Most young people in Britain want to get married and the main reason is very encouraging: they want to make a commitment. That's what a survey commissioned by think tank Civitas found. Seven out of 10 people aged 20 to 35 said they would like to marry, and nearly eight out of 10 (79 per cent) already living together said they hope to tie the knot. 
Trouble is, says Civitas in a report by Anastasia de Waal, many people are just too poor to do so. Official data show that areas where working class industries have collapsed have the highest proportion of cohabiting parents, while marriage was concentrated in parts of the country with large numbers of middle-class families.
Says Ms de Waal: "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 that young people don't want to get married. For example, women choosing from a pool of potential husbands might decide not to marry if their partner is unemployed."
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