NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS ic Use ata Tape ... · The divorce data file is maintained by calendar year. The file includes : (1) records for all divorces received in machine-readable

NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS

ic Use ata Tape ocumentation

Divorce Data Detail, 1988 -

Public UseData TapeDocumentationDivorce Data Detail, 1988

,,-

US, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Publlc Health Sewice

Centers for Disease Control

National Center for Health Statistics

Hyattsville, Maryland

May 1991

Documentation of the Detail Divorce Public-Use Tape File for 1988 Data

The divorce data file is maintained by calendar year. The file includes :(1) records for all divorces received in machine-readable form and (2)sample records, or all divorces for those States with small numbers ofevents , received on microfilm (coded and keyed by NCHS personnel) .

The tape file includes data from selected States, and the Virgin Islands,

which meet certain reporting criteria for inclusion in the DivorceRegistration Area (DRA) . The criteria are explained in the TechnicalAppendix which is part of this documentation package.

Each record contains a weight field (tape locations 40-41) which isdesigned to inflate tabular totals to the States’ figures and to the DRAfigures. Note, however, in NCHS publications, U.S. data and Possessionsdata are tabulated separately. Totals for the DRA do not include data forthe Virgin Islands.

‘4

Included in this document are:

1. List of data elements and tape locations.

2. Machine/File/Data Characteristics.

3. Detail record layout.

4. Control total tables 1

5. Technical Appendix for

and 2.

1987 along with the 1988 addendum.

SYMBOLS USED IN TABLES

Symbol Explanation

--- Data not available

. . . Category not applicable

Quantity zero

0.0 Quantity more than O but less than 0.05

* Figure does not meet standards ofreliability or precision

List of Data Elements and Tape Locations

Data Items

1. Place of divorce

a. Stateb. Regionc. Division

2. Generala. Data yearb. Month of divorce

c. Peti tionerd. Number of children under 18e. Date of marriagef. Duration of marriage

9. Place of marriage

h. Record weight

3. Husband data

a. State and resident status

b. Date of birthc. Age at divorce and at marriaged. Race

e. Number of this marriage

f. Number of previous marriages

g. Educationh. Age at separation

4. Wife data

a. State and resident statusb. Date of birthc. Age at divorce and at marriaged. Race

e. Number of this marriagef. Number of previous marriages

9- Educationh. Age at separation

5. Additional informationa. Place of marriage recodes

b. Date of separationc. Number of children ever born alived. Marriage and separation intervals

Tape

Locations

8-91011

1

12-131423-262j’-3O31-3536-3940-41

42-4546-4950-5758-6061-6292-9396-97110-113

63-6667-7071-7879-8182-8394-9598-99114-117

84-8586-8990-91100-109

(3)

Machine/File/Data Characteristics:

1.

2.

3.4.

5.

6.7.a.9.

10.

11.

12.

Machine used:

Language used:File organization:

Record format:

Record count:

Record length:

Blocksize:Recording mode:Code scheme:Last block:

Special characters:

Data counts

(weighted totals):

#

lBM/3083/E

PL/1

One file, one reelBlocked, fixed format

a. Total 277,434

b. DRA 277,054c. Possessions 380

140

14000lBM/EBCDIC 8-bit codeNumeric/Blanks/Speci al

May be a short block

. “&” is the EBCDIC ampersand:. “-” is the EBCDIC dash

a. DRA 570,874

b. Possessions 380

(q

D

Tape FieldLocation Size Item and Code Outline

2-7

8-11

8-9

1988vorce Detail Record

1 1 Last Digit of Current Data Year

8 1988

6 Certificate Number

These positions are blank,

4 PLACE OF DIVORCE

2 State (DRA)

This field contains codes for the States that have been admitted to theDivorce Registration Area (ORA). State names. codes and vear of

10

11

admission to the DRA are:

010207080911121314161718212223262728303336383940414243454647505153

1 &da

1 Division

. . .

. . .

. . .

.,.

. . .,... . .. . .,... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..,.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .

. .. . .. . .,... . .. . .. . .. . .

A 1abamaAlaskaConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaGeorgiaHawai iIdahoIllinoisIowaKansasKentuckyMarylandMassachusetts,MichiganMissouriMontanaNebraskaNew HampshireNew YorkOhioOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeUtahVermontVirginiaWisconsinWyomingVirgin Islands

Region is in 10 and Division is in

00 . . .1 ,..

1 . . .2 . . .

2 ,..3 . . .,4 . . .

3 .,.5 . . .6 . .7 . . .

4 . . .8 . . .9 . . .

PossessionsNortheast

New EnglandMiddle Atlantic

M i dwestEast North CentralWest North Central

southSouth AtlanticEast South CentraWest South Centra

West ~Tountain

Pacific(5)

195819581968198119861958195819581968~9581959196919591979196~196119581958197919691962195819581963197119581958195819681958195819581958

11

1988Divorce Detail Record-

Tape FieldLocation Size Item and Cocie Outline

12-13 2 Month of Oivorce

(Note: Last digit of Year of Divorce is given in tape location 1.)

14

15-22

23-26

23-24

25

26

01020304050607080910111299

1 Petitioner

. .

. .

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . ..

. .. . .. . .

. .

. .. .

JanuaryFebruaryMarchApri 1

MaydunedulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberNot stated month

1 . . . Husband2 . . . Wife3 . . . Other person4 . . . Husband and wife9 . . . Not stated petitioner

a Reserved Positions

4 NUMBER OF CHILDREN UNDER 18

2 Detail Number

00 . . None01 . . . One child02 . . Two children03 Three children04-25 ::. Four through twenty-five children99 . . Not stated number of children

1 Number of Children Under 18 Recode 8

12345678

. .

. .. .. .. . ..,..,.. .

NoneOne childTwo childrenThree childrenFour childrenFive children

Six or more childrenNot stated number of children

1 Number of Children Under IS Recode 5

1 . . None2 . . One Child3 . . Two children4 . . Three or more children5 . . Not stated number of children

(6)

1988Divorce Detail Record


27-30

27-28

29-30

31-35

31-32

33-34

35

4 DATE OF MARRIAGE

2 Month

01 ... January02 .. February03 .. March04 ,.. Apri 105 ... May06 ,.. dune07 ... duly08 . . . August09 .,. “September10 . . . October11 . . . November12 . . . Oecember99 . . . Not stated month

2 Year

00-88 . . . 1900 to 198899 . . . Not stated year

5 OURATION OF MARRIAGE

2 Oetail Years

00 ... Under one year01 ... One year02 Two years C;$&+03-?e7g ::: Three through seventy-~ years99 . . . Not stated duration

2 Duration Recode f6

01 . . . Under 1 year02 ... 1 year03 ... 2 years04 ,.. 3 years05 ... 4 years06 . . . 5 years07 ... 6 years08 . . . 7 years09 .,. 8 years10 . . . 9 years11 . . . 10 - 14 years~2 . . . 15 - 19 years13 . . . 20 - 24 years14 . . . 25 - 29 years15 . . . 30 or more years~6 . . . Not stated duration

1 Ouration Recode 7

1 .,. Under 1 year2 . . . 1 - 2 years3 . . . 3 - 4 years4 . . . 5 - 9 years5 . . . 10 - 14 years6 . . . 15 or more years7 . . . Not stated duration

(7)



36-39 4 PLACE OF MARRIAGE

36-37 2 State

0102030405060708091011121314151617la192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748

49505i5253545556575999

Al abamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutOelawareOistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawai iIdahoIllinoisI nd i anaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontana.NebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth OakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth OakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto RicoVirgin IslandsGuamCanadaCubaMexicoRemainder of the worldNot stated State

(8)



38 1 Region of Marriage

o .. U.S. Possessions1 . . . Northeaat2 .,. Midwest3 . . . south4 . . West9 . . . Foreign countries and not stated

39 1 State Where Marriaqe Performed/State Where Divorce Granted Recode

1 . . . State of marriage and State of divorce are the same2 . . State of marriage and State of divorce are different but

both are in the same region3 . . . State of marriage and State of divorce are different and

are not in the same region (includes foreign marriagea)4 . . . Not stated place of marriage

40-41 2 Record Weight

Each record is aas{gned aplace of divorce. This ffigures.

01 . . . 100 percent02 ... 50 percent05 ... 20 percent10 . . . 10 percent20 ... 5 percent

weight based on the sampling rate of theeld is used to inflate tabular totals to DRA

(9)

1988

Divorce Detail Record

Tapes

FieldLocation Size Item and Code Outline

42-62 21 HUSBAND DATA

42-45 4 PLACE OF RESIDENCE

42-43 2 State

01

02030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575999

. . .

. . .

. . .. .

. . .

. . .,... .. .. . .

.

. .. . .

. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . .

A 1 abama

AlaskaArizonaArkansasCal iforniaColoradoConnecticutOelawareOistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawa i iIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusetts

. . . Michigan

. . . Minnesota. . Mississippi

. . . Missouri

. . Montana

. . . Nebraska

. . . Nevada

. . . New Hampsh

. . New dersey. New Mexico

. . . New York

. . .

. . .

. .

. .

. . .. .. .

. .. .

. .

. .

. . ..

,... .. . .. ..,.. .

.,.,,.,

.. .

re

North CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyom i ngPuerto RicoVirgin IslandsGuamCanadaCubaMexicoRemainder of the worldNot stated State

( 10)



44

45

46-49

46-47

48-49

1 Resident Status of Husband Recode 3

1 . . . Resident of State of diver-ce2 . . Nonresident of State of divorce (includes foreign

residents)3 . . . Not stated place of residence

1 Resident Status of Husband Recode 5

1 . . . Resident of State of divorce2 . . Resident of State adjoining State of divorce3 . . . Resident of State that does not adjoin the State of

divorce4 .,. Foreign resident5 . . . Not stated place of residence

4 DATE OF BIRTH OF HUSBAND

2 Month

01020304050607080910111299

2 Year

98-9900-+4 76--

. . . danuary

. . . February

. . . March

. . . Apri 1

. . . May

. . . dune

. . . duly

. . . August

. . . September

. . . October

. . . November

. . . December

. . . Not stated month

. . . 1898 - 1899

. . . 1900 - 197.476

. . . Not stated year

(11)

1988



50-54 5 AGE OF HUSBANO AT TIME OF OECREE

50-51 2 Detail Aqe at Oecree

12+4-90 . . . Single years of age99 . . . Not stated age

52-53

54

55-57

55-56

57

2 Aqe at Oecree Recode 12

01020304050607080910

1112

. . . Under 20 years

,.. 20 - 24 years. . . 25 - 29 years. . . 30 - 34 years. . . 35 - 39 years. 40 - 44 years. . 45 - 49 years. . 50 - 54 years. . . 55 - 59 years. . . 60 - 64 years

. . 65 years and over. . . Not stated age

1 Aqe at Decree Recode 9

123456789

. . . Under 20 years20 - 24 years

. . 25 – 29 years

. . . 30 - 34 years

. . . 35 - 39 years

. . . 40 - 44 years

. . 45 - 49 years

. . . 50 years and over

. . . Not stated age

3 AGE OF HUSBAND AT TIME OF MARRIAGE

2 Oetail Aqe

~zl-4-90 . . Single years of age99 . . Not stated age

1 Aqe at Marriaqe Recode 8

d .2 . .3 . .4 .

