Visualizing the State of Marriage

We've said it before, but it bears repeating: WE LOVE DATA. And we really like data when it's visually captivating. Here's an interesting graphic representing tidbits about marriage in the United States over the last five decades. One of the more alarming trends is the rising divorce rate for those with low socioeconomic status relative to the economically privileged, also known as the "marriage gap," proving once again that being poor sucks.

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Data from the National Marriage Project (original source here).