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**hexniks** · 09-28-2010, 09:23 PM

1) The American heartland is more traditional and conservative than Western Europe.
2) Non-whites, making up almost 40 % of the USA, generally get married earlier, especially first-generation immigrants.

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The answer might be that young people in the USA get to material security faster than their counterparts in Old Europe?

This could also be a factor; housing in the United States is probably much more affordable than in densely populated Western Europe.

---------- Post added 2010-09-28 at 15:27 ----------

usually the more educated a population the lower the marriage age, Americans generally have more people with university degrees than most European nations, but...

Um, isn't it the other way around? Highly educated people usually get married later in life.

09-28-2010, 09:23 PM	#5
hexniks Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 581 Senior Member	1) The American heartland is more traditional and conservative than Western Europe. 2) Non-whites, making up almost 40 % of the USA, generally get married earlier, especially first-generation immigrants. ---------- Post added 2010-09-28 at 15:25 ---------- The answer might be that young people in the USA get to material security faster than their counterparts in Old Europe? This could also be a factor; housing in the United States is probably much more affordable than in densely populated Western Europe. ---------- Post added 2010-09-28 at 15:27 ---------- usually the more educated a population the lower the marriage age, Americans generally have more people with university degrees than most European nations, but... Um, isn't it the other way around? Highly educated people usually get married later in life.
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