Homes are Increasingly Rare
- Married couples in which only the husband is employed: 22.4%
- Married couples in which only the wife is employed: 6.8%
- Married couples in which both partners are employed: 53.5%
The Seven Year Mark is the Hardest
- Median duration of first marriages that end in divorce: Males: 7.8 years, Females: 7.9 years.
- Median duration of second marriages that end in divorce: Males 7.3 years, Females: 6.8 years.
(All of above from U.S. Census Bureau)
More of Us Are Divorcing
- 80% of divorces are unilateral (Harvard University Press)
- Divorce increased almost 40% from 1970 to 1975 (National Center for Health Statistics).
- The number of currently divorced adults quadrupled from 1970-4.3 mill. To 1994—17.4 mill. (Census Bureau)
- Percentage of population that is divorced: Almost 10% (up from 8% in 1990, 6% in 1980) (Census Bureau)
- Adults who are divorced (2000): Males 8.3%, Females: 10.2
