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Divorce is thought to have negative effects on children
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http://www.seattletimes.com/extra/browse/html97/divo_060397.html The
Seattle Times Company Tuesday, June 3, 1997 Divorce has long-term
impact on kids by Donna Kato Knight-Ridder Newspapers SAN FRANCISCO -
A prominent Bay Area researcher yesterday released the results of a
groundbreaking 25-year study that adds further weight to a growing
consensus about divorce: Children suffer far longer and more deeply
than previously thought.
CHILDREN DIVORCE MORE IF PARENTS DIVORCED MULTIPLE TIMES
\clip\97\19\divorce\index.txt cnn interactive 8/11/97 Study: Children
of multiple divorces likely to do the same August 11, 1997
http://www-cgi.cnn.com/US/9708/11/kids.divorce/index.html
% Children who:
Parents Divorced Div 2+ times
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- divorced multiple times 67 26
- divorced once 58 19
- intact 41 9
Source: study by UCLA sociologist Nicholas Wolfinger
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Divorce Gets Respect
Newsweek Feb 2002
Review of For Better or Worse, E Mavis Hetherington and John Kelly
75% of children she studied did as well as intact families
70% of adults "enhanced" or "good enough"
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c:\doc\96\03\divinc.txt full:\priv\96\16\DIVORGAP.HTM Seattle Times
May 19, 1996 "Close-up: Post-divorce wealth gap was wrong, agrees
author" by Katharine Webster Associated Press. Summary: Lenore
Weitzman in "The Divorce Revolution" claimed widely quoted statistics
that women's incomes dropped by 73 percent while men gained 42
percent in the year after the divorce. New research show the correct
figures to be more like 27 and 10 percent. The author now admits she
messed up.
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USUALLY WIVES INITIATE DIVORCE
Only 25 to 30 percent of all divorces are initiated by the husband.
Not husbands who dump their wives. "Real Women Stay Married" Susan
Orr Washington Watch Family Research Council June 2000
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\doc\95\14\popsur94.wk1 March 1994 Current Population
Selected Social Characteristics March 1994 Current Population
Survey
Compared to whites, Asians are less 1/1.5 times less likely to be
widowed and 1/2.4 times less likely to be divorce, and 30 percent
more likely to have never married. Asian men are less likely than
Asian women to have divorced.
Asian White Index
United States Total Pac Isl Not Hisp White US
Total 259,753 7,444 191,087
Marital Status 15+
Never Married 27.3 30.9 23.8 1.30 1.13
Married, Spouse 54.0 57.1 58.1 -1.02 1.06
Married, Sp, Absen 3.4 3.9 2.3 + 1.70 1.15
Widowed 6.6 4.6 7.0 - -1.52 -1.43
Divorced 8.7 3.6 8.8 - -2.44 -2.42
Male 15+
Never Married 31.2 36.1 27.6 + 1.31 1.16
Married, Spouse 56.1 56.5 60.2 -1.07 1.01
Married, Sp, Absen 2.90 4.40 2.00 + 2.20 1.52
Widowed 2.30 0.90 2.30 - -2.56 -2.56
Divorced 7.50 2.10 7.80 - -3.71 -3.57
Female 15+
Never Married 23.70 26.20 20.20 + 1.30 1.11
Married, Spouse 52.20 57.60 56.20 1.02 1.10
Married, Sp, Absen 3.80 3.40 2.60 1.31 -1.12
Widowed 10.60 7.90 11.30 - -1.43 -1.34
Divorced 9.70 5.00 9.80 - -1.96 -1.94
ANNUAL DIVORCE RATE IS ONLY 2%, LIFETIME IS MORE LIKE 43%
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Subject: WSJ: Divorce rates vary widely from group to group
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108258539159789775,00.html?mod=home_journal_links
The Wall Street Journal
April 22, 2004
WORK & FAMILY
By SUE SHELLENBARGER
No Comfort in Numbers:
Divorce Rate Varies Widely
From Group to Group
April 22, 2004; Page D1
Divorce rates can vary significantly. Here are the percentage-point
increases in the probability of divorce or separation during the
first 10 years of marriage, depending on a variety of factors:
Annual income under $25,000 vs. over $50,000 +30
Having a baby before marriage vs. seven months or more afterward +24
Marrying under 18 years of age vs. 25 or over +24
Own parents divorced, vs. intact family of origin +14
No religious affiliation +14
High-school dropout vs. some college +13
Central-city vs. suburb dweller +9
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
The annual rate of divorce -- divorces that year divided by the total
of existing marriages -- is quite low, running at around 2% as of
1995, the latest statistics available. That doesn't really tell you
much, since each couple is at risk for divorce over the life of a
marriage. The 50% estimate attempts to reflect that, but it's an
imperfect measure.
The lifetime divorce rate such as it is appears to be falling -- to
roughly 43%, according to the National Marriage Project at Rutgers
University.
\clip\97\29\asianst.txt AP 12/09/97 Asian-Americans Better Educated
(US Census) Just 3.8 percent of Asians are currently divorced,
compared with 8.9 percent of all Americans 15 and over. About the
same share are currently married and living with their spouse -- 53.5
percent for Asians and 53.4 percent overall -- but more Asians have
never married, 34.8 percent compared with 27.5 percent.
\doc\96\03\fauldivo.txt "Finding Fault with No Fault" Wall Street
Journal April 16, 1996 p. A12 Review of Maggie Gallagher's The
Abolition of Marriage 14% of women in the 40s eventually divorced. Of
those married in the late 60s to 70s, 50% have already been divorced.
\priv\96\04\techamis.txt "Technology Amish Style" Technology Review
Feb 1996 p. 31 Eric Brende - Low rates of depression and divorce are
cited for the Amish
\priv\95\10\morereas.txt USA Today 8/23/95 women who earn 51% to 75%
of family income were found to be much more likely to separate or
divorce according to research from the Indiana University of
Pennsylvania. They say increasing economic indepenence and earnings is
probably related to today's high divorce rates.
\priv\95\10\beijdivr.txt - divorce rates in Beijing are way up. NYT
8/22/95
\priv\95\04\divrkids.txt - multiple divorces are really bad for children
Marriage is seen as worth saving, divorce may simply defer problems to
another partner. "Staying the course" Seattle Times Jan 29, 1995 p.
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