America Has 25-Percent Hike In Unmarried Couples Living Together

05.26.11 | Sarah Harnisch

The front cover of "U.S.A. Today" this morning shows in the last 10 years, there's been a 25 percent hike in the number of people living together before marriage. According to 2010 Census data, unmarried couples now make up 12-percent of all U.S. couples-- with the highest concentrations in the Midwest and Northeast. Government officials say the bad economy is most certainly a factor. Not only can people not afford to get married, they can't afford to live alone. So they live together before marriage.