HC Deb 11 March 1980 vol 980 c534W
Mr. Frank R. White

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the divorce rate in Scotland in the last five years.

Mr. Rifkind

The figures are given in the table below:

Divorce Rate, Scotland, 1974–78
Year Persons divorced per 1,000 married population
1974 5.8
1975 6.7
1976 7.0
1977 7.1
1978 6.9

Note: data for 1979 not yet available.

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