Table 49: Dissolutions of Marriage by Duration of Marriage and Type of Decree
New York State 1997

Duration Total Divorce Annulment Other

New York State
Total 62,757 62,010 747 0
Under 1 Year 1,098 779 319 0
1 Year 2,536 2,314 222 0
2 Years 3,233 3,168 65 0
3 Years 4,025 3,985 40 0
4 Years 4,570 4,549 21 0
5 Years 4,388 4,373 15 0
6 Years 3,889 3,873 16 0
7 Years 3,508 3,499 9 0
8 Years 3,171 3,166 5 0
9 Years 2,904 2,903 1 0
10-14 Years 11,771 11,760 11 0
15-19 Years 6,831 6,823 8 0
20-24 Years 4,542 4,540 2 0
25-29 Years 3,169 3,167 2 0
30-34 Years 1,534 1,532 2 0
35-39 Years 724 724 0 0
40+ Years 531 530 1 0
Not Stated 333 325 8 0
New York State Exclusive of New York City
Total 33,537 33,282 255 0
Under 1 Year 354 280 74 0
1 Year 1,069 988 81 0
2 Years 1,481 1,454 27 0
3 Years 1,835 1,819 16 0
4 Years 1,997 1,989 8 0
5 Years 1,991 1,986 5 0
6 Years 1,925 1,913 12 0
7 Years 1,893 1,887 6 0
8 Years 1,761 1,757 4 0
9 Years 1,567 1,566 1 0
10-14 Years 6,711 6,701 10 0
15-19 Years 4,273 4,269 4 0
20-24 Years 2,760 2,758 2 0
25-29 Years 2,042 2,041 1 0
30-34 Years 953 952 1 0
35-39 Years 435 435 0 0
40+ Years 316 316 0 0
Not Stated 174 171 3 0
New York City
Total 29,220 28,728 492 0
Under 1 Year 744 499 245 0
1 Year 1,467 1,326 141 0
2 Years 1,752 1,714 38 0
3 Years 2,190 2,166 24 0
4 Years 2,573 2,560 13 0
5 Years 2,397 2,387 10 0
6 Years 1,964 1,960 4 0
7 Years 1,615 1,612 3 0
8 Years 1,410 1,409 1 0
9 Years 1,337 1,337 0 0
10-14 Years 5,060 5,059 1 0
15-19 Years 2,558 2,554 4 0
20-24 Years 1,782 1,782 0 0
25-29 Years 1,127 1,126 1 0
30-34 Years 581 580 1 0
35-39 Years 289 289 0 0
40+ Years 215 214 1 0
Not Stated 159 154 5 0


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