Black adults most likely to be divorced.The news: A controversial billboard on Rush Street drew complaints over its slogan A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. Slogans vary from the written and the visual to the chanted and the vulgar. : "Life's short. Get a divorce." The ad, placed by Chicago attorney Corri Fetman, was taken down just days after it debuted on May 1. But it has gotten a second life with truck-mounted ads. Behind the news: African Americans African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. were the most likely to be divorced, but the least likely to be married, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a 2006 U.S. Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census report. Among members of the nation's four largest racial and ethnic groups who were at least 15 years of age, African Americans had the highest percentage of divorcees and the lowest percentage of married folks. More than 11 percent of African Americans were divorced, and nearly 31 percent were married. Another 45 percent of black people had never married, the highest of any racial or ethnic group, according to the census report. Art Sims, the author of an 11-year-old relationship advice column that appears in the Chicago Defender The Chicago Defender was the United States’ largest and most influential black weekly newspaper by the beginning of World War I.[1] The Defender was founded on May 5, 1905 by Robert S. and Windy City Media, said many black people are no longer in committed relationships A committed relationship is an interpersonal relationship based upon a mutually agreed upon commitment to one another involving exclusivity, honesty, or some other agreed upon behavior. . He said the era of couples being married for more than 20 years is over. A long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. relationship now typically lasts seven to 10 years, he said. "Marriage is a thing of the past," said Sims, who has offered relationship advice during appearances on the "Fox News in the Morning" television show. "We say, 'I love you,' but we really don't understand what it means. Now we need to show our young people that love does last."
For better or worse?
Among the nation's four largest racial and
ethnic groups, African Americans are the
least likely to be married but the most
likely to be divorced.
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RACE MARRIED DIVORCED MARRIED
Black 31% 11% 45%
Latino 47% 7% 35%
White 55% 10% 25%
Asian 57% 5% 30%
Source: 2006 U.S. Census Bureau report on families and living
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