Families And Households

Question 1

Trend in marriage

Answer 1

Decreasing -
1940 - 430,000
2010 - 160,000

Question 2

Remarriage trend

Answer 2

Increasing

2010 remarriage a account for 15% of all

Question 3

People marrying later trend

Answer 3

AV age for marriage

Increased my 8 years from 1971 to 2010

Question 4

Civil ceremonies trend

Answer 4

Increase

2010 70% of marriages were civil ceremonies

Question 5

Cohabitation trend

Answer 5

Increasing
1996 2.9 mil
2013 5.9 mil

Question 6

Cohabitation explanations

Answer 6

Permanent alternative
CHANDLER

Prelude to marriage
CHESTER - transient stage
COAST - 75% expect marriage if cohabitation is successful

Question 7

Year of marriage affect on divorce

Answer 7

1970: 22% end in divorce before 15th anniversary
1995: 33% ended during the same period of time

Why? Cohabitation

Question 8

Age of marriage affecting divorce

Answer 8

Marrying older have a lower risk of divorce

Question 9

Married before affect on marriage

Answer 9

In 2011 70% of divorces are to people in their first marriage

Trend declined in divorce for 1st m for both parties (less are marrying for the frisk)

Trend in d for prev married is increasing

Question 10

Divorce trend

Answer 10

Increasing ,
1911: 859
2011: 118.00
Peritions for divorce