DIVORCE RATES IN THE USA

The following statistics reveal the true state of the covenant-keeping heart of America. The USA leads the West in this backsliding, corrupting epidemic of the holy institution of marriage. The question I ask is this: which nation will be the first to lead us back to covenant keeping? Will it be the USA?

• In 1998 2.2 million couples married and 1.1 million couples divorced.
• In 2000 58 million couples were married, yet separated.
• In 2000 there were over 21 million divorces.  Rates United States
• People between the ages of 25 to 39 make up 60% of all divorces.
• Over one million children are affected by divorce each year.
• Approximately 1/3 of divorced parents remain bitter and hostile several years after the divorce.
• In 1990 the average female age for re-marriage after divorce was 30.6 years; for males, 33.7 years of age.  Rates United States
• In 1990 the average female age for a second divorce was 37.3 years; for males, 40.4 years of age. Rates United States
• More people are part of second marriages today than first marriages.
• One-quarter of all Americans have experienced at least one divorce.

Divorce rates are generally calculated by comparing the number of divorces with the number of marriages in a given time period.

• In the United States in 1999 there were 8.4 marriages and 4.2 divorces per 1,000 total population.  Divorce Rates United States
• Thus it can be seen that, in 1999, there was one divorce for every two marriages in the United States, a "crude" divorce rate of 50%. The Rutgers National Marriage Project (marriage.rutgers.edu) bases their review of divorce trends on the number of marriages per 1000 unmarried women 15 years of age or older, and the number of divorces per 1000 married women in the same age bracket.
• This look at divorce, in relation to the population of marriageable age rather than the population as a whole, produces a slightly lower divorce rate. States
• However they note, "Overall, the chances remain very high (close to 50 percent) that a marriage started today will end in either divorce or permanent separation Rates United States

Divorce rates are no longer collected in America.

In 1970, 68 percent of adults lived as married couples. That percentage declined steadily to 56 percent today. Additionally, more than 1 million divorces have occurred annually since the late 1970s, and cohabitation accounted for more than four million couples in 1997 (Washington Times, 6/6/99). The epidemics of divorce, cohabitation and unwed childbearing must be addressed forthrightly. United States

However, combating these societal ailments with strong research will prove to be an immense challenge in the near future. Why? The U.S. government is no longer collecting comprehensive, detailed statistics on marriage and divorce.

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