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Record Share of Americans Have Never Married
Marital Status by Key Demographics, 1960 and 2012
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- Record Share of Americans Have Never Married
- Rising Share of Never-Married Adults, Growing Gender Gap
- Public Divided over Value of Marriage for Society
- Never-Married Women Want a Spouse with a Steady Job
- For Young, Never-Married Women, the Pool of Employed Young Men Has Shrunk
- Education and Marriage: Shifting Patterns for Women and Men
- The Education Gap Between Never-Married Men and Women Has Widened over Time
- Rising Share of Never-Married Adults, Growing Race Gap
- One-in-Four of Today’s Young Adults May Never Marry
- Public Is Divided over Value of Marriage for Society
- Age Groups Differ on Importance of Marriage
- Fewer Never-Married Adults Now Say They Hope to Wed
- Reasons for Not Being Married
- What Matters Most in Choosing a Spouse or Partner
- Never-Married Women Want a Spouse With a Steady Job
- Steady Job, Education Matter More to Blacks and Hispanics than Whites
- Rising Share of Never-Married Adults, 1960-2012
- Share of Never-Married Adults Diminishes with Age
- Share of Men Never Married, by Cohort
- Share of Women Never Married, by Cohort
- Likelihood of Marrying for First Time Falls Off by Age
- Never-Married and Previously Married Adults Face Different Marriage Markets
- Male-to-Female Ratio of Unmarried Adults, by Age, 2012
- Finances Are Keeping Many Young Adults from Marrying
- For Young Never-Married Women, the Pool of Employed Men Has Shrunk
- The Changing Role of Men and Women in the Workforce, 1960-2013
- Young Women Outpacing Young Men in College Completion
- The Marriage Market for Never-Married Young Adults Differs by Education …
- … And by Race
- The Shrinking Pool of Young Employed Men, by Race/Ethnicity
- The Education Gap between Never-Married and Currently Married Adults
- Marital Status by Key Demographics, 1960 and 2012
- The Racial Makeup of Never-Married Americans, 2012
- Share of Americans Who Are Divorced, Separated or Widowed, by Gender
- Marriage Market for Unmarried
- Marriage Market for Never Married
- Marriage Market Among Previously Married
- Marriage Market Among Unmarried Young Adults