The charts below show the number of marriages and divorces in the USA from 1930 to 2010.

The two charts show the

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of

marriages

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and

divorces

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in the United States from 1930 to 2010. From the first chart, it is notable that the

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of

marriages

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increased significantly at the beginning of the period from 1.3

million

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in 1930 to 2.4

million

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in 1950.

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, the total

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of

marriages

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constantly fell from 1.8

million

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in 1960 to approximately 1.5

million

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in 1980. Interestingly, the

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of

marriages

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rose abruptly between 1990 and 2010. These figures were about 2

million

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and over 3.5

million

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, respectively.

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, the

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of

divorces

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was less than the

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of

marriages

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at the beginning of the period. The figure was less than 2000.

In contrast

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, the figure experienced a significant increase by 1960 ( 600,000),

then

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it dropped by 1980 (230,000). It is

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noteworthy that after 1990, the

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of

divorces

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in the USA skyrocketed from 430,000 in 1990 to approximately 1,200,000 in 2010.

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,

while

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the

number

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of

marriages

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was higher than the

number

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of

divorces

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in the early 1990s, the

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of both

marriages

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and

divorces

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surged after the 2000s.