USA: Divorce in Numbers

Feckless · #1 11th-August-2008

http://www.divorcemag.com/statistics/statsUS.shtml

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U.S. Divorce Statistics
Marriage and Divorce: Latest Stats Available Here's a sampling of some of the most recently available statistics on marriage and divorce in the United States of America:

There were approximately 2,230,000 marriages in 2005 -- down from 2,279,000 the previous year, despite a total population increase of 2.9 million over the same period.
The divorce rate in 2005 (per 1,000 people) was 3.6 -- the lowest rate since 1970, and down from 4.2 in 2000 and from 4.7 in 1990. (The peak was at 5.3 in 1981, according to the Associated Press.)
The marriage rate in 2005 (per 1,000) was 7.5, down from 7.8 the previous year.
In 2004, the state with the highest reported divorce rate was Nevada, at 6.4 (per 1,000). Arkansas was a close second, with a divorce rate of 6.3, followed by Wyoming at 5.3. The District of Columbia had the lowest reported divorce rate, at 1.7, followed by Massachusetts at 2.2 and Pennsylvania at 2.5. (Figures were not complete for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, or Oklahoma.)
8.1% of coupled households consist of unmarried heterosexual partners, according to The State of Our Unions 2005, a report issued by the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University. The same study said that only 63% of American children grow up with both biological parents -- the lowest figure in the Western world.
As of 2003, 43.7% of custodial mothers and 56.2% of custodial fathers were either separated or divorced. And in 2002, 7.8 million Americans paid about $40 billion in child and/or spousal support (84% of the payers were male).
Americans tend to get married more between June and October than during the rest of the year. In 2005, August had the most marriages at about 235,000 or a rate of 9.3 per 1,000 people. The previous year, July was the highest month at 246,000, or a rate of 9.9; this doubled the lowest month in 2004, January.

Other Marriage and Divorce Facts (2002) Percentage of population that is married: 59% (down from 62% in 1990, 72% in 1970) Percentage of population that has never married: 24% Percentage of population that is divorced: 10% (up from 8% in 1990, 6% in 1980) Percentage of population that is widowed: 7% Median age at first marriage: Males: 26.9
Females: 25.3 Median age at first divorce: Males: 30.5
Females: 29 Median age at second marriage: Males: 34
Females: 32 Median age at second divorce: Males: 39.3
Females: 37 Median duration of first marriages that end in divorce: Males: 7.8 years
Females: 7.9 years Median duration of second marriages that end in divorce: Males: 7.3 years
Females: 6.8 years Median number of years people wait to remarry after their first divorce: Males: 3.3 years
Females: 3.1 years Percentage of married people who reach their 5th, 10th, and 15th anniversaries: 5th: 82%
10th: 65%
15th: 52% Percentage of married people who reach their 25th, 35th, and 50th anniversaries: 25th: 33%
35th: 20%
50th: 5% Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 25: Males: 32%
Females: 50% Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 35: Males: 77%
Females: 84% Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 45: Males: 87%
Females: 90% Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 55: Both males and females: 95% Number of unmarried couples living together: 5.5 million Percentage of unmarried couples living together that are male-female unions: 89% Click here for a state-by-state ranking of divorce rates.
Children/Single parents:
(2000 except where noted) Percentage of households which are family households: 68.8% Percentage of households with their own children under 18: 33% Percentage of married householders with kids: 24% Percentage of all households run by single moms: 9.2% Percentage of all households run by single dads: 1.9% Number of single parents: Males: 2.04 million
Females: 9.68 million Percentage of children under 18 years of age living with both parents (2002): 69% Percentage of children under 18 years of age living with mother only (2002): 23% Percentage of children under 18 years of age living with father only (2002): 5% Percentage of children under 18 years of age living with neither parent (2002): 4% Total single fathers maintaining their own household: 1.786 million Total single fathers living in the home of a relative: 240,000 Total single fathers who are divorced: 913,000 Total single fathers never married: 693,000 Total single fathers raising one child: 1,300,000 Total single fathers raising four or more children: 55,000 Total single mothers maintaining their own household: 7.571 million Total single mothers living in the home of a relative: 1.633 million Total single mothers who are divorced: 3.392 million Total single mothers never married: 4.181 million Total single mothers raising one child: 5.239 million Total single mothers raising four or more children: 475,000 For US Census Bureau data on child support for custodial parents, please click here.
Fatherless homes account for 63% of youth suicides, 90% of homeless/runaway children, 85% of children with behavior problems, 71% of high school dropouts, 85% of youths in prison, well over 50% of teen mothers.
Miscellaneous:
Married women earning at least $5,000 a year more than their husbands: 8.408 million (14.9% of all married women) Unmarried women earning at least $5,000 a year more than their partners: 821,000 (21.5% of unmarried couples) Married men earning at least $5,000 a year more than their wives: 33.228 million (58.8% of all married men) Unmarried men earning at least $5,000 a year more than their partners: 2.099 million (54.9% of unmarried couples) Married couples in which only the husband is employed: 12.642 million (22.4%) Married couples in which only the wife is employed: 3.855 million (6.8%) Married couples in which both partners are employed: 30.212 million (53.5%) Unmarried couples in which only the male is employed: 695,000 (18.2%) Unmarried couples in which only the female is employed: 410,000 (10.7%) Unmarried couples in which both partners are employed: 2.484 million (65%)

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8.1% of coupled households consist of unmarried heterosexual partners, according to The State of Our Unions 2005, a report issued by the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University. The same study said that only 63% of American children grow up with both biological parents -- the lowest figure in the Western world.

