Overall, the number of wedding slightly decreased, and it was approximate twice as many as the rate of divorce over the entire period. In 1970 and 2000, the biggest proportion of adult people was married than any other status.
In 1970, the USA had large number of marriages with 2.5 million and this remained steady in 1980 before slightly falling to 2 million in 2000. However, it was higher than the number of divorcement which remained relatively stable throughout the period between 1 and 1.5 million.
In 1970 and 2000, the majority of American adult people