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- Facts On Unmarried Parents in the U. S. - Pew Research Center
At the same time, the profile of unmarried parents has shifted markedly, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data 1 Solo mothers – those who are raising at least one child with no spouse or partner in the home – no longer dominate the ranks of unmarried parents as they once did In 1968, 88% of unmarried
- Unmarried Adults - Research and data from Pew Research Center
Among unmarried adults, women without children have as much wealth as single men In 2022, single women without children had a median wealth of $87,200, while the typical single man had $82,100 short reads Dec 8, 2023
- Key findings on marriage and cohabitation in the U. S.
Most Americans favor allowing unmarried couples to have the same legal rights as married couples Roughly two-thirds of adults (65%) say they favor allowing unmarried couples to enter into legal agreements that would give them the same rights as married couples when it comes to things like health insurance, inheritance or tax benefits, while 34
- Party affiliation of US voters by gender, orientation, marital status . . .
Men continue to be more likely than women to associate with the Republican Party Partisan affiliation also varies by marital status, with gender differences in party identification apparent among married and unmarried voters Sexual orientation is also strongly associated with partisanship among
- Rising Share of U. S. Adults Are Living Without a Spouse or Partner
The 1990 decennial census was the first that distinguished unmarried partners of the head of household from roommates ↩; Census data dating back to 1880 indicates that the proportion of 25- to 54-year-olds who were married peaked at 83% in 1960 ↩; The medians are estimated based on adults who had positive earnings over the year
- Among unmarried adults, women without children have as much wealth as . . .
Across key assets, unmarried women without children are about on par with unmarried men Single women with children are behind in each area Home ownership: In 2022, 50% of single women without children under 18 owned their home This is similar to the 47% of unmarried men who owned their home Only 34% of single mothers owned their home
- Share of US adults living without a romantic partner declines slightly . . .
The analysis begins in 1990 because that was the first census that tracked unmarried partners of the household head 2020 ACS data is not used in this analysis because of data quality issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic Census and ACS data slightly overestimate the size of the unpartnered population
- Share of 40-year-olds in US who have never married reaches new high . . .
While many unmarried 40-year-olds are living with a romantic partner, most are not In 2022, 22% of never-married adults ages 40 to 44 were cohabiting The share of 40-year-olds in 2021 who had never married varied by the following demographic characteristics: Gender: A higher share of men than women had never married
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