As of 2003, 43.7% of custodial mothers and 56.2% of custodial fathers were either separated or divorced. And in 2002, 7.8 million Americans paid about $40 billion in child and/or spousal support (84% of the payers were male).

Fatherless homes account for 63% of youth suicides, 90% of homeless/runaway children, 85% of children with behavior problems, 71% of high school dropouts, 85% of youths in prison, well over 50% of teen mothers.

Married women earning at least $5,000 a year more than their husbands:8.408 million (14.9% of all married women)Unmarried women earning at least $5,000 a year more than their partners:821,000 (21.5% of unmarried couples)Married men earning at least $5,000 a year more than their wives:33.228 million (58.8% of all married men)Unmarried men earning at least $5,000 a year more than their partners:2.099 million (54.9% of unmarried couples)

**Percy** · #2 11th-August-2008

Percentage of households where the female has made disparaging remarks, emotionally blackmailed, demeaned, shouted at, hit, thrown things at, screamed at, threatened partner:- 99.5

Percentage of the above who blamed their partner for it:- 99.9

Billy · #3 11th-August-2008

Wow

By the time the average man is getting married the average woman has gotten divorced.

hard to believe:
10% of couples where the wife works and husband don't.
16% of divorced women paying child support sounds higher than it seems.

**julie** · #4 11th-August-2008

The world of information.

Nice one Feckless.

Feckless · #5 11th-August-2008

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Originally Posted by julie

The world of information.

Nice one Feckless.

Thanks....(I like numbers a lot. Cold hard facts straight in ones face work great in every argumentation. Also the number 4 is kinda sexy.....rrrrrrrrrrrrrr)

**julie** · #6 11th-August-2008

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Originally Posted by Feckless

Thanks....(I like numbers a lot. Cold hard facts straight in ones face work great in every argumentation. Also the number 4 is kinda sexy.....rrrrrrrrrrrrrr)

The Number 4

Prime Factors of 4=2x2. 4 is a Square Number(2x2).
4 is a Centered Triangular Number.
4 is a Tetrahedral Number.
4 is a Lucas Number.
4 is a Motzkin Number.
4 can be Partitioned in 5 ways.
4 is the smallest number of colors sufficient to color all planar maps.
4 is the maximal number of regions into which space can be divided by 2

Spheres.
The Tetrahedron is a Platonic Solid with 4 Vertices and 4 Faces.
The Chemical Element Beryllium has an atomic number of 4.

The 4 Elements: Fire, Air, Water and Earth.
In Humans: the four petals of the Base Chakra.
The 4 directions: north, east, south and west.

The four worlds of the kabbalah: Atziluth, the world of the emanation; Briah, the world of the creation; Yetzirah, the world of the formation and Asiah, the world of the action.

The 4 letters of the Tetragrammaton-the name of God.
The 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism.

In Hinduism:
The four cardinal Virtues: 1. Non-violence, 2. Truth, 3.Purity, 4.Self-control

In Buddhism:
The Group of Fours 1. The Four Noble Truths 1. Suffering 2. The Cause of Suffering 3. The Cessation of Suffering 4. The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering

2. The Four Mental Principles 1. Wisdom (Panna) 2. Truthfulness (Sacca) 3. Abandonment of evil and selfishness (Caga) 4. Appeasement (Upasama)

3. The Four Bases of Success 1. Appreciation (Chanda) 2. Effort (Viriya) 3. Attention (Citta) 4. Investigation (Vimamsa)

4. The Four Divine States of Mind 1. Loving-kindness (Metta) 2. Compassion (Karuna) 3. Sympathetic joy over others' achievement (Mudita) 4. Equanimity (Upekkha)

5. The Four Virtues Conducive to Social Welfare 1. Generosity (Dana) 2. Kind Speech (Piyavaca) 3. Benevolence (Atthacaritya) 4. Adaptability (Samanattata)

6. The Fourfold Right Effort: 1. Effort to restrain from evil 2. Effort to abandon evil 3. Effort to develop good 4. Effort to maintain good

4 Virtues According to Plato:
Wisdom, courage, self-control, and justice.
In Christianity there are four cardinal Virtues: prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.

The Sioux value these 4 Virtues: bravery, fortitude, generosity and wisdom.

Film: The 4th Floor
Film: Four Rooms
Film: The Fantastic Four

Seems like a great number to me!!

http://www.virtuescience.com/4.html

I think Tera is rubbing off on me. That can't be bad!!!!

yohan · #7 11th-August-2008

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Originally Posted by Billy

Wow
.....hard to believe:
10% of couples where the wife works and husband don't.
16% of divorced women paying child support sounds higher than it seems.

About husband doesn't work and wife works: maybe jobless for a while?

About women paying child-support: Maybe something like one child is living with her, and another child with the father?
Or the child is already 18+, living with the mother, and she pays for higher education?

Billy · #8 11th-August-2008

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Originally Posted by yohan

About husband doesn't work and wife works: maybe jobless for a while?

About women paying child-support: Maybe something like one child is living with her, and another child with the father?
Or the child is already 18+, living with the mother, and she pays for higher education?

I did consider the jobless rate for males. My son is 20 and most the guys his age are reduced to hamburger joints or construction type jobs which have few openings, many are struggling to find themselves too. The gals can change jobs like underwear and they bounce from guy to guy looking for the mostest.

The child support figure just don't add up with me and the women I've known who were ordered to pay don't or won't and the Fathers just deal with what they have with no complaints.

California is the only state I've heard of where the women with a great career may lose custody and be ordered to pay alimony and CS. I believe it's part of the wealth redistribution plan.

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