Today, almost 40 percent of American adults aged 25 to 54 are unpartnered—a major shift from just a generation ago, according to a 2021 Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. As marriage rates fall, researchers are exploring how economic independence, shifting cultural values and a rethinking of adulthood itself are reshaping what commitment looks like.
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- Richard Fry, Senior Economist at the Pew Research Center
- Dinah Hannaford, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Houston.
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