4.1 million: Number of births in the United States in 2004

1.5 million: Number of births among unmarried women

3: Percentage increase in the birth rate among unmarried women of all ages in the U.S from 2003 to 2004

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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