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• Cohabitation patterns and relationship outcomes in the United States
• A 2010 CDC report documented the prevalence and trajectories of cohabitation.
• Cohabitation is very common among men and women aged 15–44.
• Reported relationship pathways
• Approximately 28% cohabited before their first marriage.
• About 23% of women and 18% of men married without ever cohabiting.
• About 15% only cohabited without ever marrying.
• Less than 7% first cohabited after their first marriages ended.
• Possible outcomes of cohabitation relationships
• Some cohabitation relationships dissolved.
• Other cohabitation relationships transitioned to marriage.
• Educational differences in cohabitation duration and transition
• Less educated cohabiters cohabited longer, while college graduates transitioned to marriage more often.