Vital Statistics of the United States, 1968

VITAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES - .

1968

VOLUME III-MARRIAGE

AND DIVORCE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

HEALTH SERVICES NATIONAL

AND MENTAL HEkLTH CENTER FOR HEALTH

Rockv&, Maryland: 1971

AD~INISTFUTION STATISTICS

(HSM) 72-1103

NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS

THEODORE D. WOOLSEY, Director PHILIP S. LAWRENCE, Sc.D., Associafe Director OSWALD K. SAGEN, Ph.& Assisfanf Director for Health Statistics Deuekqwnenf WALT R. SIMMONS, M.A., Assisfanf Director for Research and Scientific Devebpment

JAMES E. KELLY. D.D.S., Denfai Adukor EDWARD E. MINTY, Executive Of$cer ALICE HAYWOOD, Infirmafion Officer

DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS

ROBERT A. ISRAEL, MS., Director JOHN E. PATTERSON, Assisfanf Direcfor for Demographic Affairs ROBERT J. ARMSTRONG, M.S., Chief, Morfalify Statistics Branch

JOHN E. PA'ITERSON, Acting Chief, Nafdify Sfafisfics Branch LOREN E. CHANCELLOR, Chief, Registration Mefhods Brunch ALICE M. HETZEL, Chie$ Marriage and Divorce Stafistics Branch ARNE B. NELSON, M.A.. Chief, Vital Records Survey Brai-&

MICHAEL J. ZUGZDA, chief, Sfaf8ical Resources Section

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VITAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1968 VOLUME III-MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

A brief summary of the contents for each section is `listed below for the convenience of the reader. A complete table of contents is shown at the beginning of each section and is identified by a narrow black edge which can be located easily by fanning the pages. Each section is paged independently, using the section number as the identifying prefix.

Section 1. Marriages

For the United States: National trend data. Marriage totals and rates for each State, division, and region. Marriage totals for each county or county equivalent. Monthly marriage totals for each State, division, and region.

For the marriage-registration area: Marriages classified by major demographic characteristics of bride and groom and by characteristics of marriages performed in each participating State; marriage rates specific for sex, age, and marital status.

Section 2. Divorces

For the United States: National trend data. Divorce totals and rates for each State, division, and region. Divorce totals for each county or county equivalent. Trend of national totals of children involved in divorce.

For the divorce-registration area: Divorces classified for each participating State by major demographic characteristics of husband and wife, characteristics of their marriage, and number of children.

Section 3. Technical Appendix

Historical and contemporary sources of marriage and divorce statistics, design of the samples of marriages and divorces and annulments, variability of sample estimates, and uniformity and completeness of the reporting forms and the collected data. Tables of population estimates used as bases for rates.

Guide to tables in Section I-Marriages

m [Data are for marriages occurring in the United States.

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TABLE: 1 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5

tta for

Geographic area: Divisions-----------------------

PAGE: 1 -5 -5 -5 -6 -7 5

Marriage-registration

area------

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Regions-------------------------

5

geographic

Registration

States-------------

*11 states----------------------

UnFted States _________________--

5 1 2 3 4 5

Years: 1920-682-----------------------1940-68------------------------195,-68-------------------------

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2 3 13

fess are by place of occurrence]

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Type of entry: Number of marrisges------------Marriage rates------------------

Percentage distribution---------

ChaAragceteraistticsm: arriage-----------------

5-year age groups-----------

10-year age groups--------------

First and third quartiles------Mean or median age or both-----Color--------------------------Marriage order:

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First marriages---------------

Remarriages-------------------

Month marriage was performed----

Previous Resident

marital status--------status-----------------

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10

16

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'Total of 22 selected States.

2United States only.

3Marriage-registration

area only.

'With percent changes from preceding year.

5With and without seasonal adjustments.

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[Frequencies

Guide to tables in Section l-Marriages-Con.

only. Data are for marriages =

occurring in the United States in 1968.' Data for geographic place of occurrencel

TABLE: IL --17

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PAGE: Geographic area:

Counties-------------Marriage-registration

aTea----------------- .

11 --15 -

-27 -27 28 29

Registration

States---

- 17

29

All S,-at-.q---------

United States---------

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Characteristics:

Age at marriage:

Single-year

age

groups--------

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5-year age groups---

- 17

10-year age groups--

- 17

Color-----------------

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Day of week marriage

was performed--------

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Marriage order:

All marriages-------

- 17

First marriages-----

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Remarriages---------

- 17

Mopnethrformmaerdria-g--e------w--a-s

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Number of the ~rr-age-------------

Previous marital status---------------

Resident status-------

'For brides only.

??or grooms only.

areas are by

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