Title: Will I Ever Get Married? 15 Signs You'll Tie the Knot
Headings: Will I Ever Get Married? 15 Signs You'll Tie the Knot
Will I Ever Get Married? 15 Signs You'll Tie the Knot
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Content: 6. If you're a white woman who isn't poor, you're 550 percent more likely to get married by age 35 than a poor African-American woman is. According to a CDC report, 20 percent of poor white women and 33 percent of poor white men haven't married by age 35, compared to 10 percent of nonpoor white women and 25 percent of nonpoor white men. Some 55 percent of poor African-American women and 48 percent of poor African-American men haven't married by age 35, compared to 35 percent of nonpoor African-American women and 25 percent of nonpoor African-American men. The CDC report defines "not poor" as earning at least $22,000 a year, which amounts to being at least 200 percent above the official poverty threshold. Paula Goodwin, et al. ( 2009): Who Marries and When? Age at First Marriage in the United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics, Data Brief 19.