What are the illegitimacy rates in the US?

Answer by  Lordschild (1398)

It is about 1. 53 million or about 36. 8% of all births. Among Hispanics the rate is somewhere near 47. 9%, 69. 5% for non-Hispanic blacks and 25. 4% for non-Hispanic whites. The teen rates have dropped across the board. These figures are about 4 years old.

Answer by  Aaron90 (15)

Illegitimacy rates in the United States are estimated to be 38 percent. The rate of children born out of wedlock has doubled since 1975. It has been estimated that more than 1. 6 million babies were born to unmarried women in 2006, more than ever reported. This represents a 20 percent increase since 2002.

Answer by  Craig19 (154)

The illegitimacy rate in the US is approximately 3 percent to 4 percent. In recent years this percentage has been reduced through sex education in schools. This education, involving abstinence and reproductive protection, has kept the rate of pregnancy from increasing, here in the United States.

Answer by  pepe911 (28)

The illegitimacy rate in the US is the rate of children born to unwed parents. This is quite common in this day and age not a real problem.