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Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
oh sorry, so it's 1 out of 2. I guess I was being optimistic with my 1 out of 2.5.
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http://www.census.gov/population/soc.../tabA1-all.xls should have the data you need for your math.
225,057,000 Total (including divorced, married, widowed, and separated)
117,172,000 Married with spouse present
3,139,000 Married without spouse present
21,649,000 Divorced
Divorced as percentage of total = 9.6%
This is misleading as the statistic includes people who were never married but it shows the percentage of divorced people in America.
Divorced as percentage of married = 17.99%
This shows a ratio of married:divorced people. Of course if someone gets divorced one time and remarries, it doesn't affect the statistic. If someone gets divorced less than they get married (a polygamist out in Utah perhaps) then it might but we figure those freaks are outliers.
Now these are for individuals and not couples.
As for gay rates...well technically their marriages aren't recognized to begin with right? And it also takes time for a divorce to happen so regardless of whether they are marriages to begin with, you don't have a statistic for divorce that is stable and valid until many years have passed.
-Rudey
-Rudey