The Slowing Metabolism of Marriage: Figures from 1988 U.S. Marital Status Life Tables
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- 1 November 1993
- journal article
- Published by Duke University Press in Demography
- Vol. 30 (4) , 737-746
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2061816
Abstract
Marital status life tables for the United States, 1988, show a continuing retreat from marriage. For both sexes, the proportion ever marrying declined and the average age at first marriage rose. The 1988 rates imply that 43% of marriages end in divorce. That represents a slight decline from the 1983 figure, and suggests that divorce has peaked at a level below that estimated in earlier analyses.Keywords
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