The graphs below show the number of marriages and divorces in the USA between 1970 and 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant

The first graph gives information about the number of marriages and divorces,

whereas

the second one illustrates the marital status of adults in the USA between 1970 and 2000.

Overall

, there was a steady decrease in the number of marriages since 1980,

while

divorces fluctuated over

the

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time. In 1970 and 1980, there were 2,5 million people with marital status.

However

, since 1990 it showed a downward trend and fell down to approximately 2,3 million and in the following years reached the lowest score. The level of the divorced population

raised

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sharply in 1980, and

then

, decreased. If we compare the status of

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american

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nation in 1970 and 2000, it is obvious that the great majority of people tend to be married, which is proven by almost 70 per cent of statistics. In 1970 the percentage of divorced people

had

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less than 10 per cent score,

although

by 2000 that trend slightly changed. Never married population

gained

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a peak in 2000 at 20 per cent.