Marriage rates in the U.S. are stratifying, particularly along educational lines. While college-educated women continue to marry at high rates, non-college-educated women are increasingly left out. A new study shows that marriages where the wife has a degree and the husband does not have increased significantly. This reflects a stable trend for educated women, contrasting with the downward spiral in marriage among their less educated counterparts. Factors such as men's socio-economic outcomes greatly influence marriage market dynamics, leading to questions about the barriers preventing marriages among less educated individuals.
In areas where men face fewer negative outcomes like incarceration or unemployment, the marriage gap between college-educated and non-college-educated women is halved.
The share of marriages where the wife has a degree but the husband does not has quadrupled, indicating that educated women are still finding partners.
Despite a narrative of declining marriage rates, marriage remains stable for educated women, while rates for non-college-educated women continue to drop.
Goldman emphasizes the importance of examining why people are not marrying, raising questions about the ability to find suitable partners.
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