Friday, December 30, 2011

OMG Facts: US - Moving from majority to minority.

Married People might soon be a minority in the US!
Recent census data shows that only 51% of US adults are currently married. The Pew Research Center discovered that, soon, married adults will be a minority in the US!
Some interesting statistics with this trend: the average age for first marriage has risen by 6 years among males and females. Women went from a median age of 20.3 years to 26.5 and men went from 22.8 to 28.7! 
When you look at the demographic data, it becomes clear that the trend will only increase: the percentage of young people married has dropped from 59% to only 20%. 
If you want to read more interesting statistics and analysis check out the original article.

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