DIVORCES IN ENGLAND & WALES IN 2012
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Data and Graphics from the Office for National Statistics
There were 118,140 divorces in England and Wales in 2012
True
There were 13 divorces an hour in England and Wales in 2012
Almost half of all divorces in 2012 occurred in the first 10 years of marriage
In 2012, divorces were most
likely to occur between the
___th and the ___th
wedding anniversary
Fill in the blanks:
In 2012, divorces were most likely to occur between the
4th and the 8th wedding anniversary
There were 9,703 men and 6,026 women aged over 60 who got divorced in 2012
True
or 1 in every 7 divorces were granted as a result of adultery in 20121
7
Women were granted 65% of all divorces in 2012
False
How many divorces were granted
because of desertion in 2012?
Question
(Remember there were 118,140 divorces in total)
In 2012, there were 719 (less than 1%) divorces granted because of desertion
In 2012:
The average age for men to get
divorced at was ____
The average age for women to get
divorced at was ____
Fill in the blanks
The average age at divorce was 45 for men and 42 for women in 2012
In 2012, most divorces (71%) were for first marriages
True
In 2012, ___% of all couples
divorcing had at least one child
aged under 16 living with the family
Fill in the blank:
In 2012, 48% of couples divorcing had at least one child
aged under 16 living with the family
In 2012, 9% of couples divorcing had both been divorced before
It is expected that 42% of marriages will end in divorce