The Good: The U.S. divorce rate has hit a 36-year low, dropping to 3.6 per 1,000 Americans in 2006, according to the May 4 National Vital Statistics Report, compiled for the Centers for Disease Control.The Bad: The number of marriages has skidded downward at twice the rate of divorce, declining by slightly less than one third over the last 25 years to 7.3 per 1,000, in the latest report.
"Citing a tenfold increase in cohabiting non-married couples (Emphasis mine - Melissa), some said it was a sign that fewer people were getting married."
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