An historical perspective showing the cumulative fertility experience of women to date is available in the June Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS), which is collected every 2 years.
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STATS FOR STORIES | NOVEMBER 18, 2018
National Family Week: November 18-24, 2018
According to the 2017 American Community Survey, average family size has grown from 3.20 in 2007 to 3.26 in 2017. There are almost 78.6 million families.
STATS FOR STORIES | AUGUST 01, 2018
World Breastfeeding Week: August 1-7, 2018
The 2017 Population Estimates found the resident population age zero was 3,939,295, which was similar to the 2010 Census count of 3,944,153.
STATS FOR STORIES | JUNE 17, 2018
Father’s Day: June 17, 2018
The 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation found 72.2 million fathers across the nation and 29.2 million fathers who are also grandfathers.
Publications
PUBLICATION | MARCH 14, 2017
Multiple Partner Fertility Research Brief
Brief overview of the prevalence of multiple partner fertility (defined as having children with more than one person) for both men & women, aged 15+: 2014 SIPP.
PUBLICATION | MARCH 14, 2017
Fertility Research Brief
Research brief highlighting key fertility indicators for both men and women now available from the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
PUBLICATION | MARCH 28, 2016
An Aging World: 2015
This report examines the world’s population aged 65 and over, including demographic and socioeconomic trends for both developed and less developed countries.
Working Papers
WORKING PAPER | NOVEMBER 19, 2017
Family Complexity and Changing Household Dynamics
In this paper, newly available measures of family and residential dynamics are presented, and the implications for people and households are discussed.
WORKING PAPER | OCTOBER 10, 2017
Multiple Partner Fertility in the US: A Demographic Portrait
Paper showing SIPP data on Multiple Partner Fertility in the United States.
WORKING PAPER | APRIL 2017
Racial Identity and Fertility Outcomes among Hispanic Origin Groups
Examines whether fertility varies by reported race of Hispanic origin women & the relationship of social and demographic characteristics on recent fertility.