Marriage and Divorce rates have changed greatly since the 1950's! According to the NPR series 'Newly Wed in America', a whopping 20% of the population in United States will never get married--this is up from 5% in 1950. In addition, a larger percentage of this group will opt for having children without being married. Those who do marry will tend to marry later and this is linked to both education rates and wealth. The more educated and wealthier people will tend to marry later, while those with less education and wealth will marry earlier. T continue reading...