The first bar graph illustrates marriage and divorce rates in the USA from 1970-2000, while the

second bar chart displays the data for marital status of adult Americans over the same period.

Regarding the first chart, in 1970, the number of marriages was 2.5 times that of divorces: 2.5
millions compared to 1 millions. From that year onwards, marriage rate gradually decreased to 2
millions—the lowest in any given year. Meanwhile, divorce rate peaked at around 1.4 millions in 1980
before falling back to 1 million in 2002, only half that of marriages ( 2 million).

Turning to the second graph, in 1970, the majority of adults enter into a marriage, about 70%, and
this number declined by 10% in 2000. The same pattern was repeated in the data for those whose
spouse had passed away, but the decline was not considerable, only 1%. By contrast, the proportions
of never married and divorced adults rose by 10% in total.

Overall, the figures for marriages were much higher than those of others. Additionally, the changes in
the statistics of all categories were not relatively significant over the given timeframe.