Children Involved in Divorces and Annulments

Estimated Number of Children Involved
in Divorces and Annulments
Average Number of Children Per Decree and
Rate per 1,000 Children Under 18 Years of Age
Michigan and United States, Selected Years 1960 – 2005

Year	Michigan			United States
Year	Estimated Number of Children Involved	Average Number of Children Per Decree	Rate per 1,000 Under 18 Years of Age	Estimated Number of Children Involved	Average Number of Children Per Decree	Rate per 1,000 Under 18 Years of Age
1960	19,209	1.15	6.5	463,000	1.18	7.2
1970	40,596	1.36	12.5	870,000	1.22	12.5
1980	46,603	1.04	16.9	1,174,000	0.98	17.3
1981	45,461	1.05	16.9	1,180,000	0.97	18.7
1982	41,156	1.04	15.7	1,108,000	0.94	17.6
1983	38,712	1.02	15.2	1,091,000	0.94	17.4
1984	37,629	1.00	15.0	1,081,000	0.92	17.2
1985	38,673	1.00	15.5	1,091,000	0.92	17.3
1986	39,378	1.00	15.9	1,064,000	0.90	16.8
1987	39,321	1.00	15.9	1,038,000	0.89	16.3
1988	39,635	0.99	16.1	1,044,000	0.89	16.4
1989	39,897	0.99	16.3	1,063,000	0.91	16.8
1990	39,792	0.98	16.2	1,075,000	0.90	16.8
1991	39,000	0.97	15.8	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1992	39,579	0.98	15.9	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1993	39,372	0.97	15.7	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1994	38,794	0.97	15.4	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1995	38,611	0.98	15.2	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1996	37,102	0.97	14.6	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1997	36,460	0.95	14.3	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1998	37,210	0.97	15.0	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1999	35,973	0.95	14.3	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
2000	36,922	0.95	14.7	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
2001	36,641	0.94	14.5	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
2002	35,176	0.93	14.0	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
2003	32,731	0.92	12.9	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
2004	36,779	1.06	14.5	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
2005	31,481	0.91	12.5	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

Note: 1991-2005 U.S. data are not available.

Source: Michigan Occurrence Divorce Files, Vital Records & Health Data Development Section, Michigan Department of Community Health;
Population Estimate (latest update 9/2005), National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Populations With Bridged Race Categories Monthly Vital Statistics Report, National Center for Health Statistics.

Estimated Number of Children Involved in Divorces and Annulments Average Number of Children Per Decree and Rate per 1,000 Children Under 18 Years of Age Michigan and United States, Selected Years 1960 – 2005

Estimated Number of Children Involved
in Divorces and Annulments
Average Number of Children Per Decree and
Rate per 1,000 Children Under 18 Years of Age
Michigan and United States, Selected Years 1960 – 2005