"The results of the National Marriage Project found the most problematic issue in cohabitation is the effect on children. In 1987, there was 21 percent of unmarried households with children. By 1997, that number had grown to 36 percent. For cohabiting couples ages 25 to 34, the percentage was close to half who had children.
"The greatest risk for children in cohabitation households is couples breaking up. For cohabiting couples, the rate of splitting up is 75 percent, before the children reach 16. In marriage, the rate of separation or divorce by the time the children are 16 is one-third...."
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