The charts below give information about USA marriage and divorce rates between 1970 and 2000. andthe martial status of adult Americans in two of the years
The bar charts illustrate the number of marriages and divorces in the USA from 1970 to 2000 in 10-year intervals,
along with
the marital status of American adults
in 1970 and 2000.
Overall
, the number of marriages declined significantly, while
the divorce rate remained steady by the end of the period. Married individuals made up the largest proportion of adults
, whereas
divorced adults
were the smallest group.
From 1970 to 1990, the number of marriages remained relatively stable at 2.5 million
, but by 2000, this
figure had dropped to 2 million
. The divorce rate began at 1 million
in 1970, peaked at almost 1.5 million
in 1980, and then
fell back to 1 million
by 2000.
In terms of marital status, 70% of adults
were married in 1970, but this
dropped to 60% by 2000. Widowed individuals accounted for 8% in 1970, slightly decreasing to 7% in 2000. The percentage of those who had never married increased from 15% to 20%, while
the divorced population remained the smallest, rising from 3% to 9%.
In summary, marriage rates decreased over time, while
divorce levels remained constant, and the proportion of never-married and divorced adults
grew.Submitted by sippakorn.wet on
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