Hispanic women born in the United States are more likely to have children out of wedlock than women who are immigrant Hispanics or non-Hispanics, according to an analysis released by Pew Hispanic Center Thursday.
Hispanic women generally, both U.S.-born and immigrants, have higher fertility rates than non Hispanics _ 84 births per 1,000 Hispanic women compared with 63 per 1,000 non-Hispanic women.
The differences can also be found between Hispanic women born in this country _ 73 births per 1,000 women _ and immigrant Hispanic women _ 96 per 1,000 women.
Hispanics are now 15.1 percent of the U.S. population, according to Census data released last week. Their numbers are ...