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Recent trends in marital disruption
Abstract
The post-1980 decline in the crude divorce rate must be interpreted in the context of the long-term trend and in terms of what we know about composition effects on crude measures—particularly given shifts in age at marriage and the age composition effects of the baby boom. Data from the June 1985 Current Population Survey permit more detailed, exposure-specific measurements as well as the use of separation as the event terminating marriage. Estimates from these data suggest a decline followed by a recovery. Taking into account well-known levels of underreporting, we find that recent rates imply that about two-thirds of all first marriages are likely to end in separation or divorce. We examine the persistence of major differences in marital stability and evaluate the comparative stability of first and second marriages.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Martin, T. C., & Bumpass, L. L.
- Venue
- Demography
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Published
- 1989-02-01
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 37-51
- ISSN
- 0070-3370 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-7790
- OpenAlex
- W2019683181
- Cited by
- 649
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 71.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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