The given bar charts provide information about the rates of marriage and divorce from 1970 to 2000. Additionally, the charts also give the marital status of American adults in 1970 and 2000
It is clear that the marriage proportion was twice as high as the divorces one and the rates of marriages were stable at 2-2. 5 over years. In the second charts, the married had the highest percentages in both 1970 and 2000.
Turning into detail, in the first bar charts, the marriage rates decreased from 2, 5 million to 2 million from 1970 to 2000. To be more specific, between 1970 and 1990, the rates stabilized at around 2. 5-2. 25 before a decrease to 2 million in 2000. The divorce rate was stable at the number of 1 million over time except for 1, 5 million in 1980.
As can be seen from the second chart, the percentages of married American couples were the highest while the divorced and widowed had the lowest rates. The married status indicated a downward trend from 70% to 60% from 1970 to 2000 and the widowed one showed the same result. By contrast, the never married and divorced rates showed an upward trend over time, especially that the divorced rates witnessed a soar from nearly 0% in 1970 to almost 10% in 2000
The
given
bar
charts
provide information about the
rates
of
marriage
and divorce from 1970 to 2000.
Additionally
, the
charts
also
give the marital status of American adults in 1970 and 2000
It is
clear
that the
marriage
proportion was twice as high as the divorces one and the
rates
of
marriages
were stable at 2-2. 5 over years. In the second
charts
, the married had the highest percentages in both 1970 and 2000.
Turning into detail, in the
first
bar
charts
, the
marriage
rates
decreased from 2, 5
million
to 2
million
from 1970 to 2000. To be more specific, between 1970 and 1990, the
rates
stabilized at around 2. 5-2. 25
before
a decrease to 2
million
in 2000. The divorce
rate
was stable at the number of 1
million
over time
except for
1, 5
million
in 1980.
As can be
seen
from the second
chart
, the percentages of married American couples were the highest while the divorced and widowed had the lowest
rates
. The married status indicated a downward trend from 70% to 60% from 1970 to 2000 and the widowed one
showed
the same result. By contrast, the never married and divorced
rates
showed
an upward trend over time,
especially
that the divorced
rates
witnessed a soar from
nearly
0% in 1970 to almost 10% in 2000