51% of women live outside of traditional marriages

According to a New York Times analysis of census results, in 2005, 51% of women in US said they were living without a spouse, up from 35% in 1950 and 49% in 2000.

There are several factors contributed to this statistical shift - women are marrying later or living with partners more often and for longer periods; women are living longer as widows and, staying single longer after a divorce, sometimes delighting in their newfound freedom.

As for men, a larger share of men are married and living with their spouse - about 53%. Men often remarry quickly than women after a divorce.

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