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Psychology 321 - Psychology of Marriage

Divorce/Qualities of a Successful Marriage

73.576.5

66.9

61.4

56.254.5

50.8

46.5

40.740

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

1960 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

a We have used the number of marriages per 1,000 unmarried women age 15 and older, rather than the Crude Marriage Rate of marriages per 1,000 population to help avoid the problem of compositional changes in the population, that is, changes which stem merely from there being more or less people in the marriageable ages. Even this more refined measure is somewhat susceptible to compositional changes.b Per 1,000 unmarried women age 14 and older.Source: U.S. Department of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2001, Page 87, Table 117; and Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1986, Page 79, Table 124. Figure for 2004 was obtained using data from the Current Population Surveys, March 2004 Supplement, as well as Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for 2005, National Vital Statistics Report 54:20, July 21, 2006, Table 3. (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr54/nvsr54_20.pdf) The CPS, March Supplement, is based on a sample of the U.S. population, rather than an actual count such as those available from the decennial census. See sampling and weighting notes at http://www.bls.census.gov:80/cps/ads/2002/ssampwgt.htm

Figure 1. Number of Marriages per 1,000 Unmarried Women Age 15 and Older, by Year, United States (a)



Figure 2. Percentage of All Persons Age 15 and Older Who Were Married, by Sex and Race, 1960-2005 United Statesa

Total Males

Black Males

White Males

Total Female

s

Black Female

s White Females

1960 69.3 60.9 70.2 65.9 59.8 66.6

1970 66.7 56.9 68.0 61.9 54.1 62.8

1980 63.2 48.8 65.0 58.9 44.6 60.7

1990 60.7 45.1 62.8 56.9 40.2 59.1

2000 57.9 42.8 60.0 54.7 36.2 57.4

2006 56.3 40.9 58.5 53.4 34.3 56.3

a Includes races other than Black and White.b In 2003, the U.S. Census Bureau expanded its racial categories to permit respondents to identify themselves as belonging to more than one race. This means that racial data computations beginning in 2004 may not be strictly comparable to those of prior years.Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P20-506; America's Families and Living Arrangements: March 2000 and earlier reports; and data calculated from the Current Population Surveys, March 2006 Supplement.



8889.3

84.2

74.1

6967.9

87.4 86.9

81.4

7371.6

69.5

65

70

75

80

85

90

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006

Males

Females

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1961, 4, Table 27; Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1971, Page 32, Table 38; Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1981, Page 38, Table 49; and U.S. Bureau of the Census, General Population Characteristics, 1990, Page 45, Table 34; and Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2001, Page 48, Table 51; internet tables (http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2005/tabA1-all.pdf) and data calculated from the Current Population Surveys, March 2006 Supplement. Figure for 2006 was obtained using data from the Current Population Surveys rather than data from the census. The CPS, March Supplement, is based on a sample of the U.S. population, rather than an actual count such as those available from the decennial census. See sampling and weighting notes at http://www.bls.census.gov:80/cps/ads/2002/ssampwgt.htm

Figure 3. Percentage of Persons Age 35 through 44 Who Were Married by Sex, 1960-2005, United States



69.6

68.3

62.9

66.4

63.2

64.4

68.6

64.2

61.7

59.6 59.760.4

58

60

62

64

66

68

70

1973-1976 1977-1981 1982-1986 1987-1991 1993-1996 1998-2004

Men

Women

Figure 4. Percentage of Married Persons Age 18 and Older Who Said Their Marriages Were "Very Happy," by Period, United States



9.2

10.6

14.9

20.3

22.621.7

20.9

19.818.8

16.4

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Figure 5. Number of Divorces per 1,000 Married Women Age 15 and Older, by Year, United States



Males Females

Year Total Blacks Whites Total Blacks Whites

1960 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.6 4.3 2.5

1970 2.2 3.1 2.1 3.5 4.4 3.4

1980 4.8 6.3 4.7 6.6 8.7 6.4

1990 6.8 8.1 6.8 8.9 11.2 8.6

2000 8.3 9.5 8.4 10.2 11.8 10.2

2006a 8.6 9.4 8.7 10.9 12.9 10.9

a In 2003, the U.S. Census Bureau expanded its racial categories to permit respondents to identify themselves as belonging to more than one race. This means that racial data computations beginning in 2004 may not be strictly comparable to those of prior years.Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P20-537; America's Families and Living Arrangements: March 2000 and earlier reports; and Current Population Surveys, March 2006 supplement, raw data.