5 .

6 .,.7 .8 ,..

Under 20 years20 - 24 years25 - 29 years30 - 34 years35 - 39 years

40 - 44 years45 years and overNot stated age

(12)



58-60

58

59

60

61-62

61

62

3

1

1

1

2

1

1

RACE OF HUSBAND

Detail Race

1 . . .2 . . .3 ,..8 . . .9 . . .

Race Recode 4

1 . . .2 . . .3 . . .4 . . .

Race Recode 3

1 . . .23

. . .

. . .

Whi teBlackOther rac?sNot on certificateNot stated race

Whi teBlackOther racesNot stated race

Whi teAll other racesNot stated race

NUMBER OF THIS MARRIAGE OF HUSBAND

Detail Number

i -8 . . . First through eighth marriage(s)9 ,.. Ninth or higher marriageo . . . Number unknown but has been prev

.,. Unknown or not stated number& . . . Not on certificate

Number of This Marriaae Recode 5

1 . . .2 . . .3 . . .4 . . .5 .,.

ously married

First marriageSecond marriageThird or higher marriageNumber unknown but has been previously marriedNot stated number

(13)

1988


Tape Field

Location Size Item and Code Outline

63-83 21 WIFE DATA

63-66 4 PLACE OF RESIDENCE

63-64 2 State

0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575999

. . . A 1abama

. . Alaska

. . Arizona

. . Arkansas

. . Cal ifornia

. . Colorado

. . . Connecticut

. . . Delaware

. . District of Columbia

. . . Florida

. . . Georgia,.. Hawai i. . . Idaho. . . Illinois

. . . Indiana

. . . Iowa

. . . Kansas

. . . Kentucky

. . Louisiana

. . . Maine

. . . Maryland

. . . Massachusetts

. . . Michigan

. . . Minnesota

. . . MississiDDi

. . . Missouri’

. . . Montana

. . . Nebraska

. Nevada

. . New Hampsh

. . . New Jersey

. . . New Mexico

. . . New York

. . North Caro,.. North Oako’. . . Ohio. Oklahoma. . . Oregon

re

i naa

. . . Pennsylvania

. . Rhode Island

. . South Carolina

. . South Dakota

. . Tennessee

. . . Texas. . Utah

,.. Vermont

. . Virginia

. . . Washington. West Virginia. Wisconsin

. . Wyom i ng

. . Puerto Rico

. . Virgin Islands

. . . Guam

. Canada

. Cuba

,.. Mex 1co. . . Remainder of the world

Not stated State

(14)



65 1 Resident Status of Wife Recode 3

1 . . Resident of State of divorce2 . . . Nonresident of State Of divorce (includes forei9n

residents)3 . . . “Not stated place Of residence

66 1 Resident Status of Wife Recode 5

1 . . . Resident of State of divorce2 . . . Resident of State adjoining State of divorce3 . . . Resident of State that does not adjoin the State of

divorce4 . . . Foreign resident5 . . . Not stated place of residence

67-70 4 OATE OF BIRTH OF WIFE

67-68 2 Month

01020304050607080910111299

69-70 2_ Year

98-9900-%?6--

. . . danuary,.. February. . . March.,. Apri 1. . . May. . . dune. . . July. . . August. . . September. . . October. . . November. . . December. . . Not stated month

. . 1898 - 1899. . . 1900 - 19m 76. . . Not stated year

(15)

.1988



71-75 5 AGE OF WIFE AT TIME OF OECREE

71-72 2 Oetail Aqe at Decree

IZW-90 . . . Single years of age99 . Not stated age

73-74

75

2 Aae at Oecree Recode 12

01 . . .

02 . . .

03 . . .

04 . . .

05 . . .06 .07 . .08 . . .

09 . . .10 . .11 . . .12 . .

Under 20 years20 - 24 years25 - 29 years30 - 34 years35 - 39 years40 - 44 years45 - 49 years50 - 54 years55 - 59 years60 - 64 years65 years and overNot stated age

1 Aqe at Decree Recode 9

1 . Under 20 years2 . . . 20 - 24 years3 . 25 - 29 years4 . . . 30 - 34 years5 . . . 35 - 39 years6 . . . 40 - 44 years

7 . . . 45 - 49 years8 . . . 50 vears and over9 . Not-stated age

76-78 3 AGE OF WIFE AT TIME OF MARRIAGE

76-77 2 Detail aae

IZ*-90 . . Single years of99 . . . Not stated age

78 1 Age at Marriage Recode 8

age

1 . . Under 20 years2 . . 20 - 24 years

3 . . . 25 - 29 years

4 30 - 34 years5 ,.. 35 - 39 years

6 ,.. 40 - 44 years7 . 45 years and over8 . . . Not stated age

(16)

1988D~vorce Detail Record


79-81 3 RACE OF WIFE

79

80

81

82-83

82

83

1 Oetail Race

1

2389

i Race Recode 4

. . . Whi te

. . . B 1ack

. . . Other races

. . . Not on certificate

. . . Not stated race

1 . . . Whi te2 . . . Black3 . . . Other races4 . . . Not stated race

i Race Recode 3

1 . . . White2 . . . All other races3 . . . Not stated race

2 NUMBER OF THIS MARRIAGE OF WIFE

1 Oetail Number

1-8 .,. First through eighth marriage(s)9 . . . Ninth or higher marriageo . . . Number unknown but has been previously married

. . . Unknown or not stated number& . . . Not on certificate

1 Number of This Marriaae Recode 5

1 . . . First marriage2 . . . Second marriage3 . . . Third or higher marriage4 ,.. Number unknown but has been previously married5 !.. Not stated number

(17)


Tape Field

Location Size Item and Code Outline

84-85 2 PLACE OF MARRIAGE RECODES

84 1 Place of Marriacie Recode 3

85

86-89

86-87

88-89

90-91

1 . . .

2 . . .

3 . . .

Married in State of divorceNot married in State of divorce (includes foreignmarriages)Not stated

1 Place of Marriage Recode 4

1 . . . Married in

2 . . . Married in

pl ace

StateState

of marriage

of divorceadioinincl State of divorce

3 . . . State of marriage d;es no; adjoin State of divorce(includes foreign marriages)

4 .,. Not stated place o-f marriage

4 OATE OF SEPARATION

2 Month

01020304050607080910111299

. . . January

. . . February

. . . March

. . Apri 1

. . . May

. . . June

. . . duly

. . . August

. . . September

. . . October

. . . November

. . . December

. . Not stated month

2_ Year

00-88 . . . 1900 to 1988

99 . Not stated year

2 Number of Children Ever Born Alive of This Marriaae

00 . None01 . . One child

02 Two children

03-25 ::: Three through twenty-five children

99 Not stated number of children

(18)



92

93

94

95

96-99

96-97

98-99

1 Number of Husband’s Previous Marriages Ended by Death

1

1

1

4

2

2

0 . . . None1 . . . One marriage2-8 . . . Two through eight marriages9 . . . Nine or more marriages

. . . Not stated number

Number of Husband’s Previous Marria~es Ended by D i vorce

o . . . None1 . . . One marriage2-8 . . . Two througtl eight marriages9 . . . Nine.or more marriages

. . . Not stated number

Number of Wife’s Previous Marriages Ended by Death

o . . .1 . . .2-8 . . .9 . . .

,..

NoneOne marriageTwo through etght marriagesNine or more marriagesNot stated number

Number of Wife’s Previous Marriages Ended by Divorce

o . . .1 . . .2-8 . . .9 . . .

. . .

EOUCATION

Husband’s

0001-0809-1213-161799

Wife’s

0001-0809-1213-161799

NoneOne marriageTwo through eight marriageeNine or more marriagesNot stated number

. . . No formal schooling

. . . Elementary echool

. . . High school

. . . Col 1ege

. . . Five or more years of college

. . . Education not stated or not on certificate

,.. No formal schooling,., Elementary school,.. High school. . . Col lege. . . Five or more years of college. . . Education not stated or not on certificate

(19)

Tape FieldLocation Size

100-104 5

100-102 3

103-104 2

105-109 5

105-107 3

D’

Item and Code Outline

1988vorce Oetail Record

INTERVAL FROM MARRIAGE TO SEPARATION

Interval in Months

000 Less than one month001-998 ::: Number of months

999 . . . Not stated months

Interval in Months Recode 17

0102030405060708

091011121314151617

.. .. .

. . .

. .. .

. .

. . .

. .

. . ..

,... .

. . .

. . .

. . .

Less than G months6 - 11 months1 year2 years3 years4 years5 years6 years

7 years8 years9 years10 - 14 years15 - 19 years20 - 24 years25 - 29 years30 or more yearsNot stated interval

INTERVAL FROM SEPARATION TO DECREE

Interval in Months

000 Less than one month

001-998 ::: Number of months999 . . . Not stated months

108-109 2 Interval in Months Recode 17

01 . . . Less than 6 months

02 .,. 6 - 11 months

03 . . 1 year

04 . 2 years05 ,.. 3 years06 . . . 4 years

07 . . 5 years08 . 6 years09 . 7 years10 . . . 8 years11 ,.. 9 years

12 . . 10 - 14 years

13 . . 15 - 19 years

14 ., 20 - 24 years15 . . . 25 - 29 years16 .,. 30 or more years17 . . . Not stated interval

(20)



110-113 4 HUSBAND’S AGE AT SEPARATION

110-111 2 Detail Aue at Separation

14-90 . . . Single years of age99 . . . Not stated age

112-113

116-117

2 Aae at Separation Recode 12

01 . . . Under 20 years02 . . . 20 - 24 years03 . . . 25 - 29 years04 . . . 30 - 34 years05 ,.. 35 - 39 years06 . . . 40 - 44 years07 . . . 45 - 49 years08 . . . 50 - 54 years09 . . . 55 - 59 years10 . . . 60 - 64 yearsff . . . 65 years and over12 . . . Not stated age

4 WIFE’S AGE AT SEPARATION

2 Detail AQe at Separation

14-90 . . . Single years of age99 . . . Not stated age

2 Age at Separation Recode 12

01 . . . Under 20 years02 . . . 20 - 24 yeara03 . . . 25 - 29 years04 .,. 30 - 34 years05 . . . 35 - 39 years06 . . . 40 - 44 years07 . . 45 - 49 years08 . . . 50 - 54 years09 . . . 55 - 59 years10 . . . 60 - 64 years~1 . . . 65 years and over12 . . . Not stated age

