This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in October 2010 in the United States on marriage becoming obsolete. 44 percent of the respondents aged between 18 and 29 years of age agree that marriage is becoming obsolete, whereas only 32 percent of the respondents aged 65 years and older think the same.
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Pew Research Center. (December 14, 2011). Do you agree that marriage is becoming obsolete? (October 2010, by age) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/243900/respondents-thoughts-on-marriage-being-obsolete-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Do you agree that marriage is becoming obsolete? (October 2010, by age)." Chart. December 14, 2011. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/243900/respondents-thoughts-on-marriage-being-obsolete-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. (2011). Do you agree that marriage is becoming obsolete? (October 2010, by age). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/243900/respondents-thoughts-on-marriage-being-obsolete-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Do You Agree That Marriage Is Becoming Obsolete? (October 2010, by Age)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Dec 2011, /statistics/243900/respondents-thoughts-on-marriage-being-obsolete-in-the-united-states/
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Do you agree that marriage is becoming obsolete? (October 2010, by age) [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 14, 2011. [Online]. Available: /statistics/243900/respondents-thoughts-on-marriage-being-obsolete-in-the-united-states/
