Us-un Report

‘Millennials & Marriage-Saying I Don’t!’ Millennials, are saying no to traditional marriage in record numbers…and that’s not all. In Western culture in the late 18th century, marriage transformed from an economic arrangement into a union based on love. Now it may again be heading toward radical change. Marriage rates are plummeting. The median age at first marriage is now 27 for women and 29 for men — up from 20 for women and 23 for men in 1960. The median age at first marriage is now 27 for women and 29 for men. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg…  Today an unprecedented portion of millennials will remain unmarried through age 40, a recent Urban Institute report predicted. The marriage rate might drop to 70 percent -- a figure well below rates for boomers (91 percent), late boomers (87 percent) and Gen Xers (82 percent). In 2008 41% of all American babies were born to single mothers. Join Tom Osborne and the U.S. World Report radio team as they explore this unique and timely journey into unknown wate