https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Marriage-Rates-Decline/m-p/148088#M66849 <P><EM>A significant drop, for sure! Barely half of all US adults are married. It's dropped from 72% of married adults in 1960 to just 51% now.</EM></P> <P>"Barely half of all adults in the United States -- a record low -- are currently married, and the median age at first marriage has never been higher for brides (26.5 years) and grooms (28.7), according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census data.</P> <P>In 1960, 72% of all adults ages 18 and older were married; today just 51% are. If current trends continue, the share of adults who are currently married will drop to below half within a few years."</P> <P><A href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2147/marriage-newly-weds-record-low?src=prc-newsletter" target="_blank"> http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2147/marriage-newly-weds-record-low?src=prc-newsletter</A></P> <P> </P> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:13:22 GMT Noel7 2011-12-15T22:13:22Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Marriage-Rates-Decline/m-p/148088#M66849 <P><EM>A significant drop, for sure! Barely half of all US adults are married. It's dropped from 72% of married adults in 1960 to just 51% now.</EM></P> <P>"Barely half of all adults in the United States -- a record low -- are currently married, and the median age at first marriage has never been higher for brides (26.5 years) and grooms (28.7), according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census data.</P> <P>In 1960, 72% of all adults ages 18 and older were married; today just 51% are. If current trends continue, the share of adults who are currently married will drop to below half within a few years."</P> <P><A href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2147/marriage-newly-weds-record-low?src=prc-newsletter" target="_blank"> http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2147/marriage-newly-weds-record-low?src=prc-newsletter</A></P> <P> </P> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:13:22 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Marriage-Rates-Decline/m-p/148088#M66849 Noel7 2011-12-15T22:13:22Z