The total period divorce rate indicates the number of divorces in an imaginary class of 1,000 marriages in which divorce rates for each length of marriage are equal to those observed in the year in question.
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The total period divorce rate indicates the number of divorces in an imaginary class of 1,000 marriages in which divorce rates for each length of marriage are equal to those observed in the year in question.</p></div>