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UNH Study: Rural children more likely living in cohabiting households
The number of children living with cohabiting parents has increased	more rapidly than any other family form	during the past decade.
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UNH Study: Rural children more likely living in cohabiting households

The number of children living with cohabiting parents has increased more rapidly than any other family form during the past decade.

PDF Link: Full Report

related: US households


NCHS Data Brief: Who Marries and When?

Below are the key findings from a report published this week by the National Center for Health Statistics (download complete report: Data Brief No. 19).

Key Findings:

  • Over 70% of men and women aged 25–44 have ever been married: 71% of men and 79% of women.
  • Non-Hispanic black men and women aged 25–44 have lower percentages who have ever been married than non- Hispanic white and Hispanic persons of the same age.
  • The probability that men will marry by age 40 is 81%; for women, it is 86%.
  • A larger percentage of women than men aged 35–44 have married by age 35.
  • Smaller percentages of non-Hispanic black women aged 35–44 have married by age 35 than non-Hispanic white or Hispanic women of the same age range.
  • Smaller percentages of non-Hispanic black men aged 35–44 who are below the poverty line have been married by age 35 than non-Hispanic black men of the same age who are at least 200% above poverty.
  • Among all race and ethnic groups aged 35–44, the data suggest that larger percentages of poor women have not married by age 35 than women who are near poor or not poor. (see chart below)

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Oh, how relationships have changed.

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6 Sex Mistakes Women Make and Why

#1. Not Initiating Sex

It’s 2009 and still, many of us worry about ladylike behavior.  We don’t want to appear pushy or come on too strong for fear of being labeled aggressive. According to Les Parrot, professor of psychology at Seattle Pacific University and author of a new book called Crazy Good Sex, failing to initiate sex is one of the biggest mistakes women make.  “Most guys feel like they are always the initiator and that sets up disequilibrium on the passion scale in the relationship,” he says.  Generally, men want to be pursued by their partners just as much as women do.

Article Link: 6 biggest sex mistakes women make and reasons why.

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Gallup’s latest Values and Beliefs update, conducted last month, shows that 92% of Americans say married men and women having an affair is morally wrong, garnering more opprobrium than any other moral issue tested in the poll. By way of contrast, almost 6 out of 10 Americans say unmarried men and women having sexual relations is morally acceptable. A little over half say having a baby out of wedlock is morally OK.
Gallup’s latest Values and Beliefs update, conducted last month, shows that 92% of Americans say married men and women having an affair is morally wrong, garnering more opprobrium than any other moral issue tested in the poll. By way of contrast, almost 6 out of 10 Americans say unmarried men and women having sexual relations is morally acceptable. A little over half say having a baby out of wedlock is morally OK.

Does Marriage Make You Fat?
New research, published in the journal Obesity and written about at BusinessWeek.com, found that married couples are twice as likely to become obese as people in romantic relationships who weren’t married or living together. The longer couples are married, the greater the risk of gaining weight and becoming obese. (link)

Does Marriage Make You Fat?

New research, published in the journal Obesity and written about at BusinessWeek.com, found that married couples are twice as likely to become obese as people in romantic relationships who weren’t married or living together. The longer couples are married, the greater the risk of gaining weight and becoming obese. (link)