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 |
100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
16 |
99.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
17 |
96.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
18 |
91.8 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
19 |
83.0 | 16.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
20 |
74.7 | 24.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
21 |
66.7 | 31.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
22 |
58.9 | 38.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
23 |
51.6 | 43.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
24 |
45.1 | 47.8 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
25 |
39.5 | 50.8 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
26 |
35.2 | 52.5 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
27 |
30.7 | 54.8 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
28 |
27.7 | 55.9 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
29 |
25.1 | 56.7 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
30 |
22.6 | 57.4 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
31 |
21.1 | 57.0 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
32 |
19.1 | 57.3 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
33 |
18.1 | 56.5 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
34 |
17.0 | 55.9 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
35 |
16.2 | 55.1 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
36 |
15.3 | 54.4 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
37 |
14.4 | 54.2 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
38 |
13.6 | 53.8 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
39 |
13.1 | 52.6 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
40 |
12.7 | 52.0 | 13.4 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
41 |
12.4 | 51.2 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
42 |
12.0 | 50.6 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
43 |
11.6 | 49.9 | 14.2 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
44 |
11.4 | 48.9 | 14.8 | 16.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 1.2 |
45 |
11.3 | 48.3 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
46 |
11.1 | 47.5 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
47 |
11.1 | 46.4 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 1.8 |
48 |
11.0 | 45.4 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
49 |
10.8 | 44.7 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
50 |
10.6 | 44.2 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
51 |
10.6 | 43.7 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
52 |
10.5 | 43.3 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
53 |
10.4 | 42.9 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
54 |
10.2 | 42.4 | 18.1 | 17.1 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
55 |
10.1 | 41.7 | 18.6 | 17.2 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
Note: NLSY79 = National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |