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Marriage rates in the US have halved since 1960, with only 35% now married. Demographics have also changed, with only a quarter of 20-somethings married in 2008. College graduates are more likely to marry, despite 40% thinking marriage is obsolete.
Marriage rates in the United States have dropped by about half since 1960. In 1960, about 70 percent of Americans were married; now only 35 percent are. The demographics of marriage are also changing. In 1960, about two-thirds of American 20-somethings were married, but in 2008, only one-quarter were.
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In the late 2000s, eight times more children were born out of wedlock than in 1960.
College graduates are generally more likely to marry than those with no higher education. About 65 percent of college graduates marry, and just under half of those with no higher education do so.
About 70% of Americans have been married at some time despite the fact that about 40% say they think marriage is obsolete.
