Persons who marry when they are relatively young are about twice as likely to obtain a divorce as persons who marry when they are older. Among men who had entered marriage at least 20 years before a survey conducted in 1967, 28 percent of those who married before the age of 22 years were known to have been divorced.

Tables

Table 1. Average Annual Probabilities of First Marriage Per 1,000 Single Persons 14 to 69 Years Old, by Single Years of Age, Race, and Sex: 1960 to 1966, 1950 to 1959, 1940 to 1949, and 1930 to 1939 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Average Annual Probabilities of First Marriage Per 1,000 Single Persons 14 to 69 Years Old, by Years of School Completed, Age, Race, and Sex: 1960 to 1966, 1950 to 1959, 1940 to 1949, and 1930 to 1939 [2.2 MB]

Table 3. Average Annual Probabilities of Divorce Per 1,000 Married Persons 14 to 69 Years Old Married Once, by Single Years of First Marriage, Race, and Sex: 1960 to 1966, 1950 to 1959, and 1940 to 1949 [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Average Annual Probabilities of Divorce Per 1,000 Married Persons 14 to 69 Years Old Married Once, by Number of Years in First Marriage and Other Social and Economic Characteristics: 1960 to 1966, 1950 to 1959, and 1940 to 1949 [5.3 MB]

Table 5. Average Annual Probabilities of Widowhood Per 1,000 Married Persons 14 to 69 Years Old Married Once, by Number of Years in First Marriage, Race, and Sex: 1960 to 1966, 1950 to 1959, and 1940 to 1949 [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. Average Annual Probabilities of Widowhood Per 1,000 Married Persons 14 to 69 Years Old Married Once, by Number of Years in First Marriage and Other Social and Economic Characteristics: 1960 to 1966, 1950 to 1959, and 1940 to 1949 [5.2 MB]

Table 7. Average Annual Probabilities of Remarriage Per 1,000 Divorced Persons 14 to 69 Years Old Married Once, by Single Years of Divorce and Sex: 1960 to 1966, 1950 to 1959, and 1940 to 1949 [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. Average Annual Probabilities of Remarriage Per 1,000 Divorced Persons 14 to 69 Years Old Married Once, by Number of Years Divorced and Other Social and Economic Characteristics: 1960 to 1966, 1950 to 1959, and 1940 to 1949 [1.3 MB]

Table 9. Average Annual Probabilities of Remarriage Per 1,000 Widowed Persons 14 to 69 Years Old Married Once, by Number of Years Widowed and Other Social and Economic Characteristics: 1960 to 1966, 1950 to 1959, and 1940 to 1949 [<1.0 MB]

Table 10. Average Annual Probabilities of Divorce or Widowhood Per 1,000 Married Persons 14 to 69 Years Old Married Twice, by Single Years of Second Marriage, Race, and Sex: 1960 to 1966, 1950 to 1959, and 1940 to 1949 [<1.0 MB]

Table 11. Average Annual Probabilities of Divorce or Widowhood Per 1,000 Married Persons 14 to 69 Years Old Married Twice, by Number of Years in Second Marriage and Other Social and Economic Characteristics: 1960 to 1966, 1950 to 1959, and 1940 to 1949 [2.9 MB]

Table 12. Persons Ever Married by Number of Times Married, Current Marital Status, Age at First Marriage, How First and Last Marriages Ended, and Years Since First Marriage: 1967 [2.0 MB]

Table 13. Persons Ever Married by Years of School Completed and Marital History: 1967 [3.8 MB]

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