Members of the Millennial generation (young adults born after 1980) are much less likely to be married than were members of preceding generations at the same age. Just one-in-five Millennials is currently married (21%) and just one-in-eight (12%) is married with children at home, half the proportions (42% and 26%, respectively) of Boomers at the same age.
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Similarly, if fewer and fewer young people believe in marriage, they are likely to produce fewer and fewer children. That means the people who are getting married will produce more children, who will grow up in an environment that places value on the institution. This could lead to a reversal in the marriage decline among young people.
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