Chart 10. Percentage of men in the NLSY79 who have divorced, by age, race ,and ethnicity
Years since first marriage Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic

0

16.5 33.0 12.3

1

17.5 34.7 13.6

2

19.3 36.3 16.0

3

21.5 37.8 19.6

4

22.9 39.9 22.1

5

23.8 42.4 24.8

6

26.1 44.5 27.3

7

27.5 46.8 29.2

8

30.7 50.5 30.8

9

33.1 51.8 32.4

10

35.6 53.3 33.9

11

36.7 54.5 35.7

12

40.2 55.5 37.1

13

41.2 56.7 38.5

14

41.8 57.9 39.7

15

42.4 59.0 40.6

16

43.0 59.6 41.3

17

44.6 60.3 42.1

18

45.8 61.0 42.8

19

46.9 61.4 43.7

20

48.0 61.9 44.3

21

49.4 62.5 45.0

22

49.9 63.3 45.5

23

50.8 63.9 46.2

24

52.2 64.0 46.6

25

52.2 64.2 46.9

26

52.4 64.5 47.3

27

53.7 64.8 47.5

28

53.7 65.1 47.8

29

54.2 65.1 47.9

30

54.5 65.4 48.1

31

54.5 65.4 48.3

32

54.6 65.4 48.5

33

54.8 65.4 48.5

34

54.8 65.5 48.6

35

54.8 65.5 48.6

36

54.8 65.5 48.6

37

54.8 65.5 48.6

38

54.8 65.5 48.6

39

54.8 65.5 48.6

40

54.8 65.5 48.6

Note: NLSY79 = National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.