940–1949 . | 1950–1959 . | 1960–1969 . | 1970–1979 . | All Cohorts . | |
| Italy | |||||
| Cohabitation | 27.1 | 34.1 | 29.0 | 27.6 | 28.8 |
| Marriage | 3.7 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 7.9 |
| All births | 3.9 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 13.5 | 8.9 |
| Great Britain | |||||
| Cohabitation | 35.0 | 38.6 | 49.1 | 57.5 | 51.5 |
| Marriage | 20.1 | 25.0 | 31.7 | 32.5 | 26.3 |
| All births | 20.5 | 25.9 | 35.4 | 41.2 | 30.1 |
| Scandinavia | |||||
| Cohabitation | 30.9 | 37.8 | 42.1 | 40.6 | 39.9 |
| Marriage | 19.7 | 26.3 | 30.5 | 22.2 | 24.1 |
| All births | 21.1 | 29.6 | 37.0 | 33.7 | 30.4 |
| . | Mother’s Birth Cohort . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940–1949 . | 1950–1959 . | 1960–1969 . | 1970–1979 . | All Cohorts . | |
| Italy | |||||
| Cohabitation | 27.1 | 34.1 | 29.0 | 27.6 | 28.8 |
| Marriage | 3.7 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 7.9 |
| All births | 3.9 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 13.5 | 8.9 |
| Great Britain | |||||
| Cohabitation | 35.0 | 38.6 | 49.1 | 57.5 | 51.5 |
| Marriage | 20.1 | 25.0 | 31.7 | 32.5 | 26.3 |
| All births | 20.5 | 25.9 | 35.4 | 41.2 | 30.1 |
| Scandinavia | |||||
| Cohabitation | 30.9 | 37.8 | 42.1 | 40.6 | 39.9 |
| Marriage | 19.7 | 26.3 | 30.5 | 22.2 | 24.1 |
| All births | 21.1 | 29.6 | 37.0 | 33.7 | 30.4 |