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The chart below gives information about USA marriage and divorce rates between 1970 to 2000 and the marital status of the adult American in two of the years

The chart below gives information about USA marriage and divorce rates between 1970 to 2000 and the marital status of the adult American in two of the years
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The bar graph depicts the
rate
 of
marriage
 and divorce in
USA
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the USA
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 from 1970 to 2000 and the marital status of
the
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American
adults
 in 1970 and 2000.
Overall
, the
rate
 of
marriage
 was higher than the
rate
 of divorce in all the years,
while
 the percentage of married
adults
 was higher than any other marital status in 1970 and 2000 in
USA
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the USA
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. From 1970 to 2000, the
rate
 of
marriage
 was greater than the divorce
rate
,
while
 the highest
rate
 of
marriage
 was in 1970 and 1980 at 2.5
millions
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million
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. The number decreased gradually
at
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to
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 2
millions
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million
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in
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at
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 the end of the given period.
In contrast
, most of the divorces occurred in 1980 at around 1.5
millions
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million
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,
while
 it remained at 1 million in
rest
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the rest
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 of the years given. Among adult Americans, the percentage of married
adults
 was higher than any other categories in 1970 and 2000 and it dropped to around 55% in 2000.
However
, the
rate
 of
never married
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never-married
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adults
 rose to 20% in 2000,
while
 the percentage of divorced and widowed never exceeded 10%.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words rate, marriage, adults with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "give" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Marriage rates
  • Divorce rates
  • Marital status
  • Adult Americans
  • Societal attitudes
  • Economic factors
  • Social acceptance
  • Legal changes
  • Cultural shifts
  • Stable marriages
  • Widowed
  • Never married
  • Family structures
  • Projections
  • Trends
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