118-140 23 Reserved Positions

(21)

CONTROL TOTAL TABLE 1 PAGE 1

OIVORCES ANO ANNULMENTS BY MONTH AND STATE OF DIVORCE:OIVORCE-REGISTRATION AREA ANO EACH REGISTRATION STATE, 198E

AREA

OIVORCE-REGISTRATION AREA--

ALABAMA ------------ALASKA -------------CONNECTICUT --------OELAWARE -----------OIST. OF COLLIMBIA--

GEORGIA ------------HAWAII -------------IOAHO --------------ILLINOIS -----------IOWA ---------------

KANSAS -------------KENTUCKY -----------MARYLANO -----------MASSACHUSETTS ------MICHIGAN -----------

MISSOURI -----------MONTANA ------------NEBRASKA -----------NEW HAMPSHIRE ------NEW YORK -----------

OHIO ---------------OREGON -------------PENNSYLVANIA -------RHOOE ISLANO -------

SOUTH CAROLINA -----

SOUTH OAKOTA -------TENNESSEE ----------UTAH ---------------VERMONT ------------VIRGINIA -----------

WISCONSIN ----------WYOMING ------------

VIRGIN ISLANOS -----

TOTAL

570,874

23,9703, 3s0

il,9723,0252,112

35, 1005,0176,000

45,91110,816

12,51220,02517,05517,70540,240

24,9484,0736,2644,899

62,924

49,26015,17039,010

3,79514,672

2,65131,360

H ,0022,506

26,013

17,1203,317

300

(TOTALS FOR THE ORA 00 NOT INCLUDE OATA FOR

JAN

31,550

1,25021754419.9129

2,030332366

2,490508

7521,2201,125

8201, 960

1,404209358226

3,579

2,760840

1,970104960

i191,940

446122

1,484

735193

21

FEB,

35,099

, 240193694173li8

,330392370

.z,e5B

1112

1

636

B22270035020640

582243407279

3,053

2,7201,0252,130

2551,006

1462,230

530161

1,626

B 90225

25

MAR.

36,913

1,660

Zzi656213154

2,740361390

2,918670

7601,3751,150

9302,330

1,631262372249

3,905

3,060990

2,700206994

1582,120

602147

t,725

1,020236

19

APR

42,026

1,650228.968244i43

2,050417478

3,447742

8761,5401,1901,3302,740

1,827254441335

4,811

3,720870

2,950267

1,125

1072,230

644140

2,017

1,265192

45

MAY

50,584

1,930275

1, 196255179

2,710459Sto

4,192972

i, 1621,6751,4301,7053, 700

2.352328623492

5,584

4,100i,2a53,740

3ea1,195

2422,680

658230

2,3~4

1,5752Elo

28

66,646

2,660364

1,546395239

3,500520702

5,3441,316

1,5002,i952,1552,2404,900

2,950510750604

78071

6,1001,7304,520

440

1,009

3243,410

!930354

3, 127

2,075370

38

THE VIRGIN ISLANOS)

IJULY

52,429

2,110318

t,084252211

3,000412544

4,190966

I,iezi ,8007,5751,4903,440

2.267383549473

6,085

5,0201,4753,320

3401,273

2402, B90

728290

2.354

1,715205

34

AUG.

60,276

2,140371

1, 204274247

3,350520686

4,818I, zoa

i ,2981, 9051,7252,0604,570

2,54a4e9726545

6,798

5,a40i,710

3,a704i7

i,43a

3232,920

872300

2,709

2,005390

40

SEPT

51,758

1,9202a3

1,262280179

2,99036a496

4,3331,018

1,1121,015i ,5901,9553,8ao

2,i613ao5a3505

5,982

4,0001,3053,750

3a41,215

2542,550

730260

2,339

1,605274

25

OCT NOV.

47,760

1, a60266

1, 13025116a

2,800375436

3.97e

1113

1

904

9025503505ao600

9813ia469467

5,37i

4, 2001,1403,850

3681,129

2152, 350

570224

2,04a

1,640262

34

43,321

I ,7ao230.99423Bi3a

2,9703a4442

3,577a32

916i ,535i , 3401,3152,8ao

i , 92a3074.33377

4,702

3,6801,0902,000

3041, oao

1962,710

614lao

1,901

1,235263

24

OEC.

46,081

i,alo367B06233192

2,990466534

3,677a 90

i ,05a1,8651,3051,1103,390

2,137362490344

4,a22

3,7201,4302,940

2271, 340

2422,740

632!59

2,274

1,210319

39

NOT ST

6,431

1, 96017aa1915

6ao1146a966

164200

8570

210

i ao2a13

3361

260280470

7ioa

559013a

395

15020

a

CONTROL TOTAL TABLE 2

DIVORCES ANO ANNULMENTS BY AGE OF HUSBANO AND WIFE AT TIME OF OECREEAND BY RACE, DIVORCE REGISTRATION AREA, 1988

(TOTALS FOR THE ORA 00 NOT INCLUDE OATA FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANoS)

AGE AT OECREE

HUSBANO

TOTAL ---------------

UNDER 20 YEARS ------20-24 YEARS ---------25-29 YEARS ---------30-34 YEARS ---------35-39 YEARS ---------

40-44 YEARS ---------

45-49 YEARS ---------

50-54 YEARS ---------55-59 YEARS ---------60-64 YEARS ---------65 YEARS ANO OVER---NOT STATEO ----------

WIFE

TOTAL ---------------UNDER 20 YEARS ------20-24 YEARS ---------25-29 YEARS ---------

30-34 YEARS ---------35-39 YEARS ---------40-44 YEARS ---------45-49 YEARS ---------50-54 YEARS ---------55-59 YEARS ---------60-64 YEARS ---------65 YEARS ANO OVER---

NOT STATEO ----------

TOTAL

570,874

2,02745,358

103,795108,735

90,228

69,51944,059

25,561

15,4309,4409,040

47,682

570,8748,773

75,173117,439106,362

82,33959,40i34,04217,232

9,4615,5394,952

50,161

WHITE

376,428

1,753

34,79974,63575,55062,25648,54331,055

17,94611,009

6,5856,3125,985

377,4237,327

56,93583,92073,38456,54641,72023,85911,946

6,6953,0993,5647,628

RACE

BLACK

52,420

56

2,7439,013

11,4779,9756,865

4,474

2,7441,696

9681,1051, 304

50, 607197

4,51210,70111,195

9,0765, 7053, 5071,861

972688507

1,686

OTHERRACES

7,57119

4071,3451,8321,433

951656

335

207143111132

8,18478

835

i ,8011,9071,489

928468259193

5230

i 44

NOT

STATEO

134,455199

7,40918,80219,87616,56413,1607,874

4,536

2,5181,7441,512

40,261

134,6601,171

12,89121,01779,87615,22811,048

6, 2083,1661,601

900851

40, 703

1988 Divorce Addendum to the “Technical Appendix” of Vital Statisticsof the United States, 1987, Volume Ill--Marriage and Divorce

REGISTRATION AREAS (pages 4-4 and 4-8)

Divorces granted in the divorce-registration area (DRA) accounted for49 percent of all divorces in the United States in 1988.

AREA TOTALS (page 4-5 and 4-6)

The sample estimate of divorces in the DRA differed from the completecount by 0.13 percent. It differed by less than 1 percent in all

States except Maryland. Maryland differed by 1.5 percent.

SAMPLING PROCEDURES (page 4-8)

About 49 percent of all divorces in the DRA were in the divorce samplefor 1988.

SAMPLING ERRORS (page 4-8 through k-10)

The sampl ing rate, sample size, and sample estimate for each State inthe DRA are shown in the attached table A (table 4-6 in 1987).Sampling errors for the DRA and each State are shown in the attached

table B (table 4-8 in 1987).

INCOMPLETE REPORTING (page 4-10)

The percent not stated for selected characteristics on the divorcerecord, by State, is shown in the attached table C (table 4-10 in1987) .

Table A. Sanpling Rates aml Sanple Size: Divorce-Registration Area, Each Registration State,

and Virgin Islands, 19S8

Sampling N-r of EstimatedArea and stratun rate sanple nmber of

records events 1/

Divorce- registratim area 2/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.

Stratun 1

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

District of Coltiia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hauai i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MontanL- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

‘Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . j

New Hsrpshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ne~ York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Uyomi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m.. .

Stratun 2

Cormect i cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I ona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stratm 3

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ilaryl and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oregm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Uisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Strawn 4

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pmsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Temessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stratun 5

Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Virgin Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .

Al[ records

All records

AL( records

All records

Al[ records

All records

All records

All records

All records

All records

All records

All records

All records

All records

All records

Al 1 records

A 11 records

1/2

1/2

1/2

1/2

1/2

1/2

115

1/5

1/5

1/5

1/5

1/5

1/10

1/10

1/10

1/10

1/10

1/10

1/20

1/20

Al 1 records

277,054

215,557

3,350

3,025

2,112

5,017

45,911

24,948

4,073

6,264

4,899

62,924

3,795

14,672

2,651

2,5S6

26,013

3,317

2h,651

5,966

3,000

5,408

6,256

4,001

17,415

4,005

3,411

3,541

3,J334

3,424 ‘

16,96Ei

2,397’

3,510

4,024

3,901

3,136

2,463

2,463

380

570,874

215,557

3,350

3,025

2,112

5,CF17 “

45,9il

24,948

b,on

“6,264

4,899

62,924

3,795

14,672

2,651

2,524

26,01-3

3,317

49,302

11,972

6,000

10,816

12,512

8,002

87,075

20,025

17,055

17,705

15,170

17,.120

169,6S0

23,970

35,100

40,240

39,010

31,360

49,260

49,260

300

1/ Nmber of sanple records ueighted by reciprocal of sanp[ ing rate.

2/ Excludes divorces in Virgin Islands.

Table B. Sampling Error of Estim.ted Nm&r of Divorces ad Anmlments, Express~ as Percent of Area Tota 1:

Divorce- Regisrratiom Area, Each Registration State, ard Virgin Islards, lWZl

tFigures for Alaska, Delauare, District of Coltiia, Hauaii, I l(inois, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire,

New York, Rhode Is Lard, South Carol irba, South Dakota, Vernunt, Virginia, Uyaning, and Virgin Islada have no s~ling

errors since al 1 records uere ta~lat~

SWW1 ing ●rror of ●stimted frequency,

Al 1 divorces ●xpressd as percent of area total

Area ard

annulmnts lor99 10 or 90 25 or 75 50

Divorce-registration area 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Comecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Delauate -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

District of Coltiia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hawai i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Neu Hampshi re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Neu York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pennsylvani a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Carol ina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vermom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Virgin ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Virgin [slam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

570.874

23,970

3,350

11,972

3,025

2,112

35,100

5,017

6,000

45,911

10,816

12,512

20,025

17,055

17,705

40,240

24,94a

fi,on

6,264

4,W

62,924

49,260

15,170

39,010

3,795

14.672

2,651

31,36a

8,002

2,5U

26,013

17,120

3.317

380

la 507 732

201 -’ -66

. . .

