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Marriage (and non-marriage) Trends From the Recession

By Richard Whitmire — February 07, 2011 1 min read
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Interesting study from the National Marriage Project. I’ll summarize:the biggest impact was on those with the least academic attainment.

What the “great recession” did was accelerate a gender trend already well under way. My prediction: In the coming years, the “marriageable mate” dilemma will become a routinely discussed and written-about issue.

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