Chart 8. Percentage of men in the NLSY79 who have begun a first marriage, by age and work history (as a percentage of years worked full time from ages 25 to 54)
Age Less than 15 percent 15 to less than 30 percent 30 to less than 60 percent 60 to less than 80 percent Greater than 80 percent

15

0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0

16

0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0

17

1.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4

18

1.1 3.6 1.9 1.3 0.9

19

3.2 6.8 4.2 5.3 3.2

20

8.7 12.9 9.3 7.4 8.2

21

13.5 16.7 16.9 13.4 13.8

22

18.3 21.6 23.0 20.4 22.8

23

21.5 27.7 31.2 28.4 31.3

24

25.1 32.3 38.1 37.5 39.5

25

29.8 37.3 45.1 41.5 46.5

26

33.0 39.7 49.7 46.1 55.0

27

34.9 41.5 53.7 49.8 60.9

28

36.1 44.3 58.5 55.9 67.4

29

37.3 46.9 63.7 59.3 72.0

30

39.3 49.1 67.7 63.0 77.4

31

42.6 51.2 69.1 66.2 80.0

32

43.1 52.4 70.9 69.9 82.1

33

43.1 54.0 71.9 73.5 83.9

34

43.3 55.4 73.4 76.2 85.9

35

43.9 58.1 74.8 77.8 87.6

36

45.4 59.0 76.5 79.4 88.8

37

45.6 60.6 77.7 81.2 89.3

38

46.8 61.9 79.1 81.3 90.1

39

48.6 62.3 79.7 82.2 90.7

40

49.3 62.5 80.9 82.5 90.9

41

50.3 64.7 81.0 82.8 91.1

42

50.3 66.1 81.3 82.8 91.4

43

50.3 66.2 81.3 83.1 91.5

44

50.5 68.0 81.5 83.4 91.6

45

52.4 68.0 81.8 83.4 92.1

46

52.4 68.4 82.0 83.6 92.5

47

52.4 68.9 82.1 84.0 92.8

48

52.7 69.1 82.1 84.6 92.9

49

52.8 69.2 82.2 85.2 92.9

50

53.2 69.3 82.2 85.3 93.0

51

53.2 69.5 82.5 85.5 93.0

52

53.3 69.6 82.5 85.7 93.3

53

55.1 69.6 83.1 85.7 93.4

54

55.3 69.6 83.1 85.9 93.7

55

55.6 69.8 83.1 86.1 94.2

Note: NLSY79 = National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.