Marriage Statistics The rate of women and men marrying for the first time is approximately 40 percent lower than in 1970.  June continues to be the most popular month for marriage, with more than twice as many marriages (280,218) than the least popular month, January (117,310). http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/95facts/fs_4312s.htm By age 30, three-quarters of women in the U.S. have been married and about half have cohabited outside of marriage, according to a comprehensive new report on cohabitation, marriage, divorce, and remarriage released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  the probability of a premarital cohabitation breaking up within 5 years is 49 percent. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/div_mar_cohab.htm   Upcoming Marriage Enrichment Weekends Black Marriage Day Marriage License Amendment Enrichment Weekend Sept 28th-29th Report Longview Leaders Gather to Support VOW 7.17.08 Teleseminar VOW Summer 2008 Newsletter 4.22.08 Teleseminar VOW Winter 2008 Newsletter 01.23.08 Tele-Seminar Main | The Initiative | About VOW | Resources | Media Room | News/Events | Get Involved | Contact © VOW, All Right Reserved. Sponsored by HHS & ACF. Site: MediaQuest Confidentiality assured.  U.S. Citizenship not required Funding for this project was provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Grant: #90FE0091. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.