Chart 11. Percentage of women in the NLSY79 who have divorced, by age, race, and ethnicity
Years since first marriage Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic

0

12.4 28.4 6.8

1

14.0 30.1 8.6

2

16.0 31.7 11.1

3

18.9 34.1 15.3

4

19.9 37.8 18.3

5

22.6 40.2 22.0

6

27.9 41.9 24.9

7

31.0 43.6 27.2

8

33.4 45.5 29.4

9

35.8 47.6 31.1

10

38.1 50.0 32.8

11

38.6 51.2 35.3

12

39.7 53.2 36.2

13

41.0 54.3 37.9

14

42.3 55.0 39.4

15

44.4 56.0 40.9

16

45.5 56.7 41.9

17

47.0 58.3 42.8

18

47.7 59.1 43.8

19

49.1 60.0 44.8

20

49.9 60.4 45.5

21

51.7 60.8 46.4

22

52.6 61.0 47.4

23

53.2 62.4 48.2

24

53.7 62.8 48.8

25

54.1 63.6 49.5

26

54.8 63.9 50.0

27

55.6 64.4 50.2

28

55.8 64.9 50.4

29

55.8 65.2 50.6

30

56.0 65.3 51.0

31

56.1 65.4 51.2

32

56.5 65.5 51.6

33

56.7 65.7 51.8

34

56.7 65.7 52.0

35

56.7 65.7 52.0

36

56.7 65.7 52.0

37

56.8 65.7 52.0

38

56.9 65.7 52.0

39

56.9 65.7 52.0

40

56.9 65.7 52.0

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.