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Using the table "Divorce Rates in Three Oil-Producing Counties in Texas," what is the total U.S. (national) divorce rate in 1930 (per 1,000 people per year)?

Divorce Rates* in Three Oil-Producing Counties in Texas Year | Winkler | Ector | Midland | Total U.S. 1926 | - | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.6 1927 | - | 19.4 | 6.4 | 1.6 1928 | 22.9...
Divorce Rates* in Three Oil-Producing Counties in Texas

Year | Winkler | Ector | Midland | Total U.S.
1926 | - | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.6
1927 | - | 19.4 | 6.4 | 1.6
1928 | 22.9 | 47.7 | 8.3 | 1.7
1929 | 35.7 | 34.6 | 8.4 | 1.7
1930 | 22.6 | 37.4 | 19.9 | 1.6
1931 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 22.5 | 1.5
1932 | 11.0 | 25.5 | 12.5 | 1.3

*Rates are per one thousand people per year. For example, in Winkler County in 1932, 11 people out of every 1,000 (men, women, and children) got divorced. At this rate, 110 out of the 1,000 people would have been divorced over a ten-year period.
Using the table "Divorce Rates in Three Oil-Producing Counties in Texas," what is the total U.S. (na...
Answer

The national (Total U. S.) divorce rate in 1930 is 1.6 divorces per 1,000 people per year. This value is shown in the “Total U. S.” column for the year 1930.

Explanation

What you are looking for in this table

The question asks for the national divorce rate, so you should use the “Total U. S.” column (not Winkler, Ector, or Midland). The rates are already given per 1,000 people per year.

Read the correct row and column

  1. Find the row for 1930.
  2. Move across to the Total U. S. column.

In that cell, the table lists 1.6.

Interpreting the number

A rate of 1.6 per 1,000 per year means that, in 1930, about 1.6 people out of every 1,000 in the U. S. got divorced during that year.

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