11......56

...

8

...

10

11

28

26

26

60

...

...

...

...

139 232

. . .33

. . .67

. . .55

. . . . . . . . .

. . .169

. . .243

. . .281

. . .z!

. . .34

. . .39

. . .31

34

85

78

80

181

...

. . .45

48

123

113

115

261

. . .52

56

Ikz

131

133

301

. . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .

. . .. . . . . .. . .290

74

in

. . .419

107

257

. . .4M

123

296

. . .%25

59

...

...

...

53

9

. . . . . . .m.

. . .

. . >.159

27

. . . . . .

. . .23039

. . .266

45

. . . . . .. . . . . .. . .79

. . .113

. . .131

. . .26

... . . . . . . . . .

. . .. . . . . . . . .

1/ Excldes divorces in Virgin Islands.

TABLE C. PERCENT OF OIVORCE RECOROS ON WHICH SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS WERE NOT STATED:OIVORCE-REGISTRATION AREA, EACH REGISTRATION STATE, ANO VIRGIN ISLANDS, 1988

ALL CHARACTERISTICSOIVORCES AGE

AND AT DECRtkAREA ANNULMENTS

DIVORCE-REGISTRATIONAREA ---------------

ALABAMA -------------ALASKA --------------CONNECTICUT ---------

OELAWARE ------------D15T OF COLUMBIA----GEORGIA -------------HAWAII --------------

IDAHO ---------------ILLINOIS ------------

IOWA ----------------KANSAS--------------KENTUCKY ------------MARYLANO ------------MASSACHUSETTS -------

MICHIGAN ------------MISSOURI ------------MONTANA -------------NEBRASKA ------------NEW HAMPSHIRE -------NEW YORK ------------OHIO ----------------

OREGON --------------PENNSYLVANIA --------RHOOE ISLANO --------SOUTH CAROLINA ------SOUTH OAKOTA --------TENNESSEE -----------UTAH ----------------

VERMONT -------------VIRGINIA ------------WISCONSIN -----------WYOMING -------------

vIRGIN IsLANos ------

570, 874

23,9703,350

11,9723,0252,112

35, 1005,017

6,00045,91110,81612.51220.02517.05517,705

40,24024,948

4,0736.2644,899

62,92449.260

15,17039,010

3, 79514,672

2,65131,360

8,002

2,58626,01317,120

3,317

380

HUSBANO

8.4

10.61.23.22.22.14.60.6

1.90.30.72.60.80.s

f4.1

8,22.91.20.90.32.1

57.7

0.84.30.70.4

80.02.35.7

0.30,60.47.7

9.5

WIFE

8.8

10.71.5

4.32.63.35,50.8

1,7

0.3O.B3.81.01.3

14.7

9.03.5i.61.40.42.8

57.5

1.55.00.90.7

79.22.56.1

0.50.90.78.0

11.1

Al MAKKLAGt

HUSBANO WIFE

9.0 9.3

11.4 “11.41.7 1.93.9 4.82.9 3.12.6 3.85.7 6.40.8 1.0

2.5 2.30.4 0,41.1 1.23.5 4,71.5 1.71.3 1.9

14.4 14.9

8.5 9.23.3 3.91.6 1,91,1 1.50.4 0.52.6 3.3

5749 57.7

2.5 3.15.3’ 6.00.7 0.90.9 “1.1

80.0 79.23.6 3.76.9 7.2

0.4 0.60.9 1.2I.i 1.48.1 8.4

11.1 11.8

RACE

HUSBAND

23.6

14.19.4

7.64.91.25.10.2

2.36.60.41.43.14.6

100.0

100.02.4.0.30.3

100.02.0

100.0

14.43.62.10.5

77.01.9

24.0

0.7

0!31.1

28.0

26,8

WIFE

23.6

14.19.4

7.85.01.25.20.2

2.36.60.41.33.31.9

100.0

100.02.50.50.3

100.02.2

100.0

14.33.72.10,5

77.11.9

24.1

0.70.40.9

za.o

26.6

EDUCATION

HUSBAND WIFE

43.0 42.7

21.7 21.116.1 15.311.7 11.6

100.0 100.0100.0 100.0

14.0 13.43.2 2.5

100.0 100.011.6 10.9

1.2 0.75.1 4.7

100.0 100.0100.0 100.0100.0 100.0

41.6 41.26.0 5.6i.a 1.51.9 1.30.9 1.16.2 6.2

100,0 100.0

100.0 100.0100.0 100.0

6.8 6.5100.0 100.0100.0 100.040.9 40.633.3 32,8

1.2 1.32.1 2.34.3 3.5

30.6 30.1

48.4 43.7

NOT sTATEO DATA INCLUOE NOT REPORTABLE (ITEM WAS NOT ON RECORD OF ENTIRE REPORTING AREA) AND NOTCOMPLETE• (ITEM WAS ON THE RECORO BUT NOT FILLEO IN).

FIGURES FOR THE ORA 00 NOT INCLUOE OATA FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

TABLE C. PERCENT OF OIVORCE RECOROS ON WHICH SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS WERE NOT STATEO:

OIVORCE-REGISTRATION AREA, EACH REGISTRATION STATE. ANo VIRGIN ISLANos. 1988

CHARACTERISTICS

NUMBEROF

THISMARRIAGE

AREA HUSEANO WIFE

DIVDRCE-REGISTRATIONAREA ---------------

ALABAMA -------------ALASKA --------------CONNECTICUT ---------OELAWARE ------------DIST OF CDLLIMBIA----GEORGIA -------------HAWAI I--------------

IOAHO ---------------

ILLINOIS ------------IOWA ----------------KANSAS --------------KENTUCKY ------------MARYLANO ------------MASSACHUSETTS -------

MICHIGAN ------------MISSOURI ------------

MONTANA -------------

NEBRASKA ------------NEW HAMPSHIRE -------NEW ‘iORK ------------OHIO ----------------

OREGON --------------

PENNSYLVANIA --------RHOOE ISLANO --------SOUTH CAROLINA ------SOUTH DAKOTA --------TENNESSEE -----------

UTAH ----------------

VERMONT -------------VIRGINIA ------------WISCONSIN -----------WYOMING -------------

VIRGIN ISLANDS ------

12.5

13.411.3

8.24.5

1.27.9

0.5

1.67.60.62.05.21.43,2

35,72.8

0.70.70.12.0

65.6

7.0

4.70.50.1

im.o2.6

20.8

0.70.20.9

28.1

29.2

12.4

13,511,2

8.45.41.37.70.3

1.7

7.50.51.85.51.63.2

35.72.7

0.5

0.60.12.0

65.1

4.6

4,80.50.0

100.02.5

20.6

0.70.20.9

28.1

28.7

PETI-TIONER

4.7

7.3

0.51.91.52.41.6

0.3

0.50.1

0.6

87.90.60.1

1,11,8

1.9

0.20.02.01.3

0.1

3.40.20.00.22.66.0

0.20.23.80.4

7,1

STATEWHERE

MARRIAGEWAS

PERFORMED

4.7

8.00.50.30.3

100.0i,a

0.60.00.40.30.30.2

100,0

0.50.2

0.40.1

0.95.3

1.3

0.70.30.00.31.11.1

0.00.00.10.2

0.5

CHILDRENMONTH UNDER 18 OURATION OF--

OF IN THISMARRIAGE

1.1

8.20.50.70.60.71,9

0.2

0.80.20.61.31.00.50.4

0.50.7

0.70.20.10.60.5

1.8

1.20.20.70.21.91.7

0.10.40.90.6

2.1

FAMILY

MARRIAGE

2.3

11.2

4.70.92.22.B1.50.1

1.2

0.70.40.62.55.51.1

0,50.3

0.40.0

2.50.4

19.4

4.12.30.30.70.7

3.9

0.30.5

0.3

2.1

1.0

7.5

0.50.7O.B0.61,40.2

0.70.10.41.00.70.60.4

0.40.5

0.5

0.20.’0.60.3

1.8

1 .a

0.10.50.11.41.5

0.10.30.80.4

1.6

MARRIAGE SEP.TO TO

SEPARATION OECREE

44.9

18.29.5

18.2100.0

100.0100.0

5.9

8.916.513.413.6

100.0100.0

100.0

10.04.2

8.5

7.44.67,0

100.0

100.0

100.0

30.0100,0100.0

17.1

27.4

1,51.0

11.4

19.9

31,3

44.7

17.29.1

18.2

100.0100.0100.0

5.6

13.9

16.313.012.6

100.0100.0100.0

9.73.7

8.07,34.56.6

100.0

100.0

100.029.8

100.0100.0

15.827.0

1.41.5

11.719.6

30.8

NOT STATEO DATA INCLUDE NOT REPORTABLE (ITEM WAS NOT ON RECORD OF ENTIRE REPORTING AREA) ANO NOTCOMPLETEO (ITEM WAS ON THE RECORD BUT NOT FILLED IN),

FIGURES FOR THE ORA DO NOT INCLUOE OATA FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

SECTION 4 — TECHNICAL APPENDIX

SOURCES OF DATA

Marri~gc and divorce statistics in [his volume are based oninformation from two sources: (1) Complete coun[s of even[s

obtained from all States and (Z) data on characteristics frommarriage and divorce cer[itica[es from S[ates meeting certainreporting criteria.

Staw and local officials annually provide complete counts

of marriages and divorces by county of occurrence, the numberof annulments granted in each S[ate, and marriages by monthof occurrence. From [hcse coun[s marriage and divorce totalsarc derived, Rates are compu[ed for each State, geographic

division, region, regism[ion mea, and for rhe United Sta[es.Data on marriages and divorces and of the persons involved

for the States [hat cons[inrte the marriage-registration area(MRA) and [he divorce-registra[ irm area (DRA) are based oninformation from two sources, For some Stares, samples of

records arc drawn by [he Na[ional Cen[er for Health Statistics(NCHS) from microfilm copies of the original certificatesreceived from [he Sta[e regis[ra[ion offices. Other Sta[es submi[

compu[er [apes to NCHS through the Vital Statls[ics

Cooperative Program (VSCP). For these States rhe complete

file is used. Statistical data for 1987 for both marriages anddivorces were provided through the VSCP by eigh[ States—Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, New York (except New York Citymarriages), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, andVirginia. Preceded marriage data were also provided by Florida,

Maine, hfontana, and New Hampshire.Marriage and divorce statistics for the Uni[ed States, for

rhe regis[rarion areas, and for individual States are limited [oevents occurring during [he year and registered within the

specified area. Interlocutory divorce decrees or decrees “nisi”

(which grant that the divorce takes permanen[ effect at a

specific time in the fu[ure if the couple does nor reconcile in [he

meantime) are included among rhe records of the States tha[

grant [hcm, usually for [he year in which [hey were grdn[ed.

