Pew Finds 75% of Americans Cohabit by Early 40s as U.S. Marriage Rates Fall
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 17
Pew Finds 75% of Americans Cohabit by Early 40s as U.S. Marriage Rates Fall
2 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 17
Summary
More than three-quarters of Americans born between 1980 and 1984 had lived with an unmarried romantic partner by ages 38 to 43, Pew Research Center found.
More than a third had cohabited with two or more partners, underscoring how common nonmarital living arrangements have become by midlife.
About two-thirds of couples who lived together eventually married, and that share rose to 77% among people with at least a bachelor's degree.
The findings draw on Bureau of Labor Statistics interviews with nearly 9,000 participants and add to evidence of a long-running decline in U.S. marriage rates.