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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 4 State-duration life table summary measures of marriage and divorce, United States Females, 1995

From: Recognizing duration effects in multistate population models

A. Events over the 15 to 50 age interval

 

Extended life table

1995 life table

 

1. Ratio of divorces/marriages

.438

.403

 

2. Ratio of remarriages/divorces

.586

.655

 

3. Average duration of a marriage

15.15

14.69

 

4. Average duration of a divorce

5.86

6.33

 

B. Events by duration in state, extended life table

 Duration:

0

1

2

1. Fraction of divorces, ages 15–50

.342

.315

.343

2. Fraction of remarriages, ages 15–50

.706

.203

.091

  1. Notes: The average duration of a marriage is the number of person-years lived in the married state by persons aged 15–50 divided by the number of marriages between the ages of 15 and 50.
  2. The average duration of a divorce is the number of person-years lived in the divorced state by persons aged 15–50 divided by the number of divorces between the ages of 15 and 50
  3. Source: See text