New information about cohabitation, marriage & divorce


The National Center for Health Statistics recently released a report on trends in the US regarding cohabitation, marriage and divorce.

The report provides tables and figures that describe:

  • Cohabitation and marital status of men and women  Tables 1 & 2
  • Age of first marriages for men and women, Tables 3 and 4
  • Length of first marriages, Tables 5-7
  • how cohabitation  impacts the durability of marriage, Tables 5-7
  • Length of separation between first marriage and divorce, Table 8