Untying the Knot: Divorce in America

DIVORCE IN AMERICA AVERAGE LENGTH OF DIVORCE IN THE U.s.") O YEARS 1 YEAR 2 YEARS 3 YEARS In New Jersey DIVORCE RATES VARY WIDELY BY STATE 98% of all divorces are settled prior to trial since most divorcing couples are unable to AND EVEN BY CITY afford it.7) New Jersey has the lowest avergage rate of divorce as of 2011 at about Panama City, FL has the highest [10] 9% divorce rate in the country. CHEATING USING SOCIAL MEDIA Social Media is cited as the main culprit in 20% of all U.S. divorce cases. At least 80% of those people have used Facebook to cheat. Reasons for Divorce Reasons for Divorce (CheatingOutlets) (Social Media) DIVORCE AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 20% 80% Divorced men are at a higher risk of alcohol abuse. In contrast, divorced women's alcohol consumption falls sharply after a divorce.20] Other Social Media INCREASING DIVORCE RATES Divorce rates have increased with each successive marriage. 1 Nearly 40-50% 2 Almost 67% of of first marriages end in divorce.m second marriages end in divorce. MMNN 30, 37 39. years old years old years old years old The mean age of a woman for her first divorce is 29 years old. For males, it is 30.5.19) The mean age of a woman for her second divorce is 37 years old. For males, it is 39.3.19) 3 About 73% of Since 1980 the age-standardization rate of divorce has shot up 40% About 40%." third marriages end in divorce.) [4] 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 The increasing divorce rate has had a positive impact on the economy.4) DIVORCE AND THE ECONOMY Due to the high unemployment rate, in 2009 divorces hit their lowest point in 40 years. In fact, the number of new households has increased from approximately. DIVORCES 400,000 ECONOMY DIVORCES per year The improving economy has caused the divorce rate to steadily rise since 2010.21 to UNEMPLOYMENT 1.3 million As a result, 2.4 million U.S. couples filed for divorce by 2012.1) There were still more in 2012 than 2 million divorces that year.l A = 100,00o New Households = 400,000 Divorced Couples O = 400,000 Divorced Couples SAME SEX about 1% of the total number of same-sex couples get divorced each MARRIAGE & DIVORCE year... ..in comparison to about 2% óf the total number of straight couples. The divorce rate in states that allow gay marriage is 20% lower... Note that the percentage of couples that get divorced eventually is close to ..than in states 50% [14] that prohibit it.a) DIVORCE Recent Five Year Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau [13] DEMOGRAPHICS ETHNIC GROUP W/ HIGHEST DIVORCE People in the military are one of the few demographics to experience a downward trend in divorces. RATE 12.6% Female Divorce Rates 11.5% 10.8% Of that 3-5 9.4% 9.3% percentage, females and As of 2012 American Indian & Alaska Native the overall percentage was Marines held the 3-5% Marines Divorce Rates White/ highest divorce Caucasian Black/African American rates. [16] M MM MM [18] Divorce rates among couples over 50 have doubled in the last 20 years. In 1990, fewer than one in 10 people In 2009, that figure who divorced were 50 or older. was one in four. According to a study by Bowling Green State University. 1http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-18/worsening-u-s-divorce-rate-points-to-improving-economy.html 11. http://www.divorcestatistics.org/ 2 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/03/27/divorce-is-actually-on-the-rise-and-its-the-baby-boomers-fault/ 12.http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/States-That-Allow-Same-Sex-Marriago-Have-Lower-Divorce-Rates-213335351.html 3http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/24/lving/baby-boomer-divorce/ 13http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/o1/12/divorce-rate-by-race-and-_n_Bo5580.htmles220307&utle-American_Indian_and 4http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/03/27/divorce-is-actually-on-thé-rise-and-its-the-baby-boomers-fault/ 14. http://www.marriageequality.org/divorce 5http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-intelligent-divorce/201202/the-high-failure-rate-second-and-third-mariages 15. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/divorce.htm 6. http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Facebook-Causes-Divorce-121123344.html 16. http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/01/23/military-divorce-rate-down-slightly-in-2012.html 7. http://www.divorcesource.com/ds/newjersey/new-jersey-settlement-agroements-3803.shtml 17. http://www.divorce.usu.odu/files/uploads/Lesson3.pdf 8. http://www.hufingtonpost.com/2013/11/04/us-divorce-rate_n_4184261html 18. http://www2.bgsuedu/downloads/cas/fileg4173pdf 9. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-divorce-rebound-20140128-story.html 19. http://lacts.randomhistory.com/divorce-facts.html 10.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/fashion/weddings/new-jersey-has-lowest-divorce-rate.html 20.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/48716233/ns/technologyand science-science/t/marriage-drives-women-drink-study-suggests Percent of Divorce Cases Percent of Divorce Cases