Pauline Rita Cole
Mrs. Dennis
ENGL 0309
Divorce Rate in the United States 1) How often divorce takes place i) Every 13 seconds, there is one divorce in America hence there is 277 divorces per hour. ii) There are 9 divorces in the time it takes for a couple to recite their wedding vows (2mins) iii) 1,385 divorces happen during the average wedding reception (5hrs) 2) What makes people more or less likely to divorce i) Your age * 48 percent of those who marry before the age of 18 are likely to divorce within 10 years, compared to 25% of those who marry after the age of 25. * 60 percent of couples married between the age of 25-25 will end in divorce. * Those who wait to marry until they are 25 years old are 24 percent less likely to get divorced. 3) Religion i) If a person has strong religious beliefs, the risk of divorce is 14 percent less and having no religious affiliation makes you 14 percent more likely to get divorced. 4) Education and intelligence i) High school dropouts are 13 percent more likely to get divorced. ii) Individual who have attended college have a 13 percent lower risk of divorce. 5) Your parents relationship i) If your parents are happily married, your risk of divorce decreases by 14 percent. ii) If your parents married others after divorcing, you’re 91 percent more likely to get divorce. iii) In addition, children of divorce are 50 percent more likely to marry another child of divorce. 6) Your finances i) An annual income of over $50,000 can decrease risk of divorce by as much as 30 percent versus those with an income of under $25k. ii) Couples that argue about finances at least once a week are 30 percent more likely to get divorce. 7) Why are people divorcing i) Lack of commitment 73% ii) Argue too much 56% iii) Infidelity 55% iv)