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2.2 million marriages take place in the
United States annually. That breaks down to about 6,000
a day. |
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138,600 marriages were performed in Nevada
during 2003. So many couples "tie the knot"
in the Silver State that it ranked fourth nationally in
marriages, even though its total population that year
was 35th. |
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25.3 and 27.1 are the estimated U.S. median
ages at first marriage for women and men, respectively,
in 2003. The age for women is up 4.3 years in the last
three decades. The age for men is up 3.9 years. |
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The proportion of women 20 to 24 years
old who had never married more than doubled between 1970
and 2003 — from 36 percent to 75 percent. Changes
were also dramatic for men — the corresponding rate
for men in this age group increased from 55 percent to
86 percent. |
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54% and 57% are the percentages of American
women and men, respectively, who are 15 and over and currently
married. |
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There were 4.6 million cohabitating couples
who maintained households in 2003. These couples comprised
4.2 percent of all households, up from 2.9 percent in
1996. |
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There are 118 single men (i.e., never
married, widowed or divorced) who are in their 20s for
every 100 single women of the same ages. |
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There are 33 single men (i.e., never married,
widowed or divorced) age 65 and over for every 100 single
women of the same ages. |
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24.6 pounds of candy per capita was consumed
by Americans in 2003; it is believed a large portion is
consumed around Valentine’s Day. Candy consumption
has actually declined over the last few years; in 1997,
each American gobbled more than 27 pounds of candy a year. |
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The combined wholesale value of domestically
produced cut roses in 2003 was $52 million for all operations
in 36 states, with $100,000 or more in sales. Among all
types of cut flowers, roses were second in receipts to
lilies ($70 million.) |
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There were 28,914 jewelry stores in the
United States in 2002. In February 2004, these stores
sold $2.4 billion worth of merchandise — a much
higher total than in the preceding month or succeeding
months. |
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Data
courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau
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Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted.
Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's
heart, or its flame burns low. 
~ Henry Ward Beecher |
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