Age | Never married | First marriage | First marriage ended, no second marriage | Second marriage | Second marriage ended, no third marriage | Third marriage | Higher marriage or divorce |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 |
99.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
16 |
99.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
17 |
99.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
18 |
98.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
19 |
95.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
20 |
91.4 | 8.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
21 |
85.4 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
22 |
78.2 | 20.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
23 |
70.5 | 27.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
24 |
63.0 | 33.7 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
25 |
57.2 | 38.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
26 |
51.4 | 42.8 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
27 |
47.2 | 45.3 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
28 |
42.0 | 49.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
29 |
38.0 | 51.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
30 |
33.9 | 53.8 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
31 |
31.4 | 53.8 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
32 |
29.2 | 55.0 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
33 |
27.2 | 55.3 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
34 |
25.4 | 56.0 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
35 |
23.7 | 56.3 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
36 |
22.3 | 56.6 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
37 |
21.3 | 56.7 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
38 |
20.5 | 55.8 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
39 |
19.7 | 55.6 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
40 |
19.3 | 54.8 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
41 |
18.8 | 54.5 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
42 |
18.5 | 53.5 | 10.4 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
43 |
18.4 | 52.7 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
44 |
18.0 | 51.9 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
45 |
17.6 | 51.5 | 10.8 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
46 |
17.3 | 50.9 | 10.9 | 13.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
47 |
17.1 | 50.6 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
48 |
16.8 | 50.1 | 11.3 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
49 |
16.6 | 49.2 | 11.7 | 14.6 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
50 |
16.6 | 48.7 | 11.9 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
51 |
16.4 | 48.3 | 11.9 | 14.6 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
52 |
16.3 | 48.0 | 11.8 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
53 |
16.0 | 47.7 | 11.9 | 15.1 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
54 |
15.8 | 47.3 | 12.1 | 15.2 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 |
55 |
15.5 | 47.1 | 12.2 | 15.4 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
Note: NLSY79 = National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |