"According to a recent study by Pew Research Center, only about 67% of U.S. high school seniors in 2023 said they expect to marry someday, down from 80% in 1993. Where things get interesting is when boys were polled with the same line of questioning. Among 12th graders, 74% of boys say they expect to marry someday, while 61% of 12th grade girls expect to do the same. In 1993, that figure was 83% for girls and 76% for boys."
"A smaller share of 12th graders now than in 1993 say they're very likely to stay married to the same person for life if they do tie the knot. About half (51%) say this, compared with 59% in 1993. The share of 12th graders who say they're very likely to want to have kids in this situation has also decreased over this time span (48% in 2023 vs. 64% in 1993)."
""Seventy-six percent of girls don't even feel that boys respect girls," Director of Women and Leadership Susan Madsen at Utah State University told KSL News. "...you're not going to want to marry and have in your life someone that you feel doesn't respect women and girls. And maybe that's becoming more important to young women these days, to be respected.""
Only about 67% of U.S. high school seniors in 2023 expect to marry someday, down from 80% in 1993. Among 12th graders, 74% of boys versus 61% of girls expect to marry, with the share among girls dropping 22 percentage points while boys' share remained virtually unchanged. Fewer seniors say they are very likely to stay married to the same person for life (51% in 2023 vs. 59% in 1993). Fewer seniors say they are very likely to want children (48% in 2023 vs. 64% in 1993). A large majority of girls report not feeling respected by boys.
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