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Title: In U.S., Proportion Married at Lowest Recorded Levels

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Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: Marriage rates have dropped precipitously among young adults ages 25 to 34 during the past decade and the decline has accelerated since the onset of the recession, according to PRB's analysis of new data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) and 2010 Current Population Survey (CPS). The data suggest that more young couples are delaying marriage or foregoing matrimony altogether, likely as an adaptive response to the economic downturn and decline in the housing market.

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Authors: Mather, Mark; Lavery, Diana

Publisher: Population Reference Bureau

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS

Topics: Family and Marriage

Countries: United States