Statisics Flashcards
Statistics show the number of empty what
Empty shell marriages
Statistics show how many divorces would have taken place of what..?
If it was easier and cheaper
What happens to the rate of divorce as the years go on??
The ages of the men and women’s getting divorced increase
What’s the average age for women and men to get divorced in 1960?
35.3 38.2
What the average age for divorces in 2000 for men and women
39.7 37.3
Have divorced increase?
Yes
Statistics show the number of seperations but it’s impossible to know because
It isn’t officially recorded
What are the three main ways divorce starisics are presented in?
The total number of divorce petitions per year
The number of divorces actually granted
The divorce rate
What don’t divorce statistics show?
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