Volume 2 | February 2019
Tracking the Marriage to Divorce Ratio

In 2017, there were slightly more than two marriages for every one divorce in the United States (marriage to divorce ratio = 2.2), with every state having more marriages than divorces. Although the ratio has not returned to what it was in 1970 when there were three marriages per one divorce, it is at its highest point since detailed marriage and divorce data have been collected by the American Community Survey (ACS) beginning in 2008.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-yr est.
New at the NCFMR
Family Profiles
Original reports summarizing and analyzing nationally representative data with the goal to provide the latest analysis of U.S. families. These profiles examine topics related to the NCFMR's core research themes.

  • Marriage to Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2017 (FP-19-03)

  • Young Adults in the Parental Home, 2007-2018 (FP-19-04)
In the News
This post-breakup concierge service handles all your moving-out needs-and more
Searching for the secrets to marital longevity
Marriage as seen through younger eyes
Fertility rate hits 30-year low as Americans aren't having enough babies to replace themselves, new study shows
Parents again: The growing number of Americans raising their grandkids
Just Released
Books

Deborah Carr, Russell Sage Foundation
Caitlyn Collins, Princeton University Press
Kieran Healy, Princeton University Press
Michael J. Walcheski, & Jennifer S. Reinke, (Eds.), National Council on Family Relations
Data
Child Trends
Early Childhood Longitudinal Program (ECLS)
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS)
Calendar of Events

March

Call for Submissions -- 9th SSEA Conference on Emerging Adulthood
Understanding Emerging Adulthood in Cultural and Socio-Political Contexts
Date Due: March 1
Conference Dates: October 10 - 12

Call for Proposals -- National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
Family Sustainability: Contextualizing Relationships Within Evolving Systems
Date Due: March 4
Conference Dates: November 20 - 23

Call for Abstracts -- World Conference on Child and Youth (CCY) 2019
Well-being and Life Chances of Children and Youth in an Interconnected World: A Life Course Approach
Date Due: March 4
Conference Dates: July 4 - 5

Call for Authors -- National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Certified Family Life Educators (CFLE) Network
Families and Incarceration
Date Due: March 15

Call for Applications -- Russell Sage Foundation Small Grants
Behavioral Economics
Computational Social Science
Date Due: March 15

Call for Applications -- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Scholarships
Date Due: March 31


April

Call for Applications -- Three-Day Workshop, Russell Sage Foundation (RSF)
Social Science Summer Institute for Journalists (SSSIJ)
Date Due: April 1

Population Association of America (PAA) 2019 Annual Meeting
Conference Dates: April 10 - 13

Call for Applications -- Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) Data User Workshop
Registrations Due: April 12

Illinois Council on Family Relations (ILCFR) 2019 Annual Conference
Intergenerational Relationships: Building Bridges for Diverse Families
Conference Date: April 12


May

Call for Papers -- Journal of Family Psychology, American Psychological Association (APA)
New Conceptualizations and Directions in the Study of Family Context
Date Due: May 1

Advanced Clinical Training -- National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
Working with Stepfamilies
Conference Dates: May 3 - 4

Registration Open for the Next GIS Workshop
Visualizing and Analyzing Health Data
Early Bird Registrations Due: May 15
Conference Dates: July 22-23

NCFMR Team

Co-directors
Dr. Susan L. Brown
Dr. Wendy D. Manning

Social Science Data Analysts
Dr. Krista K. Payne
Hsueh-Sheng Wu

Technical Writer
Lesley Wadsworth

Graduate Research Assistants
Colette Allred
Kasey Eickmeyer
Paul Hemez
Valerie Schweizer

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