‘tabulations are by place of occurrence and include eventsoccurring co nonresidents.

Nlarriages or divorces of members of [he Armed Forces or

orhcr [US. na[iona]s [h~[ occur outside the [Tni[ed Srates are

excluded from [he r~bula[ions. [’ni~ed .Ytu/es refers to [he 50

Scares and the Disrricr of(;olumbia. Alaska has been included

in [he ( !.S. [abulauons since 1959 and Hawaii, since 1960. Data

for Puerto Rico and [he \’lrgin Islands were compiled for 1987

tind preceding years cxccpt 1966-69 and 197Z. Data for these

areas were processed sepam[ely from [he resr of the XIRA and

IIRA and appear in secxion 3 of [his volume.

Sources of marriage and divorce data since 1867 are shown

in table 4–1; a description of these sources can be found in

section 7, Volume III, Vital Statistics of A United States, 1960.

COUNTS OF EVENTS

Nationwide counts

In 1987 the total counts of marriages by State and countywere obtained from cemral files of marriage records for 47

States and the Distric[ of Columbia. The total count of marriagesfor New York City was obtained from a 100-percent sample ofmicrofilmed marriage certiftca~es. In the States without centralfiles-Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma+ ounts were

obtained from counties by State officials and reported to NCHS.New Mexico reported the number of premarital healthexamination forms issued rather than the number of marriages

performed. Counts of marriages performed in 1987 were not

received from one counry in Kentucky.Beginning with final marriage statistics for 1978,

nonlicensed (confidential) marriages registered in Californiawere included in national and geographic totals and rates.

Section 4213 of the California Civil Code allows unmarriedcouples who have been living together to be marriedconfidentially withou[ obtaining a marriage license or healthcertificate. In 1972 this section was amended to require countyclerks to keep sealed records of these marriages and p viodically

to report the total number to the California State Department

of Health Services. Since reporting began, nonlicensed mar-riages have increased rapidly, from 2,857 in 1973 to 90,494in 1987.

Total counts of divorces by State and county include

decrees of absolute divorce and of annulment as well as decreesof marriage dissolution introduced in many States during the1970’s. These counts were obtained from central files of 46States and the District of Columbia The total count of divorcesfor the District of Columbia was obtained from a 100-percentsample of microfilmed divorce records. Either local or State

officials provided [he county totals for the four States withoutcentral files of divorce records. Local officials in Indiana andNew Mexico supplied the county totals. For Indiana countieswhere no data were provided by local officials, the number ofdivorces was obtained from the 1987 Indiana Judicial Report.State officials in Arizona and Oklahoma obtained the county[otals and fonvarded them to NCHS.

Divorces and annulments in 1987 were not reported for

one coun[y or more in the following States: California (l),

Louisiana (31 ), New Mexico (10), and Ohio (l).

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44 SECTION 4 — TECHNICAL APPENDIX

When marriages or divorces are not reported for counties,

the following criteria are applied for the data shown in tables1-5, 1-6, 1-51, 2-3, 2-40, and 3-2:

1.

2.

3.

4.

The State totals are published as reported even when

there are nonreporcing counties.If the population of nonreporting areas in the latest

available census is less than 1 percent of the State

population, the State total does not have a footnote toindicate that the data are incomplete.If the population of nonreporcing areas is l.O–9.9 percent of the State population, data for the State

and division have the footnote “Data are incomplete.”Rates are computed, and no estimates are made for the

missing data.If the population of nonreporcing areas is 10 percent ormore of the State population, the Scare and divisiontotals have the footnote “Data are incomplete,” and

the marriage or divorce rate is nor computed. Estimates

are made for inclusion in the totals for the region and

the United Stares, and rates are computed. Figures forthe region and United Stares have the footnote “Figure

inclu’des estimates. ”

These criteria and footnotes apply also co data for standard

metropolitan smtistical areas shown in tables 1-50 and 2-39.

Mas%ages and mamiage rates with seasonal adjusbnents

The seasonally adjusted marriage races shown in table

14 are computed from the X-11 variant of Census Method H

(U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1967). This is a ratio-to-moving-average method of adjustment chat adjusts for the coral number

of days in the month and for varying number of specific days ina month, particularly Saturdays.

Standard metropolitan statistical areas

The standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSA’S) used

in this repon (tables 1-50 and 2-39) are those established by

the U.S. Office of Management and Budge~ using final 1980

census population counts, and used by the U.S. Bureau of the

Census except in the New England States.Exceprin the New England States, an SMSA is a county or

a group of contiguous counties containing a ciry of 50,000

inhabitants with a total metropolitan population of at least100,000. In addition to the county or counties containing sucha city or cities, contiguous counties are included in an SMSA if,accordingro specified criteria, [hey are essentially metropolitan

in character and are socially and economically integrated with

the central city or cities.In the New England Scares the U.S. Office of Management

and Budget uses towns and cities rather than counties as

geographic components of SMSA’S. The National Center forHealth Statistics cannot, however, use the SMSA classification

for these States because its data are not coded co identify all

towns. Instead, the New England County Metropolitan Areas

are used. These areas are established by the U.S. Office ofManagement and Budget and are made u“pof couny units.

DATA FROM MARRIAGE ANDDIVORCE CERTIFICATES

Registration areas

Registration areas for collecting marriage statistics wereestablished in 1957 and for divorce statistics, in 1958. These

areas include States with adequate programs for collecting

marriage and divorce statistics. Criteria for participation in theregistration areas are

1.2.

3.

4.

In

A central file of marriage or di\orce records

A statistical report conforrningcloselyin content to the

U.S. Standard License and Certificate of Marriage(figure 4- I ) or U.S. Standard Certificate of Divorce,Dissolution of Marriage or Annulment (figure 4-2)Regular reporting to the State office by all local areas

in which marriages or divorces are recorded

Tests for completeness of marriage or divorce

registration and completeness of reporting of items onthe records carried out in cooperation with NCHS.

1987 the MRA (figure 4-3) comprised 42 States, the

District of Columbia, the independent registration area of \-ew

York Ciry, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The DRA

(figure 4-4) included 31 Stares, the District of Columbia

(added in 1986), and the Virgin Islands. Table 4-2 shows when%ates and independent registration areas established centraltiles and when they were admitted to the MRA and DR.%

In the statistical tabulations in this volume, mum”age-mgi.rrrtzfi”onatwz refers only to the 42 States and the-Disrrict of

Columbia. Diworce-registrath ama refers co the 31 States andthe District of Columbia. Marriages in the kIRA accounted for

80 percent of all marriages in the United States (76 percen[excluding California nonlicensed marriages) in 1987, and

divorces in the DRA accounted for 49 percent of all divorces.

Standard certificates

The U.S. Standard License and Cerri frcate of ,Marriage

(figure 4-1) and [he U.S. %andard Certificate of Divorce,Dissolution of Marriage or Annulment (figure 4-2), issued by

the Public Health Service, serve as the principal means of

obtaining comparable data from documents used to collect

information on marriages and divorces in the LTniced Stares.

Model reporring forms, prepared in close collaboration with thePublic Health Conference on Records and Statistics, were firstrecommended to the Stares in 1954 for adoption January I,1955, and stood without revision through 1967.

Revised standard certificates were recommended to the

States for use beginning Januaq 1, 1968. A description of the

original standard certificate can be found in the TechnicalAppendix, Vital Statistics of t%e United Srate.r, 1960, Vol ume 11I;

a description of the first revision can be found in the Technical

Appendix of the same volume for 1968.

A second revision of each of ,he ~[,~ndard certificates wasrecommended to the States for use hegl,lning January 1, 1978.

The marriage certificate was revised [o include, in addition co

date of birth, an item requesting age ~nd an item for both the

SECTION 4 — TECHNICAL APPENDIX

FICIIRF A-1

4-5

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Rev, 1/78 ( Z5 26 27, ! 27h 28

tide of the person performing the ceremony and [he type ofceremony (civil or religious) in place of the item for offician[(civil or religious), On [he divorce cer[ifrcate, items requestingperson to whom decree was gran[ed and legal grounds fordivorce were deleted; the item requesting specification of

plaintIff was changed to pericione~ and the items referring tochildren involved in divorce were changed to request numberof children ever born alive of this marriage and children under18 in this family.

Each State and independent registration area de~ermines[he form and con[ent of its viral records. Consequently, [herecords vary in cercain details. Although modified in each Stateas required by particular needs or by special provisions of the

State vital sra[is[ics law. the marriage and divorce certificates

ofmosr States in the hlR.A and DR.4 conform closely to [he

s[andard cerriflca[cs,

Table 4–3 lists items on the U.S. Standard License andCertificate of Marriage and shows which States had the itemson their forms in 1987. Table 4–4 shows the same informationfor the U.S. Standard Certificate of Divorce, Dissolution ofMarriage or Annulment.

1

Area totals

The estimated totals based on sample data differ slighrlyfrom the figures obtained from complete counts of eventsfurnished by the State and local offices. When possible majordifferences are reconciled before the sample data are weigh~edand tabulated. However, even in States where all records areincluded in [he sample, the sample estimate may differ fromthe Stare count because of differences between NCHS andState cutoff dates in accepting records.

4-6 SECTION 4 — TECHNICAL APPENDIX

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The sample estimate of marriages in the MR.A differed Characteristics of marriages and divorces

from checomplete count in 1987 by5 percent. ICdiffered by lessthan Z percent in all Skates except California, which differed by The general rules used to classify and code items for

39 percent. In California, nonlicensed marriages were not marriages and divorces are set forrh in~c~slnstich”onmanuaf,

available for inclusion in the MRA marriage sample (see earlier Parts 6 and 7, respectively, for 1987. The classification of

discussion in Nationwide counts”). The 5-percent sample of terrain important items is discussed below.

California marriages for 1987 was drawn from 143,541 licensed The dates of birrh, marriage, separation, and divorce are

marriages. The corresponding weight for California samplerecords was based on this total. Because no information isavailable on the characteristics of persons obrainingnordicemedmarriages, no estimate is available for the bias introduced insample estimates by the omission of rhese mafiiages.

The sample estimate of divorces in the DRA differed fromthe completed count by less than 0.5 percen~. It differed by1percent or less in all States excepc Kentucky, where it differedby 2.0 percent.

used cocalculare the age at marriage, inccrval to remarriage, ageat divorce, duration of marriage, duration of marriage toseparation, and duration of separation to decree. The Srme ofmarriage, State of residence, and Srati of birch are used COderive residency and nativiry sratus.

Information about previous marriages of the spouses isobrained from WO items-numberof this marriage and previousmarital srmus. First marriages and remarriages (referred co asmarriage order) can be identified if either item is srmed.

