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Number of US Households With Married Couple and Children Falls to Record Low

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Number of US Households With Married Couple and Children Falls to Record Low
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12/7/2021|Updated: 4/19/2022
By Alex Tanzi From Bloomberg News

WASHINGTON—The number of U.S. homes with a married couple and kids fell to a record low, according to new government data, as the pandemic further delayed weddings and more adults don’t plan to have children at all.

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