Divorce Statistics

Examples of Divorce Statistics in the following topics:

• Statistical Trends in Divorce

  • Divorce statistics vary across the world, but on average, first marriages that end in divorce last about eight years.
  • Divorce statistics vary across the world.
  • The National Center for Health Statistics reports that from 1975 to 1988, in families with children present, wives file for divorce in approximately two-thirds of cases.
  • In Australia, nearly every third marriage ends in divorce.
  • Since then, both the number of divorces and the divorce rate have declined for six years straight.

• Family Structures

  • Statistics show that there are 1,300 new stepfamilies forming every day.
  • Over half of American families are remarried, that is 75% of marriages ending in divorce, remarry.
  • Statistics show that there are 1,300 new stepfamilies forming every day.
  • Statistics show that there are 1,300 new step families forming every day.
  • Analyze the statistical data regarding types of family composition and living arrangements

• Factors Associated with Divorce

  • Factors that may lead marriages to end in divorce are infidelity, adultery domestic violence, midlife crises, inexperience, and addictions.
  • The age at which a person gets married is also believed to influence the likelihood of divorce.
  • This graph illustrates marriage and divorce rates in the U.S. 1990-2007.
  • Source: Statistical Abstract, 2009.
  • Discuss five factors that may lead marriages to end in divorce

• Divorce and Its Legal Ramifications

  • Under a no-fault divorce system, divorce requires no allegation or proof of fault of either party.
  • Though divorce laws vary among jurisdictions, there are two basic approaches to divorce: fault based, and no-fault based.
  • Under a no-fault divorce system, divorce requires no allegation or proof of fault of either party.
  • These are termed uncontested divorces.
  • Finally, divorce mediation is an alternative to traditional divorce litigation.

• Children of Divorce and Impact of Divorce

  • Sociologists and psychologists have found that the effects of divorce heavily depend on the child's age at the time the divorce occurs.
  • Children of divorced parents are reported to have a higher chance of behavioral problems than those of non-divorced parents.
  • Sociologists and psychologists have conducted research that shows the effects of divorce heavily depend on the child's age at the time the divorce occurs.
  • Although divorce may be beneficial in some instances, high-conflict divorce (especially during transition periods) is harmful to children.
  • Compare and contrast the effects of divorce on infants and adolescents

• Replacing Family Functions

  • This statistic has lowered since 1991, when married and common law couples raising children under the age of 25 represented 49% of all Canadian families.
  • The dominant caregiver is the parent with whom the children reside the majority of the time; if the parents are separated or divorced, children live with their custodial parent and have visitation with their noncustodial parent.

• References

  • ., & the Task Force on Statistical Inference, APA Board of Scientific Affairs. (1999).
  • Statistical methods in psychology journals: Guidelines and explanations.

• The Family Life Cycle

  • Most researchers think that women are disadvantaged by the ease of divorce.
  • Divorce is a negotiating tool for women who seek change in their relationships.
  • Another factor that contributes to high divorce rates is the change in laws that made divorce easier in the 1970s in the U.S.
  • Finally, there is a social-psychological component to divorce as well.
  • Divorce and widowhood carry with them the burden of reduced health.

• Descriptive or Inferential Statistics?

  • Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics are both important components of statistics when learning about a population.
  • This generally means that descriptive statistics, unlike inferential statistics, are not developed on the basis of probability theory.
  • Even when a data analysis draws its main conclusions using inferential statistics, descriptive statistics are generally also presented.
  • The conclusion of a statistical inference is a statistical proposition.
  • Some common forms of statistical proposition are:

• Confidence intervals exercises

  • A survey was conducted on 203 undergraduates from Duke University who took an introductory statistics course in Spring 2012.
  • The National Survey of Family Growth conducted by the Centers for Disease Control gathers information on family life, marriage and divorce, pregnancy, infertility, use of contraception, and men's and women's health.