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April 11, 2016

Divorce rate NOT 50%: maybe 33% if current trends go on; 28.5% if educated, 38% if not; 17 to 42% depending on race

44% if Native American

42% if Black

37% if White

28.5% if Hispanic

17% if Asian 

 

Who gets divorced in America, in 7 charts

By Ana Swanson, April 6, 2016, on The Washington Post's Wonkblog

Based on 

Divorce Rates for Different Groups

POSTED TO DATA UNDERLOAD  by  NATHAN YAU on flowingdata.com

And on 

The Divorce Surge Is Over, but the Myth Lives On

 By Claire Cain Miller @clairecm

 

Another story based on the same source:

See How Your Likelihood Of Divorce Changes With Age, Education, And Ethnicity

The most important finding? Contrary to popular belief, you are more likely to stay married than get divorced.

By CHARLIE SORREL, 04.05.16 on fastcoexist.com

Posted by on April 11, 2016 in DIVORCE RATE IN US: Now 0.27% Annually Per Capita, Divorce Rates: Correlations with Other Factors, Divorce Rates: Understanding Divorce Rates, Divorce Statistics Generally |

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