Table 16-1

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The Families of Nations (selected comparative statistics)

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	Divorces per 100 marriages	Percent of families with one parent	Divorces per 1000 population	Married (%of population over 16 years)
Germany	39	18	n.a.	55
United States	48	24	4.5	53
Switzerland	29	14	4.3	62

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Rene Levy, The Social Structure of Switzerland, Helvetica; Swiss Statistical Abstract, and author's calculations based on data.