The end of marriage in America?
(archive.ph)https://archive.ph/5ITYy#selection-827.2-827.33Some of the major factors behind the long-term decline in the marriage rate have been (((female education and labor force participation))), (((women's economic independence))) and (((gender equality))). America is also experiencing growing numbers of women and men living alone as well as increasing unmarried cohabitation. In addition to the 15 percent of U.S. adults living alone, no less than one-quarter of those aged 25 to 34 years are living with an unmarried partner.
American attitudes about childbearing and marriage have also changed markedly. For example, whereas in 2006 about half of U.S. adults said it was very important for couples having children together to legally marry, by 2020 that proportion had fallen to 29 percent. Today, the proportion of U.S. births to unmarried mothers is about 40 percent, double the percentage in 1980.
Delaying marriage has also played a role in lower marriage rates. The median ages at first marriage are now 30 years for men and 28 years for women, about eight years higher than the ages in the 1950s. Also, the share of U.S. adults aged 18 to 34 years who were married fell from approximately 60 percent in 1978 to about 30 percent in 2018.
In addition to delaying marriage, record proportions of young U.S. adults are expected to never marry. For example, the proportion never married among Americans aged 25 to 50 years quadrupled from 9 percent in 1970 to a high of 35 percent in 2018.
Some suspect that the (((COVID-19 pandemic))) may have driven the U.S. marriage rate below the historic low level of 2019. The pandemic's resulting economic insecurity limited socializing, home confinements and anxieties about the future are believed to have contributed to fewer marriages.
Also in the U.S., men continue to be more likely than women to have never been married. For example, whereas in 1990, the proportions never married were 30 percent for men and 23 percent for women, by 2019 the proportions had increased to 35 percent for men and 30 percent for women
Bet the kikes are rubbing their hands all over this data
fucking bastards...
