Thursday, September 22, 2011

USA Today: Recession changes the American way of life

Link to 9/22/2011 article.

Marrying later  (article subheadings listed in bold):

Median age of 1st marriage

Fewer babies:
200,000 fewer births to women (age 20 to 34) from 2008 to 2010.
1,000,000 more women of childbearing age from 2008 to 2010.

Breaking up is harder to do:
7% drop in divorces (65,000 fewer) from 2008 to 2010.

Crowded living: 
Single households have remained flat at 26% since 2006.

Households that share their homes.....

Nobody's home:

Driving solo:
Share of households....

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