A New Pew Study… Marriage Vs. Cohabitation
By DEACON MIKE MANNO, JD On the heels of a report on religious participation (see my November 7 column), the Pew Research Center has released a report, Marriage and Cohabitation in the U.S. It finds that as more and more adults are delaying, or even forgoing, marriage, the share of adults who have lived with an unmarried partner is on the rise, but not by as much as you might expect. Overall, it found that marriage rates have declined, particularly among younger adults. “Today, 18 percent of adults younger than 30 are married, compared with 31 percent in 1995. Among adults ages 30 to 49 and those 50 and older, 62 percent are married — down somewhat from 1995, when…Continue Reading