The Widower's Wife: Fact #12

Want to stay married? Stay-in-school.

College graduates have a 75% chance of a first marriage lasting 15 years. Folks with master's degrees have an 83% chance of seeing their fifteenth anniversary. People whose education never goes beyond "some college" have between a 54% and 57% chance of staying with their partner for 15 years.

Source: CDC.gov National Health Statistics Reports, March 22, 2012