academiaadvice on November 6th, 2017 at 05:06 UTC »
Source: U.S. Census Bureau via Minnesota Population Center (IPUMS) | Tools - Excel + Datawrapper
aloofball on November 6th, 2017 at 06:04 UTC »
Eyeballing, the six-year age range during which women were most likely to get married in 1980 was ages 18-23. In 2015 it's ages 25-30. That's a pretty major shift. 1980 wasn't that long ago.
moby__dick on November 6th, 2017 at 07:18 UTC »
Among 22 year olds, in 1980 the odds of your being married were 50/50. In 2015 it’s less than 10% chance.
![image showing Percentage of U.S. women never married, by age, 1980 & 2015 [OC]](999ed037-0a16-54a7-beae-d03a0a121b7f.jpg)
academiaadvice on November 6th, 2017 at 05:06 UTC »
Source: U.S. Census Bureau via Minnesota Population Center (IPUMS) | Tools - Excel + Datawrapper
aloofball on November 6th, 2017 at 06:04 UTC »
Eyeballing, the six-year age range during which women were most likely to get married in 1980 was ages 18-23. In 2015 it's ages 25-30. That's a pretty major shift. 1980 wasn't that long ago.
moby__dick on November 6th, 2017 at 07:18 UTC »
Among 22 year olds, in 1980 the odds of your being married were 50/50. In 2015 it’s less than 10% chance.