3,500 homes die daily, Elliff says of America’s 'divorce culture'

3,500 homes die daily, Elliff says of America’s 'divorce culture'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A recent New York Times article carried the headline "Divorce Rate: It's Not as High as You Think." The text went on to explain that the figure often tossed around, which claims half of all U.S. marriages end in divorce, is based on a flawed calculation.

The rate is typically determined by comparing the annual marriage rate per 1,000 people with the annual divorce rate, but researchers say it is misleading because the people who are divorcing in any given year are not the same as those who are marrying, The Times noted April 19.

When calculated properly, studies indicate the divorce rate has never reached one in two marriages and probably never will.

"The method preferred by social scientists in determining the divorce rate is to calculate how many people who have ever married subsequently divorced," The Times said. "Counted that way, the rate has never exceeded about 41 percent, researchers say."

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:shrug:

That's more like it. I thought the sanctity of marriage might be in trouble at 50%, but 41% sounds a lot more sacred.