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People Who Finish High School or College Are Less Likely To Divorce
People who finish high school or college are less likely to divorce
than people who drop out.
Interestingly, women who finish high school (but have no college)
are less likely to divorce than women who have some college but drop
out.
The following charts give divorce rates for women, divided by age
and educational level. (The actual census asked about number of
years of school, 12, 16, and so on. We have assumed that this means
"high school," "college," and so on.)
As in other charts, we see an overall jump in divorce rates after
the women who were born in 1940.
Among women who were age 35-39 in June, 1990:
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Not finished high school: 36.1% of those married were divorced.
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High school degree: 35.1% of those married were divorced.
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Not finished college: 38.8% of those married were divorced.
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College degree: 25.2% of those married were divorced.
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Some post graduate: 27.9% of those married were divorced.
Among people who were age 40-44 in June, 1990:
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Not finished high school: 32.7% of those married were divorced.
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High school degree: 37.9% of those married were divorced.
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Not finished college: 37.8% of those married were divorced.
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College degree: 31.5% of those married were divorced.
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Some post graduate: 32.5% of those married were divorced.
Among people who were age 45-49 in June, 1990:
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Not finished high school: 36.3% of those married were divorced.
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High school degree: 34.7% of those married were divorced.
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Not finished college: 41.0% of those married were divorced.
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College degree: 26.5% of those married were divorced.
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Some post graduate: 33.0% of those married were divorced.
Among people who were age 50-54 in June, 1990:
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Not finished high school: 31.0% of those married were divorced.
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High school degree: 25.8% of those married were divorced.
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Not finished college: 35.7% of those married were divorced.
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College degree: 24.5% of those married were divorced.
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Some post graduate: 38.4% of those married were divorced.
Among people who were age 55-59 in June, 1990:
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Not finished high school: 25.8% of those married were divorced.
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High school degree: 24.0% of those married were divorced.
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Not finished college: 31.2% of those married were divorced.
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College degree: 18.1% of those married were divorced.
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Some post graduate: 25.8% of those married were divorced.
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