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1. www.pewresearch.org › short-reads › 2019/02/138 facts about love and marriage in America - Pew Research Center

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   Feb 13, 2019 · About nine-in-ten Americans (88%) cited love as a very important reason to get married, ahead of making a lifelong commitment (81%) and companionship (76%), according to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey. Fewer said having their relationship recognized in a religious ceremony (30%), financial stability (28%) or legal rights and benefits (23% ...

   • Marriage and dating in the US: Key facts for Valentine’s Day ...

     A record share of 40-year-olds have never been married,...

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2. www.weforum.org › agenda › 2018/02/8-facts-about8 facts about love and marriage in America | World Economic Forum

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   Feb 8, 2018 · 1. Love tops the list of Americans’ reasons to marry. About nine-in-ten Americans (88%) cited love as a very important reason to get married, ahead of making a lifelong commitment (81%) and companionship (76%), according to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey. Fewer said having their relationship recognized in a religious ceremony (30% ...

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   What are some facts about love and marriage?

   • From cohabitation to same-sex marriage to interracial and interethnic marriage, here are eight facts about love and marriage in the United States. Half of Americans ages 18 and older were married in 2017, a share that has remained relatively stable in recent years but is down 8 percentage points since 1990.

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   What are some facts about marriage & dating in the United States?

   • Ahead of the holiday, here are some key facts about marriage and dating in the United States, taken from Pew Research Center surveys and other analyses. Most Americans say they’re in a committed relationship of some sort, according to a July 2022 Center survey.

   Marriage and dating in the US: Key facts for Valentine’s Day | Pew

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   What percentage of Americans are married?

   • Overall, 69% of Americans say they are married (51%), living with a partner (11%), or otherwise in a committed romantic relationship (8%). Around four-in-ten adults are not married or cohabiting: 22% have never been married, and smaller shares are divorced (10%), separated (2%) or widowed (5%).

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   Are Americans more married than in the past?

   • Americans are now less likely to be married and more likely to live alone. Are more Americans in love than in the past? The Census Bureau doesn’t track that, but it does keep tabs on American relationships. These days, Americans are now less likely to be married and more likely to live alone, compared to the 1950s.

   The state of relationships, marriages, and living alone in the US

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4. usafacts.org › articles › state-relationshipsThe state of relationships, marriages, and living alone in the US

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   Jun 14, 2023 · Source: Census Bureau. The number of unmarried men and women increased during the same time. In 2022, 37% of men and 31% of women had never been married. In 1990, 30% of men and 23% of women had never been married. The shift is larger among Black and Hispanic people. In 1990, 43% of Black men had never been married.

5. www.brookings.edu › articles › 8-facts-on-love8 facts on love, marriage, and childbearing in America

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   Until 2007, the opposite was true. 4. While Americans may not be getting married, they’re still having children. More than 40 percent of new mothers are unmarried. And while many are living with ...

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7. www.npr.org › 2023/07/11 › 1186916620Americans' attitudes toward marriage are changing rapidly

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   Jul 11, 2023 · MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Many people are used to thinking of marriage as the start of adult life. Get married, set up a house, have kids - in that order. But Americans attitudes toward marriage are ...