Figure 6. Percentage of All Persons Age 15 and Older Who Were Divorced, by Sex and Race, 1960-2005 United States



0.439 0.523

1.589

2.856

4.736

5.368

0

1

2

3

4

5

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006

Mil

lio

ns

Figure 7. Number of Cohabiting, Unmarried, Adult Couples of the Opposite Sex,

by Year, United States



118

87.9

68.470.9

65.9 66.7

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005

Figure 8. Fertility Rates, 1960-2004, Number of Births per 1,000 Women Age 15 through 44, United States

Total Fertility Rate:1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2005

3.654

2.480

1.854

2.081

2.056

2.054



48.7

42.2

38.4

34.6

32.8 32.3

30

35

40

45

50

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005

Percent

Figure 9. Percentage of Households with a Child or Children Under Age 18, 1960-2010, United States



912

20

2527 28

22

32

46

5553

56

79

1519

22 23

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006 b

Total(a)

Blacks

Whites

Figure 10. Percentage of Children Under Age 18 Living with A Single Parent, by Year and Race, United States



8885

7773

69 6767

59

4238 38

35

91 90

8379

75 74

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006 b

Total(a)

Blacks

Whites

Figure 11. Percentage of Children Under Age 18 Living with Two Married Parents, by Year and Race, United States



5.37.7

10.714.2

18.422

2833.2

36.837.6

48.8

55.260.1

65.268.5 69

5.7 7.311

14.5

20.1

27.131.7

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 2000 2005

Total

Blacks

Whites

Figure 12. Percentage of Live Births that Were to Unmarried Women, by Year, United States



0.197 0.196

0.431

0.891

1.675

1.828

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006

Mill

ion

s

Figure 13. Number of Cohabiting, Unmarried, Adult Couple of the Opposite Sex Living with One Child or More Under Age 15, by Year, United States



69.4 6969.7

7272.9

70.3

80.281.3 81.9

83.282.1 82.2

65

70

75

80

85

1976-1980 1981-1985 1986-1990 1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2005

Boys

Girls

Figure 14. Percentage of High School Seniors Who Said Having A Good Marriage and Family Life Is "Extremely Important," by Period, United States



57.355.7

53.7

56.457.8 57.2

68 68

62.563.5

64.662.9

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

1976-1980 1981-1985 1986-1990 1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2005

Boys

Girls

Figure 15. Percentage of High School Seniors Who Said It Is Very Likely They Will Stay Married to the Same Person for Life, by Period, United States



37.9 38.436.5

37.9 38.139.238.9

35.7

30.9 31.1

28.5

31.5

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

1976-1980 1981-1985 1986-1990 1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2005

Boys

Girls

Figure 16. Percentage of High School Seniors Who Said that they Agreed or Mostly Agreed that Most People will have Fuller or Happier Lives if they Choose Legal Marriage Rather than Staying Single or just Living with Someone, by Period, United States.



41.243.2

46.649.1 49.1

55.9

33.3

40.3

47.8

53.3 54.355.8

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

1976-1980 1981-1985 1986-1990 1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2004

Boys

Girls

Figure 17. Percentage of High School Seniors Who Said Having a Child Without Being Married is Experimenting with a Worthwhile Lifestyle, or Not Effecting Anyone Else, by Period, United States



44.947.4

57.860.5

65.764.1

32.3

36.5

45.2

51.3

59.156.8

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

1976-1980 1981-1985 1986-1990 1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2005

Boys

Girls

Figure 18. Percentage of High School Seniors Who ”Agreed” or “Mostly Agreed” with the Statement that “It is Usually a Good Idea for a Couple to Live Together Before Getting Married in order to Find Out Whether they Really Get Along, “ by Period, United States.

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