The rise of the never-married share and what it actually means

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What does "never married" hide about long-term partnerships? What are the official marital status categories used in census data? Why the crude marriage rate is a misleading number to quote Selection effects in marriage samples: who never answers the survey What first-marriage rates show that overall marriage rates hide Why do divorce rates move with economic downturns? The difference between a marriage rate and a marital status distribution Why does the divorce rate fall when the economy is bad? How mean age at first marriage is calculated and where the measure breaks down Single vs married vs widowed: how matrimonial status gets recorded