U.S. Marriage and Divorce Statistics

U.S. MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE STATISTICS The U.S. marriage rate is at its lowest ever. Fewer women are getting married, with 31 marriages per 1,000 women - the lowest in over a century. More couples are willing to live together and not get married at all. The percentage of unmarried couples living together more than doubled from 5.1% to 11.3% between 1990 and 2012. If numbers continue to go down, roughly 2/3 37% of marriages will never of cohabiters have been involve divorce. married before. Roughly 70% of marriages that started in the 90's have reached their 15th anniversary. 15 TH People waiting to get married until they're older have resulted in more mature approaches to marriage. AVERAGE MARRIAGE AGE 1950's TODAY MEN 23 27 WOMEN 20 26 In 2013, there were about two marriages for every 1 divorce. Almost 1 IN 3 AMERICANS who married in 2014 were getting remarried. 35% of people believe you should date at least 1-2 YEARS before engagement. Males have a remarriage rate almost 100% higher than women. The overall divorce rate is 20% LOWER in states that legally recognize same-sex marriage. Massachusetts is home to the lowest divorce rate in the country, which was also the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. 63% of people are comfortable with the idea of sex before marriage. 1 IN 4 married Baby Boomers OVER 50 end up in divorce. Sources: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/bgsu-mrl071813.php http://familylaw.typepad.com/stats/ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/upshot/the-di- vorce-surge-is-over-but-the-myth-lives-on.html?abt=0002&abg=0&_r=0 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/31/marriage-statistics-_n_4704318.html http://divorce.lovetoknow.com/Historical_Divorce_Rate_Statistics http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/02/divorce-rate-declining-_n_6256956.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/gay-marriage_n_3513028.html MLG FENationalPositions Profitable Internet Marketing MCFARLING LAW GROUP