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Poll: Is Marriage Obsolete?
New research shows people are waiting longer to get hitched.
Has saying “I Do” lost its cool?
A Pew Research Center study released this week says maybe so: In 1960, 72 percent of all adults ages 18 and older were married; today just 51 percent are, according to the study.
Other findings:
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- The age of a first marriage for women is at an all-time high: 26.5 (28.7 for men.)
- The number of new marriages in the U.S. declined by 5 percent between 2009 and 2010.
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