Age | Never married | First marriage | First marriage ended, no second marriage | Second marriage | Second marriage ended, no third marriage | Third marriage | Third marriage ended, no fourth marriage | Fourth marriage | Fourth marriage ended, no fifth marriage | Fifth marriage | Fifth marriage ended, no sixth marriage | Sixth marriage or higher marriage ended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 |
100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
16 |
99.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
17 |
98.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
18 |
95.2 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
19 |
89.4 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
20 |
83.1 | 16.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
21 |
76.1 | 22.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
22 |
68.6 | 29.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
23 |
61.2 | 35.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
24 |
54.1 | 40.7 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
25 |
48.4 | 44.5 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
26 |
43.4 | 47.6 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
27 |
39.0 | 50.0 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
28 |
34.9 | 52.4 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
29 |
31.6 | 54.0 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
30 |
28.4 | 55.6 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
31 |
26.3 | 55.4 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
32 |
24.2 | 56.2 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
33 |
22.7 | 55.9 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
34 |
21.2 | 55.9 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
35 |
20.0 | 55.7 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
36 |
18.8 | 55.5 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
37 |
17.9 | 55.4 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
38 |
17.1 | 54.8 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
39 |
16.4 | 54.2 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
40 |
16.0 | 53.4 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
41 |
15.6 | 52.9 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
42 |
15.3 | 52.1 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
43 |
15.0 | 51.3 | 12.1 | 14.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
44 |
14.8 | 50.4 | 12.6 | 14.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
45 |
14.5 | 49.9 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
46 |
14.2 | 49.2 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
47 |
14.1 | 48.5 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
48 |
13.9 | 47.8 | 14.1 | 15.4 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
49 |
13.7 | 47.0 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
50 |
13.6 | 46.5 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
51 |
13.6 | 46.1 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
52 |
13.4 | 45.7 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
53 |
13.2 | 45.3 | 14.9 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
54 |
13.0 | 44.9 | 15.1 | 16.1 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
55 |
12.8 | 44.4 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
Note: NLSY79 = National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |