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Middle-aged married men make about $19,000 more on average compared to their single peers.

How the Decline in Marriage Is Fueling Inequality



That’s according to a new study from the National Marriage Project, authored by W. Bradford Wilcox and Robert Lerman. Marriage’s economic benefits are numerous, according to the study. Being raised by married parents is connected to better economic wellbeing for young adults. So is being married as an adult.

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“These two trends reinforce each other,” Wilcox and Lerman explain. “Growing up with both parents increases your odds of becoming highly educated, which in turn leads to higher odds of being married as an adult. Both the added education and marriage result in higher income levels.” Young men and women raised by married parents earn an average of $6,500 more annually and $4,700 more) annually respectively compared to their peers from single-parent families. More...


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