America's flight from marriage laid bare by new study

A new study claims one-in-three young adults in the United States will never marry.

Writing for the Institute for Family Studies (IFS), Lyman Stone said these are close to the lowest levels ever observed for marriage rates.

“Many commentators will blame these declines on the increased delay in marriage. While there’s some truth to this, the situation is extreme at higher ages, too,” he wrote.

“For instance, only about 60 per cent of 35-year-old men are ever-married today, down from 90 per cent in 1980. This trend also suggests that a growing share of Americans will not get married before their healthiest years are long past them,” he continued.