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A Look at Interracial and Interethnic Married Couple Households in the U.S. in 2010

Posted on April 26, 2012 by jennifer
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Tweet Written By: Rose M. Kreider Marriages among couples of different races or ethnicities have increased from about 8 percent in 2000 to 10 percent in 2010 for householders and their spouses. But what are the most common types of … Continue reading →

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How Long Do Marriages Last?

Posted on August 25, 2011 by briana
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Tweet Written by: Diana Elliott, US Census Bureau Many Americans stay married and have long marriages. Did you know that the median duration of American women’s first marriages in 2009 was 20.8 years? Even when American women remarry, the median … Continue reading →

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How Many Trips Do We Take Down the Aisle?

Posted on May 18, 2011 by briana
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Tweet Written by: Rose Kreider, Family Demographer, US Census Bureau Fertility & Family Statistics Branch Most of us take only one trip down the aisle. Among all currently married couples in 2009, 72 percent were made up of a man … Continue reading →

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Families: A Changing Nation

Posted on November 10, 2010 by briana
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Tweet Many of us are curious to see how our experiences compare with those of others. We want to know how many children people have, how many adults live with their parents, or how old people are when they first … Continue reading →

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