American Community Survey Data on Marriage and Divorce - U.S. Census Bureau
Historical Marriage Trends from 1890-2010: A Focus on Race Differences. by Diana B. Elliott, Kristy Krivickas, Matthew W. Brault, and Rose M. Kreider. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, CA, May 3-5, 2012.
Surprise! The abortion rate just hit an all-time low.
After years of holding steady, new Center for Disease Control data shows that the United States abortion rate has fallen to an all-time low. It dropped 5 percent between 2008 and 2009, the most recent years for which data is available, the largest decline in the past decade.