Monday, October 16, 2006

To Be Married Means to Be Outnumbered

In this article from the New York Times , it tells us that married couples are no longer the majority of the 111.1 million households in the U.S. The site lets you vote on what kind of household you live in and if the stats surprise you, so go ahead and vote and see the results. It also shows you the bottom 10 states that have the lowest percentage of married couples and the top 10 states of married couples. Can you guess who is number 5 on the bottom 10 list????

Stephanie Coontz, director of public education for the Council on Contemporary Familes, stated, "It just changes the social weight of marriage in the economy, in the work force, in sales of homes and rentals, and who manufacturers advertise to."

To me, this doesn't sound good....so hurry up and get married everybody!!!! Just kidding, but let me know what you think.

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