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U.s. Divorce Statistics PRO
Contributed by Brian Mavis on Dec 7, 2001 (message contributor)
U.S. Divorce Statistics
(1997 except where noted)
Total divorces granted: 1,163,000
Rate per 1,000 population (1999): (excluding CA, CO, IN and LA) 4.1
State with the lowest divorce rate: Massachusetts. Rate per 1,000 population: 2.4
State with the higest divorce rate: Nevada. Rate per 1,000 population: 9.0
Current number of divorced adults (1998): 19,400,000 (9.8%)
Median age at divorce: Males: 35.6
Females: 33.2
Median duration of marriage: 7.2 years
Likelihood of new marriages ending in divorce: 43%
Percentage of all householders who are unmarried (2000): 48%
Percentage of weddings which are remarriages for at least one partner: 43%
Percentage of first marriages that end in divorce: 50%
Percentage of remarriages that end in divorce: 60%
Estimated average cost of divorce: $15,000...
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