npr: Marriage — it’s so last century. A new report out on Wednesday finds the share of all U.S. adults who are married has dropped to its lowest on record, at just 51 percent. If the trend continues, the institution will soon lose its majority status in American life. (via When It Comes To Marriage, Many More Say ‘I Don’t’) Graphic credit: Nelson Hsu/NPR Graphic source: Pew Research Center analysis of Decennial Census and American Community Survey Data

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Marriage — it’s so last century. A new report out on Wednesday finds the share of all U.S. adults who are married has dropped to its lowest on record, at just 51 percent. If the trend continues, the institution will soon lose its majority status in American life.

(via When It Comes To Marriage, Many More Say ‘I Don’t’)

Graphic credit: Nelson Hsu/NPR

Graphic source: Pew Research Center analysis of Decennial Census and American Community Survey Data

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