Among older (aged 65+) US adults from 1990 to 2022, the share of those widowed dropped while the share of those divorced nearly tripled. Check out our recent Family Profile on older adults' marital status distribution: bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resource… Authors: Jaden Loo & Susan L Brown

Among both cohabiting and married same-sex couples, female couples more often were raising children. Learn more in our recent Family Profile on same-sex married and cohabiting couples raising children in 2022: bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resource… Authors: Krista Payne & Wendy D. Manning

In 2022, there were over 700,000 same-sex married couples, representing 1.21% of all married couples. Check out our Family Profile that provides a demographic portrait of U.S. same-sex couples: bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resource… Authors: Krista Payne & Wendy D. Manning

The median age at first marriage has consistently been higher for males than females since 1890, and both sexes reached their peak median ages at first marriage in the 2020s. Learn more in our recent Family Profile: bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resource… Author: Krista Payne

There is significant variation in the median age at first marriage by state in the U.S., and these patterns also vary by sex. Learn more in our recent Family Profile on the geographic variation in median age at first marriage in 2022: bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resource… Author: Krista Payne

Although the U.S. remarriage rate has declined overall from 1990 to 2022, this decline is especially pronounced among younger age groups. Learn more about age variation in the remarriage rate in our recent Family Profile: bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resource… Author: Jaden Loo

Curious to see how the marriage and divorce landscapes have changed in the U.S. over the last century? Check out our recent companion Family Profiles on how marriage and divorce rates have shifted over time: bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resource… bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resource… Author: Jaden Loo

Check out the latest trends in gray divorce by marital duration and marriage order: bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resource… Authors: Krista Payne & Susan L Brown

According to the The Wall Street Journal, many women are finding that they don’t need a husband to enjoy their golden years. NCFMR director Susan Brown said that these women “don’t want to provide care and they don’t want to jeopardize their own financial stability.” on.wsj.com/3T7V3GO

Great to have NCFMR Krista Payne family profile featured ! Check out our series on grandparenthood under resources by topic on our webpage. CFDR Clare Ansberry

.NCFMR’s Krista Westrick Payne was interviewed in a new The Wall Street Journal piece titled “Americans Are Having Fewer Babies—So Fewer People Get to Be Grandparents.” Check it out here: wsj.com/lifestyle/rela….

In 2022, over half of those aged 50+ who divorced last year and were currently divorced had been married one time. Check out our family profile on the duration of marriage at divorce: doi.org/10.25035/ncfmr….

Happy Grandparent’s Day! The share of minor children living in a grandparent headed household has been relatively stable from 2008 to 2022. Check out our family profile “Grandchildren Living in Grandparent-Headed Households, 2022” here: doi.org/10.25035/ncfmr….

Our latest Family Profile, “Grandparenthood in the U.S.: Residence Status of Grandchildren,” found that in 2022, only 8% of grandparents aged 40 and older resided with their grandchild(ren). Learn more about resident and nonresident grandchildren here: doi.org/10.25035/ncfmr….

Congratulations to Susan L Brown who received the ASA SALC mentorship award. See the story here: bgsu.edu/news/2024/09/b…. ASA Sociology

In 2021, about a quarter of mid-life adults (40-64) were grandparents, and over two-thirds of older adults (65+) were grandparents. Check out our latest Family Profile, “Grandparents’ Characteristics by Age, 2022,” doi.org/10.25035/ncfmr….

The share of older adults who report having a grandchild has declined in recent years from 58% of those aged 50 and older in 2014 to 50% in 2023. Our latest family profile explores the prevalence of grandparenthood in the U.S.: doi.org/10.25035/ncfmr….

The rate of women experiencing a divorce has nearly quadrupled from 1900 to 2022. Generally, the U.S. divorce rate has declined since its peak in 1980. Check out our recent Family Profile, "Divorce: More than a Century of Change," at doi.org/10.25035/ncfmr….

Tune in to NCFMR's Krista Westrick-Payne's interview on the prevalence of grandparents in the U.S. this Wednesday at 11 AM EST on All Sides with Anna Staver on WOSU News. wosu.org/allsides/.

The decline in the remarriage rate is especially pronounced among younger age groups. Visit our new Family Profile, “Age Variation in the Remarriage Rate, 1990 & 2022.” doi.org/10.25035/ncfmr….