Statisics Flashcards

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1
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Statistics show the number of empty what

A

Empty shell marriages

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2
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Statistics show how many divorces would have taken place of what..?

A

If it was easier and cheaper

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What happens to the rate of divorce as the years go on??

A

The ages of the men and women’s getting divorced increase

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4
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What’s the average age for women and men to get divorced in 1960?

A

35.3 38.2

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What the average age for divorces in 2000 for men and women

A

39.7 37.3

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Have divorced increase?

A

Yes

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7
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Statistics show the number of seperations but it’s impossible to know because

A

It isn’t officially recorded

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What are the three main ways divorce starisics are presented in?

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The total number of divorce petitions per year
The number of divorces actually granted
The divorce rate

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What don’t divorce statistics show?

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The number of people who are separated but not divorced
The number of people who live in empty shell marriages
How many unstable or unhappy marriages existed before divorces were made easier by changes in the law and changing social attitudes to divorce

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