Marriage and Divorce in America
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The following data indicates average values collected from 2000 to 2007 A.D.
General Scenario of Marriage and Divorce in America
| Age |
Percentage of Males who get
married by this age |
Percentage of Females who get
married by this age |
| 55 |
95 |
95 |
| 45 |
87 |
90 |
| 35 |
77 |
84 |
| 25 |
32 |
50 |
- Percentage of unmarried couples residing with each other which are male-female unions: 89
- Number of unmarried couples residing with each other: 5.5 million
- Percentage of population that is widowed: 7
- Percentage of population that is divorced: 10 (It was 6 percent in 1980 and 8 percent in 1990)
- Percentage of population that has never married: 24
- Percentage of population that is married: 59 (It was 72 percent in 1970 and 62 percent in 1990)
Specific Statistics of Marriage and Divorce in America
- 8.1 percent of coupled household are made up of unmarried heterosexual partners
- In 2004, the maximum divorce rate was observed in Nevada and it was 6.4 (per 1,000 population). The minimum divorce rate was seen in the District of Columbia which was 1.7
- The marriage rate in 2004 was 7.8 (per 1,000 population) and this decreased to 7.5 in 2005
- The peak divorce rate was 5.3 (per 1,000 population) in 1981. In 1990, this rate was 4.7, in 2000 it was 4.2 and in 2005 it plummeted to 3.6
- The population of America increased by 2.9 million from 2004 to 2005. However, in 2004, 2.279 million marriages took place and these dropped to 2.23 million in 2005
| Anniversary |
Percentage of married people who reach it |
| 50th |
5 |
| 35th |
20 |
| 25th |
33 |
| 15th |
52 |
| 10th |
65 |
| 5th |
82 |
- On an average, males wait for 3.3 years and females wait for 3.1 years to remarry after the first divorce
- The average period of first marriages that terminate in a divorce is 7.8 years for males and 7.9 years for females
- The average period of second marriages that terminate in a divorce is 7.3 years for males and 6.8 years for females
|
Average age of males |
Average age of females |
| First marriage |
26.9 |
25.3 |
| First divorce |
30.5 |
29.0 |
| Second marriage |
34.0 |
32.0 |
| Second divorce |
39.3 |
37.0 |
- 95 percent of divorced individuals finally remarry
- 76 percent of 2nd marriages terminate in a divorce in 5 years
- 87 percent of 3rd marriages end in a divorce
- 61 percent of men and 54 percent of women who undergo a 2nd marriage finally divorce again
- 50 percent of 1st marriages, 67 percent of 2nd marriages and 74 percent of 3rd marriages are failures and the couple gets divorce
- 2 fundamental causes why a majority of 2nd marriages fail are as follows
- The remarried person can't bear the pressure of handling the ex-spouse as well as the upbringing of the step children simultaneously
- The remarried person develops an opinion that the new partner is not much different than the older one
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