Declining Marriage Rates

Both the National Journal and The Diane Rehm Show of National Public Radio focused today on declining marriage rates in the United States, highlighting the correlation between income levels and likelihood of marriage. In a recent analysis, The Hamilton Project found direct links between declines in income and declines in marriage over the last four decades. For the median male worker who experienced a decline in earnings of roughly 28 percent, only 64 percent are married today, down from 91 percent 40 years ago. Read the National Journal piece here, and listen to The Diane Rehm Show here.