id,name,description,createdAt,updatedAt,datasetId,additionalInfo,link,dataPublishedBy
17858,Our World in Data based on national statistics,"{""additionalInfo"": ""This dataset combines national published estimates of marriage length: some countries present this data as the median length of marriage; others the mean length of marriage.\n\nDue to skew in the distribution of marriage lengths, the median and mean are often notably different.\n\nWe note for each time-series whether the median or mean is used. All countries are given as a median value with the exception of Ecuador, Germany, and Sweden where this is given as the mean.\n\nEstimates rely on multiple sources:\n- For the United States, the data comes from Table 2-12 in the Vital Statistics of the United States, 1988 report (1978-1988); Table 1 in The Duration of Marriage Before Divorce report (1867 - 1977); Table 6 of the Current Population Reports, Issued 2005 (2001); Table 8 of the Current Population Reports, Issued 2011 (2009).\n- For the UK, data is taken from Figure 5 of the ONS Statistical Bulletin.\n- For Canada, the data is from Statistics Canada, under Table 39-10-0038-01, Divorces by mean and median duration of marriage.\n- For Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics under 'Length of Marriage of Divorcing Couples' sub-heading for 1997-2017. See the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2018 Release under the 'Divorces' heading for 2018.\n- For New Zealand, NZ.Stat Infoshare under the 'Population->Marriages Civil Unions and Divorces->Divorces by duration' subject category.\n- For Singapore, Statistics Singapore. The data can be found under the Divorces and Annulments sub-heading within the 'Key Indicators On Divorces, Annual' link.\n- For Ecuador, the data is available from slide 11 of the Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos, Registro EstadÃstico de Divorcios, 2018.\n- For Germany, the Statistisches Bundesamt.\n- For Sweden, Statistics Sweden."", ""dataPublishedBy"": ""National Statistical Agencies"", ""dataPublisherSource"": ""Survey data""}",2020-07-25 08:22:49,2020-07-25 08:22:49,5128,"This dataset combines national published estimates of marriage length: some countries present this data as the median length of marriage; others the mean length of marriage.
Due to skew in the distribution of marriage lengths, the median and mean are often notably different.
We note for each time-series whether the median or mean is used. All countries are given as a median value with the exception of Ecuador, Germany, and Sweden where this is given as the mean.
Estimates rely on multiple sources:
- For the United States, the data comes from Table 2-12 in the Vital Statistics of the United States, 1988 report (1978-1988); Table 1 in The Duration of Marriage Before Divorce report (1867 - 1977); Table 6 of the Current Population Reports, Issued 2005 (2001); Table 8 of the Current Population Reports, Issued 2011 (2009).
- For the UK, data is taken from Figure 5 of the ONS Statistical Bulletin.
- For Canada, the data is from Statistics Canada, under Table 39-10-0038-01, Divorces by mean and median duration of marriage.
- For Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics under 'Length of Marriage of Divorcing Couples' sub-heading for 1997-2017. See the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2018 Release under the 'Divorces' heading for 2018.
- For New Zealand, NZ.Stat Infoshare under the 'Population->Marriages Civil Unions and Divorces->Divorces by duration' subject category.
- For Singapore, Statistics Singapore. The data can be found under the Divorces and Annulments sub-heading within the 'Key Indicators On Divorces, Annual' link.
- For Ecuador, the data is available from slide 11 of the Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos, Registro EstadÃstico de Divorcios, 2018.
- For Germany, the Statistisches Bundesamt.
- For Sweden, Statistics Sweden.",,National Statistical Agencies