If you and your partner are getting married for the first time, the odds of you splitting up are only one in seven. The One in Three Figure is for all marriages. It is well known that second, third and fourth marriages have less chance of survival than first ones. Statistics need treating with caution. Quoting them uncritically is a bit like lying on the kitchen floor with your head in the freezer, your feet under the grill, whilst claiming that your temperature is average.
Statistics miss extremes, ignoring subtle variables .
Whenever we listen to figures about the church , they appear to be depressing. Millions, we are told, have deserted the pews. Church membership and attendance is falling, falling, falling. I think not. Alarmist statistics are very misleading.