Article 12th grade girls are less likely than boys to say they want to get married someday
Article 12th grade girls are less likely than boys to say they want to get married someday
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Quote:The drop in the share of 12th graders who say they want to get married reflects shifting views among girls. Boys are more likely than girls to say they want to get married someday (74% vs. 61%), but this wasn’t always the case. In 1993, a larger share of girls (83%) than boys (76%) said they wanted to get married.
The share of boys saying this is virtually unchanged over the 30-year period. But the share among girls dropped by 22 percentage points.
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Quote:The drop in the share of 12th graders who say they want to get married reflects shifting views among girls. Boys are more likely than girls to say they want to get married someday (74% vs. 61%), but this wasn’t always the case. In 1993, a larger share of girls (83%) than boys (76%) said they wanted to get married.
The share of boys saying this is virtually unchanged over the 30-year period. But the share among girls dropped by 22 percentage points.
