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Divorce and Genetics
Neoteny = Class Distribution = IQ = Ability To Cooperate

Race………Divorce rate….Marriage rate
White……..15.1%……………..32.1%
Hispanic..18.5%……………..33.2%
Black……..30.8%…………….17.3% !!!!

Median Age of Mariage is
32 for men and 30 for women
Average Age of Divorce:
46 for Men, 44 for Women
Age Affect on Divorce
Divorce Rates Decrease from 50% when young, until age 32, and then increase by 5% per year after after that.

Education ………………Men…………Women
high school or less:..39% men, 37% women
bachelor’s degree: …29% men, 23% women
advanced degree: ….26% men, 30% women

Women’s Chance of Marriage Lasting 20 Years
78% of women with a bachelor’s degree
49% of women with some college
40% of women with a high-school education
Fully educated women divorce less, but are much more likely to initiate divorce.

Children’s Affect on Divorce
3 or More children decreases the rate of divorce. (oddly)

Single Parenthood Total
21% of children lived only with their mother in 2020

Single Parenthood by Race
67% Black
42% Hispanic
42% Mixed race
25% White