Changing family patterns - divorce

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Reason for post-1960s large increase in divorce rates

  • Drop in marrriage, increase in cohabitation

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2012 - % petitions for divorce coming from women

67%

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1946 - % petitions for divorce coming from women

37%

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2012 - % of marriages that end in divorce

40%

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Increases in the divorce rate from 1961-72

  • 1961-69 - x2

  • 1969-72 - x2

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Number of divorces in 1972

120 000

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Number of divorces in 1993

Peak: 165 000

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Number of divorces in 2012

118 000

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Number of divorces in 2019

230 000

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Most common reason for women to be granted divorce

‘Unreasonable behaviour of husband’

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Circumstances that may cause an increased risk of divorce

  • Young marriage

  • Child before marriage

  • Cohabitation before marriage

  • 1 or both partners have been married before

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% of all marriages that end in divorce

42%

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% of all marriages expected to end in divorce by 20th wedding anniversary

34%