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—

SECTION 4 — TECHNICAL APPENDIX 4-7

FIGURE 4-3-

Thir[y-four States requested both items on their marfiage divorce data. However, before age-specific divorce rates were

certificates, The District of Columbia requested information

on former marriages, from which [he number of the marriageand previous marital status were derived. Colorado, Idaho,

Maryland, and oregon requested only previous marital status.For these States the number ofnot-stated cases for the numberof this marriage was reduced by the number of cases assumedto be first marriages because previous mariral status was scaced

as single. hlichigan and Ohio requested only the number oftimes previously married. Nor-stared cases for previous maritalstatus were reduced by the number of persons assumed to besingle because ~hey had been previously married “O” times.South Carolina requested n~lmber of this marriage. Not-statedcases were reduced by chose assumed single because rhenumber was “].” Borh items—previous marica] scams and

number of this marriage—~vere removed from the Iowa marriage

certificate July I, 1976.The number of StaCcs reporting interval to remarriage

increased from 18 in 1970 co 27 in 1987. However, during thattime, a few S[ates eirher stopped reporting this information orstopped and then resumed reporting.

During compu[er processing of the marriage data, valueswere a[locaced for missing ages of bride and groom. Reportingof [hese items has been tilmos~ 100 percen[ complete since1960. FJo a]locacion ww dl)nc d~lrin~ computer processing of

calculated, figures for age not stared were distributed.

Children involved in divorces

To obrain national estimates for 1970-87, the averagenumber of children under 18 years of age per decree for theDRA was multiplied by the national divorce total. For 196.S-69

rhe average number of children per decree was computed forche 16 States char had reported children with a satisfacto~degree of completeness in 1965 (Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, IOWZL

Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon,South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming);the narional divorce toral was multiplied by this average. Thismethod was also used to re~rise figures for 1%1-64, originallyestimated by using a different method. Consequently, data for1961-64 shown in table 2–11 differ from figures appearing in

Volume 111, VitzzlStuIiJtics of the llnittd States prior to 1965. In1960 che estimaze was based on sample data for the Unir.edStates. For earlier years total counts from States reporting thenumber of children were used co estimate ~he children involved

in divorce for [he l;nited States.The race ofachild involved in a divorce is inferred from the

race of [he husband and wife. When both spouses are in thesame racial caregoty, [he chi[d is assigned co chat ca[egov.


FIGURE 4-4.

Areas Participating in the Divorce-Re~istration Areaand Those Maintaining Central Files: Uruted States, 1987 m

When the husband is white and the wife is not, the child isassigned COthe wife’s race. \\”hen the husband is not white, thechild is assigned to the husband’s race. When the race of only

one spouse is stated, the child is assigned co the stated race.

Sampling procedures

The registration area samples were designed to yield

esrimates of Stare totals as well as frequency distributions by

characteristics of the spouses. A sampling rate was designated

for each of the States so that the selected sample would consist

of at least 2,500 records. Five different sampling races were

used—all records, 1/2, 1/5, 1/1 0, and 1/20. All records wereautomatically i,ncluded in the samples for Smtes submitting

data through che Viral .%atistics Cooperative Program. Overall,about 41 percent of all marriages in the MRA and about

49 percent of all divorces in the DRA were included in the

samples for 1987.The sampling procedures assure for each State a relative

variance of 4 percent or less on a l-percent estimate, that is, on

an estimate ofa characteristic that comprises 1 percent of the

total events in the State. The sampling rares, number of events,and sample cases by State for 1987 are shown in tables 4-5

(marriages) and 4+ (divorces).

Sampling errors

Statistics for States where all records were used have no

sampling error. For ocher States each statistic has a samplingerror (or standard error) denoted byti(.v). The sampling error is

primarily a measure of variation chat occurs by chance because

information from a sample of records is used rather than fromthe entire population of records. The sampling error can be

computed because within each State or registration area theprobability that a record will be chosen for the sample is known

(either all records, 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, or 1/20, as shown in tables

4-5 and 44), For about 68 percent of all possible samples of

equal size, the estimate from the sample would differ from thevalue obtained from a complete count by less than the standard

error. For about 95 percent of all samples, the difference wouldbe less than twice the standard error.

Sampling errors are shown in table 4-7 for marriages and

table 4-8 for divorces. TO facilitate comparisons among

registration States with widely vawing totals of marriages and

divorces, the sampling errors for the registration areas and

participating Sta[es are shown for frequencies expressed as

percents of Srate or registration area totals. For example, cable

I-37 shows 18,363 marriages to brides 65 years of age and overin the MRA for 1987. This estimated frequency is about


1 percen[ of all brides in the MRA (1,839,052). In table 4–7—under the column “1 or 99” in the row for [he total MRA, [hesampling error is 391. Thus chances are about 68 out of 100 [hatthe ac[ual number of marriages to brides 65 years of age andover is within one standard error of the estimate from thispar[icularsample (18,363 ~391), or between 17,972 and 18,754.The interval from 17,972 co 18,754 is called a 68-percentconfidence interval for the actual number of marriages of brides65 years of age and over. The sampling error of a givenfrequency of marriages or divorces in a particular Sta[e can becalculated from the formula

where

i=j=

N, =

n=

x=~/

P,, =

~,, =

a State or regis[ra[ion areaa subclass, such as an age group of bridesthe sample estimate of events for Sta[e z ([able4-5 or 4-6)the number of sample records in State i (table4-5 or 4-6)es[imated frequency of [he characteristic undersrudy

‘v estima[ed proportion of all cases with [heNi ‘

characteristic]” [o be studied for State z (shown in

table 4–7 or4-8 as a percent under”1 or 99,” “2 or98,” “3 or 97,” and so forth)1 –p,.

In this formula, when the number of sample records, n,, isthe same as [he total marriages, N,, the numerator becomeszero, and there is no sampling error for Scates that have all theirrecords processed. Because the values of pu and qv are

complementary, their produc[ @qg,) remains the same if theirvalues are reversed. For instance, the estimated sampling errorfor an estimate of5 percen[ is the same as the sampling error for95 percen[. Therefore, [he sampling error for both values islisted in one column in tables 4-7 and 4-8 under the heading

“5 or 95,”For example, LOcalcula[c the sampling error for previously

widowed Alabama brides

N, =

n=

x=,7

P,, =

9. =

44,840, [he estima[ed number of Alabamamarriages ([able 4–5)4,484, the number of sample records for Alabama

([able 4-5)1,470, the es[imated frequency of previouslywidowed Alabama brides (table 1–29)[he number ofpreviouslywid owed Alabama bridesexpressed as a percent of all marriages: 1,470/44,840 = 0.03 or 3 percent1 –pV = 0.97 or 97 percent

and,

-o)=~ ’108

So chances are 68 out of 100 tha[ cheactual number of previouslywidowed Alabama brides is between 1,362 and 1,578 (1,470+

108).The estima[ed sampling error for the MRAcan be compuced

from the formula

where

43 = the 42 States and the District of Columbia in theMRA

N* = the sample estimate ofevents for thelth MRA State

fli = the number of sample records in the same State

p4 = reestimated percent ofallcases in Scatel with thecharacteristic]”

9+ = l–p4.

Using the same formula, sampling errors for the DRA shown intable 4-8 were compuced by summing over the 31 States andthe Dis[rict of Columbia in the DRA.

Many of the tables in [his volume show percent distributionsrather than frequencies. The sampling error for such a percentcan be compuced by dividing the sampling error found in table4-7 or 4-8 by the estimated total number of events for the area.For example, table 1–1 1 shows that 3.3 percent of Alabamabrides were previously widowed. In table 4-7 under the column“3 or 97” the Alabama sampling error is 108. Divide 108 by44,840, the estimated number of marriages in Alabama asshown in the stub of [he same table. The result is 0.2 percent,the sampling error for an estimated 3 percent of 1987 Alabamamarriages. Thus chances are about 68 out of 100 that [he actualpercent of previously widowed Alabama brides is 3.3+ 0.2, orbetween 3.1 and 3.5 percent.

The following formula is used [o compute a sampling errorfor the proportion of events in a subclass ofa subgroup, where.the number of events in the subgroup isalsosubject to samplingerror:

where

-y =

x=the estimated frequency of the subgroupthe es[imated frequency of the subclasssubgroup

of the


6(JO = the sampling error ofy from table 4-7 or 4-85 (x) = the sampling error ofx from table 4-7 m 4-8.

To illustrate, for the sampling error for the proportion of aIl

previously married Michigan brides who were 45–54 years of

age, Iec

x = 2,560 previously married Michigan brides who

were 45–54 years of age (table 1-33)Y = 24,880 previously married Michigan brides

x— = 0.103Y

~ (x) = &(2,560) = 203 from “3 or 97” in cable 4-7, as x is

0.03 of all Michigan brides (x/N= 2,560/74,460=0.03)

a (y) = ti(24,880) = 541 by interpolation berween “25 or

75” and “50” in cable4-7, asy is O.330fall Michigan

brides (y/N = 24,880/74,460= 0.33)

and,

= 0.008 or 0.8 percentage point.

So chances are 68 out of 100 that the actual propo~ion ofpreviously married Nlichigan brides who were 45-54 years of

age is 0.103 * 0.008, or betvveen 9.5 percent and 11.1 percent.The statistical significance of the difference between rwo

proportions may be tested by the following formula:

(qy,) - (qyz)2

6 (x,/y~ ) + 5z(x~y2)

where the x’s and y’s represent the same subgroups as above,

but of rwo populations, and where the denominator, under thesquare roocsign, represents the sampling error of the difference

between the proportions Xi/y, and x4yZshown in the numerator

of the formula. If this ratio is 2 or larger, the difference betweenproportions is considered significant at the 0.05 level.

For example, 10.3 percenc of previously married brides in

Michigan were 45–54 years of age, with a sampling error of

0.8 percentage poirm Using [he same procedure for previously

married brides in New Jersey, 0.143 or 14.3 percent were 45-54

years of age, with a sampling error of 0.013 or 1.3 percentagepoints. Substituting these values in the formula above gives thefollowing results:

.143 -.103 .040*— -2.7

4(.013)2 + (.008)’ .015

Because the difference between the proportions divided

by the sampling error is greater than 2, this difference of

4.0 percentage points between remarried brides 45-54 years of

age in .Michigan and those in New Jersey is expected to occur

by chance less than once in 20 times; the difference is srmistical]ysignificant at the O.05 level. Therefore, it can be concluded that

more of ~he previously married brides were 45-54 years of age

in New Jersey than in Michigan.

Information not reported

Nonresponse errors in marriage and divorce data may arisefrom any of the following three sources.

1. Ttte item is not on the certificate of a particular

reponing area. For example, the item “color” was

removed from the 1971 revision of the Lklassachusetrsmarriage record.

2. Sometimes when a State revises its form co includeadditional items, copies of the old form are used by

registration offices until their supply is exhausmd.

3. Although the item maybe on the form, [here may be

no response, or the response may be illegible or

unusable.

