Elitist Marriage

[lillibet]

So, apparently another elitist upper-middle-class thing that we do is get married, according to this Washington Post article.

This stand-out statistic caught my eye:

...about a third of first births among white women coming before marriage, compared with three-quarters among black women.

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[entirelysonja.livejournal.com]

I read that article in the paper (yes, the physical paper, very old school) this morning. I, too, was struck by that particular line.

I find it really fascinating that getting married is becoming something lower-income and less-well-educated people don't do.