This document is authorized for use only by KYLE MATTICE in MGT 509 Spring 2015-1 taught by Keith Yurgosky, University of Scranton from March 2015 to August 2015.

This document is authorized for use only by KYLE MATTICE in MGT 509 Spring 2015-1 taught by Keith Yurgosky, University of Scranton from March 2015 to August 2015. 37 30 16 31 28 25 82 8 10 12 17 71 0 Median age (in years) Educational Attainment Less than high school (%) High school graduate (%) Some college (%) Bachelor's degree or more (%) Employment Status1 Worked full-time last month (%) Worked part-time last month (%) Did not work last month (%) Poverty Level Below poverty level (%) 100-199 percent of poverty level (%) 200+ percent of poverty level (%) Income not reported (%) 8 17 73 3 83 4 14 13 30 37 20 39 4 28 40 20 6 2 76 9 11 4 1,038 Men Divorced 14 28 58 1 12 9 80 40 28 14 19 74 1 1 3 8 14 74 77 5 14 7 484 Widowed 11 17 71 1 55 12 33 17 25 30 28 28 33 42 14 9 2 1 64 19 10 8 2,442 Married 23 22 51 4 57 15 29 18 34 32 15 36 19 29 32 13 6 1 68 16 11 4 1,201 23 21 52 4 66 13 21 12 29 35 23 37 9 35 36 14 5 1 76 11 11 2 1,181 Women Separated Divorced 17 31 51 1 20 8 72 32 32 23 13 71 2 2 4 12 20 62 73 7 16 3 1,222 Widowed include individuals who were unemployed or were not in the labor force. 1 Full-time includes those who usually work 35 or more hours per week; part-time includes those who usually work 1-34 hours per week; those who did not work last month Source: Rose M. Kreider, “Number, Timing, and Duration of Marriages and Divorces: 2001: Household Economic Studies,” U.S. Census Bureau, February 2005, pp. 70–97, http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p70-97.pdf, accessed November 2007. 13 21 64 3 73 8 19 17 36 30 18 9 32 36 17 5 3 23 45 18 7 4 2 Age 15 to 24 years (%) 25 to 34 years (%) 35 to 44 years (%) 45 to 54 years (%) 55 to 64 years (%) 65 years and over (%) 70 11 17 1 1,031 64 21 10 6 2,476 Separated Race and Ethnicity White Non-Hispanic (%) Hispanic of any race (%) African American (%) Asian American and Pacific Islander (%) Total (in thousands) Married Characteristics of People 15 Years and Over with Marital Event Within the Last Year: 2001 Characteristic at time of interview Exhibit 1 709-424 -15- For the exclusive use of K. MATTICE, 2015. This document is authorized for use only by KYLE MATTICE in MGT 509 Spring 2015-1 taught by Keith Yurgosky, University of Scranton from March 2015 to August 2015. Percent Married by Age, 1880–2000 -16- Source: Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, “Marriage and Divorce: Changes and their Driving Forces,” Journal of Economic Perspectives, 21, 2 (Spring 2007): 32, via ProQuest, ABI/Inform, www.proquest.com, accessed November 2007. Exhibit 2 709-424 For the exclusive use of K. MATTICE, 2015. This document is authorized for use only by KYLE MATTICE in MGT 509 Spring 2015-1 taught by Keith Yurgosky, University of Scranton from March 2015 to August 2015. For the exclusive use of K. MATTICE, 2015. eHarmony Exhibit 3 709-424 Factors Affecting the Risk of Divorce Percent Decrease in Risk of Divorce -30 -24 -24 -14 -14 -13 Factors Annual income over $50,000 vs. under $25,000 Having a baby seven months or more after marriage vs. before marriage Marrying over 25 years of age vs. under 18 Own family of origin intact vs. divorced parents Religious affiliation vs. none Some college vs. high-school dropout Source: David Popenoe, “The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America,” published by The National Marriage Project, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, 2007, http://marriage.rutgers.edu/Publications/SOOU/TEXTSOOU2007.htm, accessed October 2007. Exhibit 4 Marriage Markets across the World U.S. Canada U.K. France Germany Italy Sweden Marriage Annual marriages per 1,000 unmarried adults % of adult population currently married % of adult population ever married % of marriages where bride previously married % of marriages where bride was older than 34 18 60 77 28 31 13 63 76 28 11 55 72 29 30 9 54 70 17 28 12 60 76 28 NA 11 60 73 6 15 9 45 64 24 33 Divorce Divorces per 1,000 married people / year % of adult population currently divorced 9 10 5 5 7 8 5 7 6 6 1 10 7 11 5 11 12 11 7 4 12 14 27 35 10 29 36 12 29 42 13 30 45 9 29 28 10 30 15 11 30 55 10 65 22 50 26 52 36 41 18 53 17 61 20 31 43 78 61 61 75 65 55 Cohabitation % of nonmarital cohabitation Fertility Annual births per thousand people Mean age at childbirth Non-marital births (% of all births) Attitudes: % Agree that… Marriage is an out-dated institution People who want children ought to get married Divorce is the best solution when a couple can’t seem to work out their problems (%) Source: Adapted from Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, “Marriage and Divorce: Changes and their Driving Forces,” Journal of Economic Perspectives,” 21, 2 (Spring 2007): 40, via ProQuest, accessed November 2007.