The charts below give information about USA marriage and divorce rates between 1970 and 2000, and marital status of adult Americans in two of the years.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
These two charts below portray the information of marriage, divorce, and the marital status amongst American adults during 1970 - 2000.
First glance at the graph indicates that, the number of marriages deteriorated steadily and the divorces rate fluctuated within the given time span. The marriages number started with 2.5 million in 1970 and declined gradually until reached 2 million in 2000, while the highest divorce rate occurred in 1980 with approximately 1.5 million.
Moving to the second chart, it described that the largest percentage of marital status of adult Americans is Married for around 70% and 60% in 1970 and 2000 respectively, followed by Never Married status with 10-20%. Moreover, the Widowed and Divorced status have insignificant number for less than 10%. Both of those charts below explained that marriages still dominance for the fully-grown people in America although it lessen for the following years.
To sums up, with taking all evidence into account, during that 30 years, there were negligible changes in marital status, while marriages and divorces rate alleviated slightly per year since 1980.
marriages number started with 2.5 million in 1970 and declined gradually until reached 2 million in 2000
marriages number started with 2.5 million in 1970 and declined gradually until it reached 2 million in 2000
Sentence: The marriages number started with 2.5 million in 1970 and declined gradually until reached 2 million in 2000, while the highest divorce rate occurred in 1980 with approximately 1.5 million.
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explained that marriages still dominance for the fully-grown people in America although it lessen for the following years.
explained that marriages are still the dominance for the fully-grown people in America although it lessens for the following years.
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