The CDC website has some interesting data on marriage and divorce rate trends. These tables are from the CDC National Marriage and Divorce Rate Trends.
From 2000 to 2011, the marriage rate has risen from 6.8 per 1,000 to 8.2 per 1,000.
From 2000 to 2011, the divorce/annulment rate has risen from 3.6 per 1,000 to 4.0 per 1,000.
The National Health Statistics Reports also shows some interesting trends.
The number of women currently married for the first time has dropped, while the number cohabitting has increased (both of these being measured per capita). The report also shows an positive correlation between educational attainment and likelihood of being in a first marriage, and a negative correlation between educational attainment and the likelihood of cohabitting.
The proportion of women who were currently married for the first time increased with greater educational attainment from 37% among those without a high school diploma or General Educational Development high school equivalency diploma (GED) to 58% among those with a bachelor’s degree and 63% of those with a master’s degree or higher. The proportion of women who were currently cohabiting decreased as educational attainment increased. One in five (20%) women without a high school diploma or GED were currently cohabiting, while roughly 1 in 14 women (6.8%) with a bachelor’s degree were currently cohabiting.
The report also shows the median age for probability of marriage (for both men and women) between 2006 and 2010.
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