{"id":16383,"date":"2012-06-19T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/for-millennials-parenthood-trumps-marriage-2\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:42:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:42:22","slug":"for-millennials-parenthood-trumps-marriage-2","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2012\/06\/19\/for-millennials-parenthood-trumps-marriage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"For Millennials, Parenthood Trumps Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout history, marriage and parenthood have been linked milestones on the journey to adulthood. But for the young adults of the Millennial Generation, defined as 18- to 29-year-olds, these social institutions are becoming delinked and differently valued.<\/p>\n\n

Today\u2019s Millennials value parenthood more than marriage.A 2010 Pew Research survey found that 52% of Millennials say being a good parent is \u201cone of the most important things\u201d in life. Just 30% say the same about having a successful marriage\u2013 meaning there is a 22 percentage point gap in the way Millennials value parenthood over marriage.<\/p>\n\n

When this same question was posed to 18- to 29-year-olds in 1997, the gap was just 7 percentage points. Back then, 42% of the members of what is known as Generation X said being a good parent was one of the most important things in life, while 35% said the same about having a successful marriage.<\/p>\n\n

In many \u2013 but not all \u2013 respects, these attitudinal changes mirror behavioral changes. Young adults today are slower to marry than were their counterparts in older generations. Just 22% of Millennials are currently married. Back when Gen Xers were the same age that Millennials are now, some three-in-ten of them were married, as were more than four-in-ten Baby Boomers and more than half of the members of the Silent Generation (ages 65 and older). Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just over half (52%) of Millennials say being a good parent is one of the most important things in life compared with 30% who say that about having a successful 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