The lastest statistics from the Pew Research Center are scary. In 1960 nearly three-fourths of people 18 and older were married. In 2010 the number had dropped to 51%. Four in ten births were to unmarried women. If this trend continues, within a few years less than half of the population in the United States will be married. This will cause not only social problems, but also economic problems. The steadily dropping marriage rate contributes to income inequality. As marriage continues to become an occurrence of people better-off and better-educated, one has to wonder if the lack of financial stability contributed to the decision not to marry, or did the decision not to marry contribute to financial instability? Growing up in a stable, two-parent household attributes to educational achievement. Educational achievement attributes to lifetime income.
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