Marriage rates in U.S. at all time low [pdf]

Using the latest (2019) marriage rate of 6.1% along with the historical rates since 1900[0], the rate of marriage per 1000 Americans is the lowest ever measured.<p>The interesting question in my mind is what, if any, long-term impact could this have on mortality considering the rate of death for adults 25 and older who are married is significantly less (779.6 per 100k) than those never married (1,443.6 per 100k), widowed (1,656.9 per 100k), and divorced (1,363.8 per 100k)[1].<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;nchs&#x2F;data&#x2F;hestat&#x2F;marriage_rate_2018&#x2F;marriage_rate_2018.htm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;nchs&#x2F;data&#x2F;hestat&#x2F;marriage_rate_2018&#x2F;marr...</a> [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;nchs&#x2F;data&#x2F;hestat&#x2F;mortality&#x2F;mortality_marital_status_10_17.htm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;nchs&#x2F;data&#x2F;hestat&#x2F;mortality&#x2F;mortality_mar...</a>

I&#x27;m in a 10 year relationship. Neither of us really wants to &quot;get married,&quot; as we both find the institution very strange. How is it the states business to define our relationship.<p>Happily contributing to this &quot;problem.&quot;

With most households having 2 incomes getting married comes with a large tax penalty.