Time to throw out an old stat. 40 is the new 30, mein Brides!
source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-06-30-cdcmarriage_odds_N.htm?csp=34
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Remember the old statistic? A woman over 30 is more likely to be struck by lightning than get married? WELL, IT IS NO LONGER TRUE!! 80% of women are married by age 40! Take that, statistics that shame the ladies into feeling old and haggard!
From article:
"Based on interviews with a national survey sample of 12,571 men and women about their marriage history, as well as a statistical probability analysis, the data show women tend to marry at younger ages than men. But by age 40, those chances are the same for men and women, the data show.
Although most men and women between ages 35 and 44 have married for the first time by 35, lower percentages of men have married than women. The survey found that 17% of women had not married for the first time by age 35, while 25% of men had not.
The report on first marriage in the USA by the National Center for Health Statistics also found:
•The probability of first marriage by age 30 is 74% for women and 61% for men.
•At age 25, women have a 50-50 chance of being married for the first time; men have a 50-50 chance of being married by age 27.
•Among those ages 25—44, 71% of men and 79% of women have ever been married.
The report, based on data from the National Survey of Family Growth, conducted in 2002 among ages 15-44, also includes socio-economic, racial and ethnic breakdowns. Overall, being poor is associated with greater proportions of men and women not marrying by age 35.
Regarding race and ethnicity for ages 25—44, the survey found lower percentages of black men and women who have ever been married compared with the same ages who are white or Hispanic. For women in that age group, whites have the highest percentage of ever being married (84%) while the lowest percentage is among blacks (56%).
Hispanic women have a higher probability of marriage by age 18 (10%) than white women (6%) or black women (3%)."
From article:
"Based on interviews with a national survey sample of 12,571 men and women about their marriage history, as well as a statistical probability analysis, the data show women tend to marry at younger ages than men. But by age 40, those chances are the same for men and women, the data show.
Although most men and women between ages 35 and 44 have married for the first time by 35, lower percentages of men have married than women. The survey found that 17% of women had not married for the first time by age 35, while 25% of men had not.
The report on first marriage in the USA by the National Center for Health Statistics also found:
•The probability of first marriage by age 30 is 74% for women and 61% for men.
•At age 25, women have a 50-50 chance of being married for the first time; men have a 50-50 chance of being married by age 27.
•Among those ages 25—44, 71% of men and 79% of women have ever been married.
The report, based on data from the National Survey of Family Growth, conducted in 2002 among ages 15-44, also includes socio-economic, racial and ethnic breakdowns. Overall, being poor is associated with greater proportions of men and women not marrying by age 35.
Regarding race and ethnicity for ages 25—44, the survey found lower percentages of black men and women who have ever been married compared with the same ages who are white or Hispanic. For women in that age group, whites have the highest percentage of ever being married (84%) while the lowest percentage is among blacks (56%).
Hispanic women have a higher probability of marriage by age 18 (10%) than white women (6%) or black women (3%)."
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abbym0308
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How about "single" is the new "married." I think I like that mindset better.
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