Opinionated Catholic: 76 Percent of Americans Just Marry Once

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

A surprise from the Census. (Scroll down)I though with Divorce rate it would people remarrying would be much higher.

Lazy Disciple said...: That's a tricky, sticky stastic, James. I mean the one that says, "half of all marriages end in divorce." It may be accurate, but it tells little - or rather, it tells the wrong story, as written. The real question is: "how many first marriages end in divorce?"

Best,
LD; September 23, 2009 at 1:36 PM
James H said...: Oh I agree and I suspect many of these foks are living together. I thought the number of second marraiges would just be higher; September 24, 2009 at 9:30 AM