Statistics, Couples Married 10+ years

We found some interesting statistics on couples remaining married 10+ years.

Couple_Kissing Mr. DeNoon reports in his article on some interesting data released by the CDC following a 2002 study in which a "nationally representative sample of 7,600 women and 5,000 men" were interviewed by the CDC. The data reveals that couples who are young or have no children are less likely to have a marriage that will last 10 years or more. The following conclusions were drawn from that data.

AGE

For those getting married between ages 15 and 19, 54% of women and 47% of men will remain married 10 years or more.
For those getting married between ages 20 and 25, 64% of women and 65% of men will remain married 10 years or more.
For those getting married from age 26 and upwards, 76% of women and 73% of men will remain married 10 years or more.

CHILDREN

For those who have children during their marriage, 34% for women and 37% for men who will remain married 10 years or more.
For those who have a first child by their eventual spouse before marriage, 55% of women and 65% of men will remain married 10 years or more.
For those having a child in the first eight months after getting married, 79% of women and 79% of men will remain married 10 years or more.

PREMARITAL COHABITATION

For those people who have ever cohabitated, 60% of women and 62% of men will remain married 10 years or more.
For those cohabitated with their first spouse, 61% of women and 63% of men will remain married 10 years or more.
For those who never cohabitated, 66% of women and 69% of men will remain married 10 years or more.

Nevertheless, statistics show that, in 1997, only 57% of marriages last 15 years, and only 50% last 20.

EDUCATION

For those with a high school diploma or GED, 54% of women and 56% of men will remain married 10 years or more.
For those with no diploma or GED, 63% of women and 61% of men will remain married 10 years or more.
For those with some college but no degree, 62% of women and 64% of men will remain married 10 years or more.
For those with a bachelor's or higher degree, 78% of women and 81% of men will remain married 10 years or more.

FAMILY STRUCTURE

For those who lived in a two-parent household at age 14, 67% of women and 66% of men will remain married 10 years or more.
For those who did not live in a two-parent household at age 14, 48% of women and 63% of men will remain married 10 years or more.

RACE/ETHNICITY

For those who are black, non-Hispanics, 51% of both men and women will remain married 10 years or more.
For those who are white, non-Hispanics, 64% of both men and women will remain married 10 years or more.
For Hispanics, 68% of women and 75% of men will remain married 10 years or more.

COHABITATION

DeNoon also discusses some recent CDC data on cohabitation, though we will not list them all here. In short, the CDC has found that cohabitation is on the rise. The most surprising statistics, in mathematical terms, are that:

The number of women who have cohabitated doubled (30% to 61%) from 1987 to 2002; and
Over 40% of U.S. children spend time in a cohabiting household.

This summary of DeNoon's article is provided for informational purposes only. Marriage Matters has not independently investigated the CDC's survey methods or findings. However, the CDC makes this information available to the public. Its website, with contact information, is http://www.cdc.gov.

Source: "Which Marriages Last 10 Years?" Daniel J. DeNoon. WebMD Health News. March 2, 2010

http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/news/20100302/which-marriages-last-10-years

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