One of the effects the researchers have found to come from cohabitation is increased rated of live child birth outside of marriage. These numbers are increasing not only in the Unites States, but worldwide. A study conducted in 2007 by the National Center for health statistics reviewed rates of 14 countries. Of the 14 countries Iceland had the highest rate of 66% and Sweden had the second highest of 55%. The two countries with the lowest rates were Japan with 2%, and Italy which had 21%. The study compared rates in 1980 to 2007, which reflected a major increase in every country. The United States landed toward the middle with 40% which was a 22% increase from their rate in 1980. The Netherlands also reported 40% but their rate was a 36% increase. Countries with higher rates are not analyzed or addressed as often as countries such as the US because although the couples are not married, they have a higher rate of stable relationships for the children born out-of-wedlock.
Cohabitation has become one of the leading causes to child births outside of marriage. Everyone does not necessarily believe marriage is for them, but many women with this view still want to conceive a child. Although I do not necessarily believe in creating a family while cohabitating, I do believe that it is much healthier for the child if this takes place within a stable relationship. The down side to this is that the parents are then setting the example for their child to have a family without being married. If these views are continuously passed down from generation to generation, the rates of cohabitation will continue to rise throughout the years, along with live child birth rates outside of marriage. These acts add on to the instability of countries today.
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