Number of divorces

Factual Questions
1

Yeah, I know, Google is my friend but no answer yet.

Anyone know the breakdown of population by number of divorces…?

e.g., x% have been divorced once.
y% have been divorced twice.

This aint no PhD dissertation so feel free to go nuts.

2

Christ…no answers yet!?! This will impact you guys more than global warming (in our lifetime) so gimmie something to work with!

3

Census bureau has that data but for people under 60 it includes divorced, widowed and separated people. As of 2000 the number is 40% for all 3 categories combined. For 60 and over they break it down and that age group is 10% divorced.

http://www.census.gov is a great site for this kind of info.

4

You’d have to take age into account. For instance, A thirty-five year old might never have divorced, but he will have divorced by the time he is seventy.

5

Ok, thanks for the replies folks but I should probably have been more specific. I have a friend that has been married and divorced 4 times. The common denominator is obvious.

Now, it is possible for the most well-adjusted person to be just plain unlucky and end up in 4 divorces. But I am trying to help her. She is a good person but, dang, 4 divorces at the age of 47?!? There are professionals that might be able to help. Knowing what the odds were might be a big plus in making the case for outsourcing some help. That is the number that I am missing.

6

US Divorce stats by age, region and religion

http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_dira.htm
I think it’s safe to say very few people get divorced 4 times. I would think less than 1% of people get divorced 4 times.

7

Thanks! And, by the way, I had to change my pants with all those nuggets of data…but still looking for the stats on 4+ divorces.

8

In 2004, 12 percent of men and 13 percent of women had married twice, and 3 percent each had married three or more times.

source: US Census Bureau

9

Now that is close to the money shot!!! Thanks!!