Table 7. Partner status at age 27 and age 37 by educational attainment, sex, race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Table 7.  Partner status at Age 27 and Age 37 by educational attainment, sex, race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                 
                                                                                    
                                                                          Percent of individuals

							    Age 27 in 2007-2011 		    Age 37 in 2017-2021 	
	             
             Characteristic                          Single    Married       Cohabiting        Single     Married        Cohabiting									
								
Total .........................................       45.2	    33.8	21.0		31.4	    52.8	    15.8
 Less than a high school diploma ..............       43.1	    29.0	27.9		40.5	    33.9	    25.6
 High school graduates, no college (1) ........       42.3	    33.5	24.3		38.0	    42.1	    19.9
 Some college or associate degree .............       45.4	    34.8	19.8		33.5	    50.6	    15.9
 Bachelor's degree and higher (2) .............       48.1	    34.3	17.6		23.1	    65.7	    11.2
								
Men ...........................................       51.4     	    28.6	20.0		32.6	    50.6	    16.8
 Less than a high school diploma ..............       48.8	    25.0	26.2		41.2	    35.7	    23.1
 High school graduates, no college (1) ........       47.4	    28.6	24.0		38.6	    40.4	    21.1
 Some college or associate degree .............       51.6	    29.7	18.7		34.8	    49.3	    15.9
 Bachelor's degree and higher (2) .............       56.7	    28.2	15.0		22.4	    64.9	    12.7
								
Women .........................................       38.7	    39.3	22.0		30.1	    55.2	    14.7
 Less than a high school diploma ..............       36.1	    34.0	30.0		39.6	    31.7	    28.7
 High school graduates, no college (1) ........       34.7	    40.6	24.7		37.2	    44.8	    18.0
 Some college or associate degree .............       39.2	    39.9	20.9		32.2	    51.9	    16.0
 Bachelor's degree and higher (2) .............       41.3	    39.1	19.6		23.5	    66.4	    10.1
										
White, non-Hispanic ...........................       40.5	    38.3	21.2		25.5	    58.9	    15.6
 Less than a high school diploma ..............       37.2	    37.1	25.7		35.3	    36.1	    28.6
 High school graduates, no college (1) ........       36.6	    37.7	25.7		31.2	    47.9	    21.0
 Some college or associate degree .............       40.3	    39.1	20.6		27.7	    56.6	    15.6
 Bachelor's degree and higher (2) .............       44.3	    38.0	17.7		19.1	    70.0	    10.9
								
Black, non-Hispanic ...........................       63.2	    18.4	18.4		53.6	    32.6	    13.8
 Less than a high school diploma ..............       63.7	    12.3	24.1		60.3	    29.3	    10.4
 High school graduates, no college (1) ........       60.9	    17.0	22.2		59.0	    23.4	    17.6
 Some college or associate degree .............       64.7	    20.3	15.1		53.5	    32.7	    13.8
 Bachelor's degree and higher (2) .............       63.5	    20.8	15.6		44.7	    44.9	    10.4
								
Hispanic or Latino ............................       43.1	    34.1	22.8		33.9	    47.5	    18.6
 Less than a high school diploma ..............       36.2	    27.0	36.8		35.0	    33.3	    31.6
 High school graduates, no college (1) ........       41.8	    37.2	21.0		38.6	    43.6	    17.7
 Some college or associate degree .............       43.6	    35.0	21.4		33.6	    46.8	    19.5
 Bachelor's degree and higher (2) .............       50.0	    32.1	17.9		27.5	    60.5	    12.0

															
  (1) Includes individuals with a high school diploma or equivalent (General Education Development (GED)) credential.	
  (2) Includes individuals with bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees.
NOTE: This table excludes individuals who had not yet turned Age 37 when interviewed in 2021-2022. The National 
Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 consists of young men and women who were ages 12 to 16 on December 31, 1996. Race 
and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity groups are mutually exclusive but not exhaustive. Other race groups, which are 
included in the overall totals, are not shown separately because their representation in the survey sample is not 
sufficiently large to provide statistically reliable estimates. Educational attainment and partner status are 
determined during the month of the respondent's 27th or 37th birthday.