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| Marriage is 'popular but pricey' | Marriage is 'popular but pricey' |
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| Marriage is more popular than ever but tying the knot is too expensive for many, a study by the think tank Civitas has concluded. | Marriage is more popular than ever but tying the knot is too expensive for many, a study by the think tank Civitas has concluded. |
| The Ipsos Mori survey of 1,560 people found 70% of 20-35-year-olds and 79% of people living together hoped to wed. | The Ipsos Mori survey of 1,560 people found 70% of 20-35-year-olds and 79% of people living together hoped to wed. |
| Report author Anastasia de Waal said its findings proved people wanted to marry and not just live together. | Report author Anastasia de Waal said its findings proved people wanted to marry and not just live together. |
| She said costs may deter people from marrying, but that "doesn't mean young people don't want to get married". | She said costs may deter people from marrying, but that "doesn't mean young people don't want to get married". |
| The survey found the primary reason given for marrying was to make a commitment. | The survey found the primary reason given for marrying was to make a commitment. |
| Despite the desire, the report said, areas with economic breakdown had more cohabiters, while marriage was more common in middle-class areas. | Despite the desire, the report said, areas with economic breakdown had more cohabiters, while marriage was more common in middle-class areas. |
| 'Positive choice' | 'Positive choice' |
| "In a time when you don't have to get married, when it's perfectly socially acceptable to cohabit without being married, people are actually choosing it," said Ms de Waal. | |
| "That's hugely significant. In the past, people were marrying because they had to, because there was stigma attached to not being married, particularly if you had children. | "That's hugely significant. In the past, people were marrying because they had to, because there was stigma attached to not being married, particularly if you had children. |
| "Today, without that, it's a positive choice that most people want." | "Today, without that, it's a positive choice that most people want." |
| Putting it off | Putting it off |
| She said family patterns shown in the last Census and Millennium Cohort Study revealed that marriage was considered beyond the reach of Britain's poorest people. | She said family patterns shown in the last Census and Millennium Cohort Study revealed that marriage was considered beyond the reach of Britain's poorest people. |
| She added: "Many young people idealise marriage. If they don't find the perfect partner or if their employment or housing situation means they are not in a good position to get married, they are likely to postpone marriage or take it off the cards altogether. | She added: "Many young people idealise marriage. If they don't find the perfect partner or if their employment or housing situation means they are not in a good position to get married, they are likely to postpone marriage or take it off the cards altogether. |
| "This has the effect of lowering the marriage rate, but doesn't mean young people don't want to get married. | "This has the effect of lowering the marriage rate, but doesn't mean young people don't want to get married. |
| "Our research shows young people have high ideals but also very practical concerns when it comes to marriage." | "Our research shows young people have high ideals but also very practical concerns when it comes to marriage." |