Premarital cohabitation leading to marriage , kids with greater frequency , CDC study finds . The chances of becoming pregnant were higher among women younger than 20 , foreign-born Hispanic women and women with less than a high school diploma . From 2006 to 2010 , 48 % of unmarried women aged 15 to 44 lived with someone for first time . In the same period, only 20 % of men did so. Couples view living together as way of testing waters for marriage , psychotherapist says .
Premarital cohabitation leading to marriage , kids with greater frequency , CDC study finds . From 2006 to 2010 , 48 % of unmarried women aged 15 to 44 lived with someone for first time . In the same period, only 20 % of men did so. Couples view living together as way of testing waters for marriage , psychotherapist says .