Items nor answered for any of these three reasons aretabulated as “not stated. ” Tables 4-9 and 4-10 show theproportions of not-stated cases for specified chmacterisrics ofmarriages and divorces for 1987. A major proportion of the

not-stated cases for the hlRA and DR\ was due to the absence

of items on some of the reporting forms (not reportable). C)n rhe

divorce records, personal information (age. race, and so forth)

rypically has been less completely reported than information

about the dissolved rnmriage or about the type of decree.

Other sources of error

Inconsistent re.rponses— Occasionally, for borh marriages and

divorces, the responses to related items me incrmsistcnc. Forexample, the previous marital status of the bride or groom, as

shown on the marriage certificate, may not be consisrem withthe stated number of times married or number of this marriage.Such differences are reconciled before tabulation.

Ambiguous wom’ingo/ items—Some of the items are wwdedso that they do not yield information easily classified in

standardized categories. This often le~ds to errors inclassification, most frequently of geographic place names

(residence, place of marriage, and place of bimh) and of previousmarriages.

Micro~im emor~-Errors in the arrangement of the recordsreceived on microfilm in NCHS sometimes occurwhen numbers

on the records are out of sequence, missing, or duplicated, orwhen records chat are not part of the uni~-erse being sampled

are erroneously included in the file.Processing emors—Errors may arise in coding, keying, or

tabulating [he data. However, 100 percent of sample codingwas verified; data already on computer tape were edited for

impossible codes and for inconsistencies.In general, for most of the dam from 19M onward. rhc

completeness and year-m-y earconslstenc}” ~re evidence ofrhc


basic reliabil[[y and coverage of the marriage- and divorce-regis[ration sys[ems.

COMPUTATION OF RATES

Population bases

The rates shown in this report were computed on the basisof population statistics prepared by the U.S. Bureau of theCensus. Rates for the census years 1940-80 are based on thepopulation enumerated as of April 1 in the censuses of thoseyears, Rates for all other years are based on the estimatedmidyear (July 1) population for the respective years. Rates arebased on population es[imares including Armed Forces stationedin the United States but excluding Armed Forces abroad,except divorce rates for 194 1–46 which are based on populationsincluding Armed Forces abroad.

Since 19801 rates by previous marital status for the MRAhave been based on [he unmarried population 15 years of ageand over rather than 14 years and over, which had been thestandard un[il 1980. Marriages of brides and grooms under 15

years of age were included in data for the MRA totals and theyounges[ age group.

The resident population for the United Sta[es for 1920-87and for the MRAand DRA for 1957-87 is shown in tables 4-11and 4-12. The sources for these populations are shown intable A.

The resident population estimate for 1987 for each State isshown in table 4–13. The unmarried population by age, maritalstatus, and sex for the MRA is shown in table 4-14, and [hemarried population by age and sex for the DRA is shown intable 4–15.

Rates for 197 1–79, excep~ those by marital stxr.rs, havebeen revised based on revised population estimates which areconsistent with the 1980census levels and therefore may differfrom rates published in the volumes for those years. The 1980census counted abou[ 5.5 million more persons than had beenestimated for April 1, 1980. The revised esximaces for theUnired States are published by the U.S. Bureau of [he Censusin [he Cument Population Rqvofls, Series P-25, Number 1022.Population estimates by month are based on data published inthe Cument Population Rqoo~, Series P-25, Number 1023.Unpublished revised estimates for States were obtained fromthe U.S. Bureau of the Census.


Table A. Sources for Resident Population: United States, 1920-67, and Slates in Marriag- and Divorc*Registration Areas, 1957-67

Area and year

United States

1966-67 -------1985 ---------1983-1984------1982 ---------1981 ---------1980 ---------1971-79-------1970 ---------

1969 ---------1966---------1967---------1966---------1960-65-------1951-59-------1940-50-------1920-39-------

States in marriage-and divorce-

registration areas

1966-67-------1965---------7903-64-------i962---------19el ---------19eo ---------1971-79-------1970---------

1969---------1968---------1967---------1965-66-------1964---------1963---------1962---------1961---------1960---------1959---------195a ---------1957---------

Source

U.S. Bureau of the Census, Cumenf Population Hepofls, Seties P-25, No. 1022r Mar. 1968.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Popu/atian Repofls, Series P-25, No. 1000, July l9B6,U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Popu/afion ReporTs, Series P-25, No, 965, Mar. 1985.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Popu/aiion Reports, Series P-25, No. 949, May 1964.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Currerrl Pupdafion Repoiis, Series P-25, No. 929, May 1983.U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census of Popu/afion: 1980, Genera/ Population Characletisfics, PC(80)-I, A 1-A52, 19tf3.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Popu/atjon Repor?s, Series P-25. No. 917, July 1982.U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Cerws.ofPopulation: f97d, Numbefof/nhabitmts, Rnalflepofl, PC(l)-Al, United StatesSummary, 1971.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Currerrr Popu/af;on Ffeporfs, Series P-25, No.441, Mar. 19,1970.US. Bureau oltfie Census, Current Population Repofls, Series P-25, No.416, Feb. 17, l969.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Cwrenf Popu/atiorr Reports, Series P-25, No. 385, Feb. 14, 1968.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Popu/a(ion Reports, Series P-25, No. 352, Nov. 16, 1966.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Repods, Series P-25, No. 321, Nov. 30, 1965.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Popwlion Reports, Series P-25, No. 310, June 30, 1965.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Repot?s, Series P-25, No. 499, May 1973.Natior@OfficeofV itafStatiitics, Vita/ Statistics Rates irrtie Uniled S/ates, 1900-1940,1947.

U.S. Bureau of the Census, Currerrl Population Repor?s,Series P-25, No. 1024, May 19S6,U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reporls, Series P-25, No. 1010, Sept. 1987.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Popu/afion Repofls, Series P-25, No. 970, June 1985.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. .951, May 1964.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Popu/atron Repor?s, Series P-25, No. 930, April 1963.U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census of Population: 1980, Genera/ Popu/aiion Characfetistia, PC(80)-l, Al-A52, 1983.U.S. Bureau of the Census, unpublisheddata,U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census of Population: f970. Num&rofjnhabitanfs, Final Report, PC(l)-Al, United StatesSummary, 1971.U.S. Bureau of the Census. Current Popu/arion Repds, Series P-25, No, 436, Jan. 7, 1970.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Cumerrt Population Repotis, Series P-25, No. 414, Jan. 28, 1969.U.S. Bureau of the Census, &mrenf Population Repofis, Series P-25, No. 380, Nov. 24, 1967.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Cument Population Re~fis, Series P-25, No.354, Dw.6, 1966.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Currenr Population Repofis, Series P-25, No. 324, Jan. 20, 1966.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Popu/alien Repofis, Series P-25, No. 269, Aug. 31, 1964.UtS. Bureau of the Census, Cument Population Repotis, Series P-25, No.273, Oct.4, 1963.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Cument Popu/afion Repofis, Series P-25, No.239. Dm. 13, l96lNational Office of Vilal Statistics, Vifa/Slatistics Rates inthe United States, 1900-1940,1947.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Popu/alion Repor?s, Series P-25, No.212, Jan. 26, 1960.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Repom, Series P-25, No.208, Dec. 7,l959.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Repom Series P-25, No. 166, Oct. 27, 1956.

. . .


Table 4-1. Sources of M~riage and Divorce Data: United States, l867-l987

T!me period

1B67-B6 -----------------------

16 B7-1906 -------------------–-

1907 -15 ----------------------’

1916 --------------------------

1917-21 -----------------------

1922-32 ----------------------’

1933 -36 ----------------------’

1937 -40 -----------------------

1941 -43 -----------------------

1944-47 -----------------------

1948-56 -----------------------

1957 --------------------------

195a-59 -----------------------

1960 --------------------------

1961 -69 -----------------------

1970 --------------------------

1971 --------------------------

1972 -74 -----------------------

1975 --------------------------

1976 -79 -----------------------

1950 --------------------------

1981-87 -----------------------

Mamage

Estimates prepared by Nallonal OR,ce olv,la[ Stal,shcsbasedon result:otlleld suweYccver, ng20-year per,odconducled, n 1887 -88 bythe U SDeparfmenl of Labor

Esllmates based on data Irom f,eld survey co.ermg 20.year permtconducled In 1906-07 bylhe US Bureau 01 lhe Census

Estimates prepared by Bureau 01 lhe Census based on records fronselected Stales

Numbers collected through ma!l survey conducted In 1917-18 by Bureatoflhe Census

Estimates prepared by Bureau of Ihe Census based on records Ironselected Stales

Annual collection by Bureau of Ihe Census through mall auew 10 State!wlhcenlral files and Iocounh:s #n the remam#ngStates

Esltmatesby S.A SlouHer and L M Spencer on bawsof dalaavadabkfrom se fecled Slates (American Journal o! Somology, January 1939)

Eshmates based on Iranscnpl returns and mall surveys of Stale and count!ofhcesconducled by Bureau of the Census .%medelalfed stahslics 101940 basedon transcnptprogram

Eshmales based on data from published Stale reports and horn files oBureau of the Census a,,d Federal Home Loan Bank Board

Esomates basedo. f19ures formarrlages andmarr, age hcensesoblamelby Nauonal Ofhce of Vital .stat, sties from State and local reg,slrauorothces

Es:imales based on ilgures for marriages and marriage Ilcenses obtalne(by Nahonal Ofhce of Vdaf Stabsltcs from Stale and local regmtralmtofl,ces, detailed slal,stl- based onprelabulaled data prov#ded by Stal{offices of .dal stahshcs

Esl, males based on figures for marriages and marr, age hcenses oblametby Nahonal Ofhce of V,[al Slahstlcs from Stale and Io=l reglskallorofllces, delalledstahslncs based on prelabul aled data provided by Slate!parflclpmt, ng m Ihe marriage. reg(stratnon area (MHA)

Same as for 1957

31a NsliUpre pared #nthe Nat,onaf Cenlerfo rHeafth Stal,st,cs from natlon-wmde probabddy sampfes of marriage records destgned to prowdeesmnalesforlhe Un, ted Smtes,l hehaurregmns, themarnag~reglstrationare% and each regtslratton Slate Totals of e,ther marrlagesormarnagel,censes bycounly and by month also labulated m each Slale. These andtotals est,mated from =m!des were checked for consistency

Ha bstlcs prepared m the Nalionaf Center for Health Stahsbcs for theMRA and each MRA Stale from probab,fifv sampfes of the marriagerecords collected byeach MRAState, Pretabulated lolafsof marnagesormarriage f,censes bycounty and by month, reporfed foraff Stafes used10 compute totals Iorthe Umled States four regions, and nme gecgmphicdwlslons: also, for MRAStates, checked forcomlslency w#thlotafsestl-mated from sample records

Xalwtics prepared in the Nal#onal Center for Heallh Slabstcs for theUnited Slates (excfudmg Arizona New Mex!co, and Ok fahoma). Ihe MRAeach MRA Stale, and eighl nonregistrabon States from pr.abablhtjsampfesof ihe marriage records colfecled byeach MRA Stale and eachof the e,ghl nonregmtrahon Stales, Pretabulated Iolafs of marriages ormarrnage hcenses bycounly and by month, reported foraff Stales used10 compute totals for the Umted Stale?, four regions, and nine geographicdwsfons, For MBA Stales and the elghl nonregistrahon Slates lhesetotals were checked forconsmlencyw, th Iolals eshmaled from samplerecords

;ame as for 1961–69

same as fOr 1961 –69 except for Florlda In 1972, 1973, and 1974 Flortdasent acomputerlape of Items preceded foralf marriages in that Slate.

