Does education affect marriage?
Does education affect marriage? A few studies have found a negative effect of greater education on marriage, both historically and today,13 as well as in international contexts. Again, the main effect of education on marriage is on timing, as highly educated women were likely to marry at later ages, but more likely to marry overall. Does level of education matter in marriage? College-educated adults are more likely to be married than less-educated adults. In addition, men with a higher level of education are more likely to get married in the first place when compared with less-educated men. There also are...