Marriage
¿What portion of adults 18 and older are married?
How accurate was your prediction?
What trends do you see in this chart?
What is causing the trend you see in the chart?
What is a consequence of this trend?
Is this good news?
If current trends continue, what do you think this chart will look like in 2020? In 2040?
Now that same-sex marriage is legal in the US, do you think these trends will change?
Do you plan to get married?
What steps could the government take to promote marriage?
In the comments section below answer this question: We know that marriage leads to better economic outcomes for both individuals and countries. Should the US government encourage marriage?
