by hisks from www.sxc.hu
The popular quote from preachers and others is that 1 in 2 marriages end in divorce. This means the divorce rate is 50%. This statistic has never been accurate because it is based simply off of the number of marriages and divorces. New research suggest much better statistics, especially amongst Christians.
I am going to refer you to two articles that highlight actual research data.
1. You Know How They Say the Divorce Rate in the Church is 50%: Prepare to be Shocked – This article reflects statistics about Christians in the broad sense in America and says that the divorce rate amongst church attenders is 15 – 20%. It also states that 80% of marriages are happy, not 30% as sometimes found. These stats were found through an 8 year study.
2. Stop Quoting Bad Divorce Stats – This article looks at Census data and says that 72% of people who have ever been married are still married to their first spouse. It goes on to say that actually because this stat does not take into consideration death of a spouse, that the divorce rate is much less than 28%. The 50% number has been wrong for years, because it does not take into account all of the marriages that are continuing. This article goes onto state that “practicing Christians have a much higher statistical success rate at marriage today.”
I hope you will take the time to read these articles more closely. But chiefly I hope we will stop propetuating the myth that 50% of marriages end in divorce.
