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YUInterest rates vs divorce rates.
Federal Funds Rate compared to the U.S. divorce rate (shown as %).
The interest rate data comes from historical Federal Funds annual averages (via macrotrends).
The divorce series is reconstructed using:
• National Center for Family & Marriage Research trend reports
• CDC / National Vital Statistics System (2000–2023 crude rates as cross-check)
• Historical demography literature documenting the 1970s–1980s no-fault spike and long decline
The goal was not to fabricate data, but to anchor the historical shape to published demographic research and align peak magnitudes and decline trends with documented evidence.
Both series are shown as actual rates. No rebasing.
The early 1980s were a peak period for both policy rates and marital instability.
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