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Shocking Divorce Statistics

Aug 21, 2014

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19 Divorce statistics from the United States that you did not know! Are couples with college degrees more likely to get divorced? Is your third marriage more likely to last than your first or second? Presented By: Law Office of Steven Fritsch
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The United Stateshas thethird

highest divorce ratein the world

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2DIVORCESper minute

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3,117

DIVORCESper day

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94,800

DIVORCESper month

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Around 50 percentof marriages in the United States end in

divorce.

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41 percentof first marriages end in divorce.

41%

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60 percentof second marriages end in divorce.

60%Second

Marriage

First Marriage

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73 percentof third marriages end in divorce.

73%Third MarriageSecond

MarriageFirst Marriage

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Average Divorce Rate:

3.6per 1,000 population(44 reporting States and D.C.)

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Nevadahas the highest rate of divorces

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Iowahas the lowest rate of divorces

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If you’ve attended college,

your risk of divorce decreases

by 13 percent.

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The average agefor couples going through their first divorce is

30 years old

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The average length

of a marriage that ends in divorce iseight years

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People wait an average of three years after a divorce to remarry

(if they remarry at all)

3 years

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If your parents arehappily married, your risk of

divorce decreases by 14 percent

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People who wait to marry until

they are over the age of 25

are 24 percentless likely to get divorced

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2008 voter data shows that“red” states (states that tend to vote Republican),

have higher divorce rates than“blue” states (states that tend to vote

Democrat).

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The divorce rate among couples

with children is 40 percent

lower than coupleswithout children

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