Marriage and Divorce Rates in USA
Married and Divorce Rates Marital Status of American Adults.
The figures below show data of marriage and divorce rates in America around 1970 and 2000, along with the American adults' marriage status in both years.
The trend of married people decreased significantly from 1970 until 2000. With 2.5 million in 1970 and 1980. In addition, 2.2 and 2 million persons in 1990 and 2000 respectively. Meanwhile, the figures of divorces was more fluctuative. It showed only 1 million in 1970 and increased by 0.4 to 1.4 million, almost touched 1 million in 1990, and eventually fell into the same amount as in the first year.
On the other hand, the quite high amount of married persons revealed in the second bar charts that reached 70% of adults. While the lowest rate is shown by divorced adults which are only reach approximately 2% in 1970. In 2000, married people is decreasing and divorced are increasing slightly.
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