Ways of Reducing Divorce for the Future Generation Stress the ways to reduce divorce so that future generations can avoid the pain and struggle that often results from a divorce.
Three main points in the paper. Our study documents how the divorce rate among persons aged 50 and older has changed between 1990 and 2010 and identifies the sociodemographic correlates of divorce among today’s middle-aged and older adults.
Ways of Reducing Divorce for the Future Generation Design and Method
We used data from the 1990 U.S. Vital Statistics Report and the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS) to examine the change in the divorce rate over time. ACS data were analyzed to determine the sociodemographic correlates of divorce.