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The Census Bureau has reported that in 2010 only 48 percent of American households were represented by married couples. This is the first time that figure has dropped below 50 percent. This is down from 78 percent in 1950—the days of “Ozzie and Harriet” are gone. Just a fifth of households were traditional families—married couples […]
The number of unmarried couples living together went up to 88 percent from 1990 to 2007, according to the U. S. Census Bureau.
The wedding may be the ending of some fairy tales, but it’ supposed to be the beginning of a long, happy life together. In a recent survey of 4,000 divorced adults between the ages of 18 and 60, that was one bit of information that came out. Since the 1970’s the percentage of Americans who […]
Often after the death of a spouse or a divorce, seniors find themselves in love again. But is marriage necessary? For financial reasons, many older couples make the decision to live together, but not get married. A partner who remarries stands to lose social security or a survivor’s pension. She (or he) may also lose […]
Cohabitation in the United States has increased by more than 1,500 percent in the past half century. In 1960 about 450,000 unmarried couples lived together. Today the number is more than 7.5 million. The majority of young adults will live with someone in a romantic relationship before they marry; and more than half of all […]
It used to be called illegitimacy—but now it is the new normal. After steadily rising, the amount of children born to unmarried women has crossed a threshold—more than half the births in the U.S. are to women under 30 who are not married. According to the Washington research group, Child Trends, the fastest growth of unwed mothers […]
New statistics from the Pew Research Center show that 51% of Americans over the age of 18 who are married are down from 57% in 2000 and 72% in 1960. A frightening fact is that soon married couples will be a social minority.
