Chart 1. NLSY79 cohort marital history, ages 15 to 55 (in percent)
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.