DIVORCES IN ENGLAND & WALES IN 2012

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Data and Graphics from the Office for National Statistics

In 2012 there were over 100,000

divorces in England and Wales

True or False

There were 118,140 divorces in England and Wales in 2012

True

If, in total, there were 118,140

divorces in 2012, how many

divorces were there per hour?

Question

There were 13 divorces an hour in England and Wales in 2012

Almost half of all divorces in 2012

occurred in the first ___ years

of marriage

Fill in the blank:

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

In 2012,

9,703 men aged over 60 got

divorced

True or False

There were 9,703 men and 6,026 women aged over 60 who got divorced in 2012

True

What fraction of divorces in 2012

were granted as a result of

adultery?

Question

or 1 in every 7 divorces were granted as a result of adultery in 20121

7

Men were granted 65% of all

divorces in 2012.

True or False

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 were

for first marriages

True or False

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, what % of couples

divorcing had both been

divorced before?

Question

In 2012, 9% of couples divorcing had both been divorced before

What % of marriages are expected

to end in divorce?

Question

It is expected that 42% of marriages will end in divorce