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  2. Divorce in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Lenore Weitzman's 1985 book The Divorce Revolution, using data from California in 1977-78, reported that one year after divorce, the standard of living for women declined 73%, compared with an increase of 42% for men. Richard Peterson calls Weitzman's methodology into question, using the same data to calculate a 27% decrease for women and a 10% ...

  3. Divorce Calculator shows odds your marriage will last - AOL

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    One in five will end within five years, one in three with ten years. The statistics vary according to a number of variables, and divorce360.com has created a Marriage Calculator (which I'd call a ...

  4. Divorce of same-sex couples - Wikipedia

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    Divorce rates of marriages with same-sex partners vary by nation. Netherlands. Between 2004 and 2009, the average annual divorce rate for all homosexual marriages was almost 2% (the total rate of divorce over those five years was 11%) Also between 2004 and 2009, lesbian divorce rates were nearly double of those of gay men.

  5. Age disparity in sexual relationships - Wikipedia

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    A study released in 2003 by the UK's Office for National Statistics concluded that the proportion of women in England and Wales marrying younger men rose from 15% to 26% between 1963 and 1998. Another study also showed a higher divorce rate as the age difference rose for when either the woman was older or the man was older.

  6. Study finds the bigger the age gap, the more likely ... - AOL

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    Randal Olson is the one who analyzed the stats from Emory, making a graph that shows couples with a 5-year gap in age are 18 percent more likely to divorce, and those with a 30-year gap in age are ...

  7. Grounds for divorce (United States) - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Grounds for divorce are regulations specifying the circumstances under which a person will be granted a divorce. [1] Each state in the United States has its own set of grounds. [2] A person must state the reason they want a divorce at a divorce trial and be able to prove that this reason is well-founded. [3]

  8. Marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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    They also have the highest rates of divorce among the three, ranging from 11%–13% with Native Americans having the highest divorce rate. [2] The median age for Americans' first marriage has risen in recent years, [2] with the median age at first marriage in the early 1970s being 21 for women and 23 for men, and in 2009, it had risen to 26 for ...

  9. ‘Grey divorce’ poses higher financial risk for women than men

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    March 25, 2024 at 1:15 PM. Divorces among middle-aged and elderly people pose a higher financial risk to women. In stark contrast to reports indicating that divorce rates among young adults are on ...