Same as for 1961 –69 except lor Flor, da, Maine, Mnssoun, t~ebraska, NewHampsh, re, New York [excludlng New York CIly), Rhode Is fand, SouthCarohna. and Vermonl These Stales senltapes ofllems precodedforaflmarriages

3ame as for 1975, eficepl Vlrglma in 1976 and If flnom and Monlana In1977 were added tothegroup olStates submltt, ngprecoded data-lape%

;lallsl!cs prepared In the Natmnaf Center for Heallh Sfatisllcs for theUn,led S[ales (excluding Arizona New Mexico. and Ok fahoma), the MR4each MRA State, and llve nonregistrabo. States from probab,lrw=mpfeso(lhemarrlage records collected by each MRAStateand each of thefwenonreg~tratmn States Prelabula led Iolafs of marriages or mamageflcenses by counly and by month, reported for all Stales, used to computetolalsforlhe Un, ted Slales, four regmns, and n,negmgraph,cd wislons.For MRA Stales and Ihe fwe nonregmtrallon Slates. these totdswerechecked forcons,stenc ywlthtolaf sesbmat adfrom sample records

50maas fOr 1976-79

OwOrcel

Numbers and deladed slatmhcs (fegal ground% duralmn of marriage.number of ch,ldren reported, etc) obtained m field survey covering20.year period conducted m 1887-66 by the U.S. Oepatiment of Labor.

Numbers and detaded slahslIcs (fegal groundq duration of marriage,number 01 children reported. etc) oblamed m fiefd survey coveringZo.year penodconductedm 1906-07 bylhe US. Bureau oflhe Consu%

Same as for marr,age

Numbers and delalled statishcs collected through mmf survey conductedIn 1917–16 by Bureau of the Census

Same as for marriage

Numbers and detatled sfatlshcs colfecled annualfy by Bureau of theCensus lhrough madcfuew to States wfthcentml fifes and tocountiosmtheremamlng SlaleS



Same as lor mamage

Esllmates based on figures lor dworces and annulments obfamed byNahonal Office of Vdal Slatislfcs from State and focal regmtratmn office%

Est,males based on figures for dworces and annufmenls obfamed byNatmnaf Otfice of Vitaf Sfatlstms hom Stale and local registration offfce%deta,led slatrstlcs based onpretabufated data provided by State oHicesof wtal sta(mtics

Same as for 1946-56

Estrmates based on hgures for divorces and annulments obtained byNatm.al Oif,ce of Vllal StatMt!c5 from Slate and focal registration offices,detatfed slatisllcs based on pretabufaled data provided by States partlc-lpahng in lhe divorce-registration area (DRA)

Stalc4tlcs prepared m the Nationaf Center for Health St6tIslIG fmm nation-wide probabifify sampfesofdworce records Records mthesampfeprcrwaled statistics on absolute decrees of divorce and annulment for theUmted Slates the four regmn% the dworcereg@ ration are% and eachregaslratmn State Totals foreach State bycounty also tabulated ln eachStale These and totals esbmatedf romsamplas were checked for con-smtency

Nabslms prepared In the Natlonaf Center for Healfh Stalfstiu for Ihe DRAand each DRA Stale from probabihtys amp fesof the records ofabsofutedivorc6s and annulments co ffecfed by each ORA Slate, Prelabulatedtotafs by county, reporled foraff Stales. used to compute Iotafs Ior theUmled Slates fbur reg,ons. and nfne gmarapmc dwisions. afsO, rOr OHAStates, checked for consistency with totafs estimated from samplerecords

Same as for 1961-69.

3ame as for 1961-69

Same as for 1961-69

3ame as for 1961-69 except for Mi=ouri, Nebrasfca New York RhodeIsland, South Carof#nq and Vermonl. These Slates sent computer tapesof dems preceded for all divorces

3ameasfor 1975, except Vtrgmiam 1976 and flffnomin 1977 were addedto the group of States submitting preceded data-tapes.

jameas for 1976-79

3ameasfor 1976-79 .exmptlhe DLstricf of Cofumb{am 19 B6wss added lothe 0!4A

llncludes reported annulments


Table 4-2. Years Central Files of Lhku-riage and Divorce Records Were Established and Years Areas WereAdmitted to the Marriage- and Divorce-Registration Areas: 1987

[The marriage-registration area was established January 1,1957, and the divorcereglstration area, January 1, 1958]

Area

A[abmma-------------------Al~=ka ---- .----_----------AtiZOIIa -------------------Arkanza.5 ------------------

Califorma ------------------Colorado ------------------Co””ect,c”t ----------------Delaware ------------------

Dintr!ci of Columbia -----------Florida --------------------Geoqm -------------------Hawaii --------------------

Idaho ---------------------1[11”~[.g--------------------Indiana -------------------1~’#~ ---------------------

K.z”6ss -------------------Kentucky ------------------Louisja”~ ------------------Maine --------------------

Maryl?md ------------------Massachusetts --------------Mlchl!aan ------------------Mln”ea0t13 -----------------

Mhisslppl -----------------Mi_urI -------------------Monm”a ------------------

Marriages

CentralIdes

=tabl, shed

19081913

(’11917

19051968la971913

1811192719521096

194?196219591880

1913195a19371892

1914la411E671956

1926I 94a1943

Admdtedto theMHA

19571957

(2)(2)

195719791957

1957

1961195719571957

19571964lael1957

1957195919571957

195719al19571971

1957I eaa1957

D,vorces

Centralfiles

Bstabhshed

19081949

(’)1923

1962196a19471935

1 aoz192719521951

19471962,:;4

1951I 95a19421a92

191416s2la971970

192619481943

Adnmttedto IheORA

1956I 95a

(2)(2)

(3)(2,

196a19a1

19sa(2)

195aI 95a

195a196a, ::a

1959I 9a9

(2)F)

19591979196i

(’)

[2)laai195a

Area

N~b,ask~ ------------------Ne.ada -------------------FAN/ Hampah,,e --------------New Jarsey -----------------

N~w MM,CO ----------------Naw York (eael, N.YC.) ---------

New V.ark City --------------North Ca,ol,na ---------------North Dakota ---------------

Ohm ---------------------Oklahoma ------------------or~go” -------------------pa””syl,a”,~ ---------------

Rhode Island ----------------SouthCard,na--------------south Dal(ota ---------------Te,n”esme -----------------

Texas --------------------Ulah ---------------------Vermont -------------------Virginia -------------------

Washington ----------------westw~,”,a---------_--__--Wis~onsOn ------------------Wyomlng ------------------

Plmrto fl,ca ----------------Via,” Islands ---------------

Manages

CentralMes

wablmhed

190919aala58la4a

(1)

1 aao7a4719621925

1949(’)

19071906

I asz195019051945

1966la19la57I a53

I9aa192119071941

19311953

Adm,tted10 thBMMA

1957,2,

19571957

m195719651964

(2)

1957F)

1957

1957197119571957

(2)195719571957

,g35

19571957

19571957

Dworcos

Centralhles

established

19091966iaal1795

(1)

19631963 }I 95a1949

1949(1)

19251943

19621962i ao51945

196a19531a96191a

19aa16s719071941

la311953

Adm,tladto IheORA

195a(2)

1979(2)

(2)

1969

(2)(2)

1962(2)

19561950

196319711a56195a

(2)

I 95a196a195a

P),fJ6

1956

(2,

195a

i Not yat mlmbllnhed~NotyaI admlttadaCallfornla wam admittad 10 the DRA In 196a but camnad 10 pnrtkipate in 1978.

—

4–16

Table 4–4. Items of Statistical—

SECTION 4 — TECHNICAL APPE,NDIX

Information Coded From Divorce or Annubnent Records of DivorceRegishationStates and Virgin Islands: 1987

~~ or footnote ind,cates lhe ,Iem s coded]

It.ms cone.nmno mmrruae l,m,ns concerning d,vorce 1,.111, CO”C.,”,”~ humkna and w,l.

Numbar 01Area

If m..uousv

Stmle Dale chnurmn Childrenmm km Dala Dum DaIa of

ma Irma, how

01 lhh of lil” under 18 Number

■llw ol 9. lhm CO”*O P.lltl.n.r 01 hrth R... of IhLs EduatlonSImtm of rn.ny mdaa by

mrd.gn rnnmmg. ~,t Umral*a d.-rm,d.nco

hrn,iv Or ag. mmrrlmgm

m.rrimQm Dulll DhIwu

A1.bafna x x x x x x x x x x x

Ala3km

x x

x

x

x (1) x x x x x x x

Con.mcr,c.t

x x x

x

x

x x x x x x x x x x x

Delmwmr.

x

x

x

x x x x x x x x

Dls8rIcI of C.lwnbma

Geo,wa

x x x K x x x x

x x x x x

H kwa,,

x x x x x x

x x x x x M x x z x x x x x

ldmho x x F) P) x x x K x x x1111”0,3 x x x x x x x x x x x x

10./,

x

x

x


Kansamx x


Kentucky

x x

x x

x

x x x x x x x

Mmyland x x c) x x x x x x x

Massmchumn, x x x x x x x x

M,ciwgmn x x x x x x x x

M,=ourl

x x x x x

x x x x x x x x x x x x K

Mont...

x

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Nebr,liU x x x K x x x x x x x x x x

New HmnDsh, r. x x x x x x x x x x x x

N- YOrh

x

x x x x x x x x x x x x

Ohm

x x

r) x xOregon

x x x x x

x x F) x x x x x

P.nnrfhranm

x

x x 1=) x x x x x x x

❑hod. Imlmnd x x x x x x x.SOUmCwallna

x x x x x x x

x x x x x x x x x

south Dakota x x x x x x x x

T....mee x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Utah

x

x x x x x x x x x x x x .x

Uermo.c

x

x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Vlrglnm

x

x x x x x x x x x x

Wlsmnam

x x x x

x x x x x x x x x x

Wyomlna

x x x x

x 1 x x x x x x x x x x x xVlmlnIslandl x x r) x x x x x x x x x x x

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NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS ic Use ata Tape ... · The divorce data file is maintained by calendar year. The file includes : (1) records for all divorces received in machine-readable