Millennials more likely to be cohabiting or unpartnered than Gen Xers were at a comparable age

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May 22, 2020

As Millennials Near 40, They’re Approaching Family Life Differently Than Previous Generations

Millennials more likely to be cohabiting or unpartnered than Gen Xers were at a comparable age

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As Millennials Near 40, They’re Approaching Family Life Differently Than Previous Generations
More than four-in-ten Millennials do not live with a family of their own
Three-in-ten Millennials live with a spouse and their own child – well below the share for previous generations at a comparable age
College-educated Millennials most likely to be married
Millennials more likely to be cohabiting or unpartnered than Gen Xers were at a comparable age
Outpacing men at graduation means college-educated women are now less likely to marry a college-educated man
About one-in-five Millennial fathers are single dads
Roughly one-in-five black and Hispanic Millennials who are married have a spouse of a different race or ethnicity
Millennials are less likely to have given birth at this stage of life than their predecessors

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