MARRIAGES AND DISSOLUTIONS OF MARRIAGE
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The number of marriages decreased between 2012 (140,467 marriages) and 2013
(137,127 marriages). This represents a 2.4 percent decrease in the number of
marriages.
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The marriage rate per 1,000 population has decreased since 2012 to 7.1 in 2013.
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March was the most popular month for marriage with 13,532 marriages performed.
The most popular day to be wed in 2013 was Thursday, 2/14/2013 with 1,475
marriages. In past years the ?trifecta? dates like 7/7/07 and 9/10/12 were popular.
This was not the case in 2013. Tuesday, 11/12/13 was the 19th most popular day.
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The 2013 marriage rate (7.1 per 1,000 population) in Florida is 1.7 times the 2013
dissolution rate (4.2 per 1,000 population).
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Of the 80,619 dissolutions of marriage in 2013, over half (54.8 percent) did not
affect any minor children.
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The mean duration of marriage resulting in a 2013 dissolution was 10 years.
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The average length of dissolved marriages in 2013 was 10.65 years.
