The charts below compare data about the number of people who were married and divorced in the USA over a period of 30 years, and the marital status of American adults in the year 1970 and year 2000.
It is clear that the gap between the number of married couples and divorced couples became closer throughout the period. Also, the rate for people who never married and divorced had increased by 2000, while the rate of married people and widowed people had experienced a decline by 2000.
The year 1970 had the highest gap between the number of married couples and divorced couples, with 2.5 million and 1 million respectively. From this time onwards, the gap stared to reduce. In 2000, the figure for marriages hit to the bottom point at 1 million, while the number of divorces remained unchanged at 1 million.
By 2000, the rate for never married adults and divorced adults had increased, from approximately 12 percent to 20 percent and nearly 2 percent to almost 7 percent respectively. The rate for divorce more than tripled in 2000. However, the rate for married couples and widowed people declined, to just under 60 percent and approximately 5 percent respectively in 2000.
It is clear that the gap between the number of married couples and divorced couples became closer throughout the period. Also, the rate for people who never married and divorced had increased by 2000, while the rate of married people and widowed people had experienced a decline by 2000.
The year 1970 had the highest gap between the number of married couples and divorced couples, with 2.5 million and 1 million respectively. From this time onwards, the gap stared to reduce. In 2000, the figure for marriages hit to the bottom point at 1 million, while the number of divorces remained unchanged at 1 million.
By 2000, the rate for never married adults and divorced adults had increased, from approximately 12 percent to 20 percent and nearly 2 percent to almost 7 percent respectively. The rate for divorce more than tripled in 2000. However, the rate for married couples and widowed people declined, to just under 60 percent and approximately 5 percent respectively in 2000.
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