MARRIAGE, REMARRIAGE, MARITAL DISRUPTION AND AGE AT 1ST BIRTH

Out-of-wedlock pregnancy, especially for a teenager, and even more for a black teenager, hastens early marriage. The younger the age at first birth, the likelier that the first marriage will dissolve. White women are more likely than black women to remarry. Women under 20 at first birth are more likely to have their second marriage dissolve.