Marriage And Divorce Bar Chart Analysis
The bar charts illustrate the changes in marriage and divorce rates from 1970 to 2000, and the marital status of adults in 1970 and 2000 in American.
The marriage rates was highest, although the number of marriages dropped slightly from 2.5 million in 1980 to 2 million in 2000.In contrast, the figure for divorces rose from 1 million to about 1.4 million in first decades, before declining back to 1 million in 2000.
There were 4 kinds of marital status of adult Americans, including ‘never married’ , ’married’, ’widowed’ and ‘Divorces’. Married adults accounted for the largest proportion of adult American, at 70% in 1970, while that figure declined to 60% in 2000. By contrast, the proportion of people who never married saw an upward trend,
The marriage rates was highest, although the number of marriages dropped slightly from 2.5 million in 1980 to 2 million in 2000.In contrast, the figure for divorces rose from 1 million to about 1.4 million in first decades, before declining back to 1 million in 2000.
There were 4 kinds of marital status of adult Americans, including ‘never married’ , ’married’, ’widowed’ and ‘Divorces’. Married adults accounted for the largest proportion of adult American, at 70% in 1970, while that figure declined to 60% in 2000. By contrast, the proportion of people who never married saw an upward trend,