Which, of course, assumes that the marriage inclined _want_ to stay
attached to ore refinery & well drillers, mathematicians or
statisticians. :)
Great weekend to you all,
Jay
On Dec 4, 2009, at 10:11:11 AM, Adrian Lambourne wrote:
> Possible explanations for the occupations with highs and low divorce
> rates are:
>
> Top three least likely to get divorced:
> 1) Ore refining operator and well driller (0.6%) - used to boring
> conversations
> 2) Mathematician and Statistician (0.8%) - calculates the odds
> before committing themselves
> 3) Blacksmith and maker of tools (0.9%) - used to hammering and loud
> noises
>
>
> Top three most likely to get divorced:
> 1) Garbage worker and Recycling worker (7.2%) - if recycling at work
> why not at home? ( ignoring the refuse disposal part!)
> 2) Pilots, Ship captains etc. (6.6%) - always want to go their own way
> 3) Travel guides/hosts (6.5%) - same as above
>
>
> Best wishes
> Adrian Lambourne
> Head of Knowledge Management
> Tel: 07717 421 223
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: 04 December 2009 15:06
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> Subject: Statistics - good for you marriage
>
> As it's a Friday afternoon, some of you might take some pleasure from
> this blog post:
> <http://network.nature.com/people/U9E773943/blog/2009/12/04/statisitcs-good-for-you-marriage
> >
> According to Statistics Sweden, we (along with our mathematician
> friends) have the second lowest rate of divorce of any profession.
>
> Bob
>
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