Marital Dissolution in Japan: Recent Trends and Patterns

Very little is known about recent trends in divorce in Japan. In this paper, we use Japanese vital statistics and census data to describe trends in the experience of marital dissolution across the life course, and to examine change over time in educational differentials in divorce. Cumulative pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Miho Iwasawa, Larry Bumpass, James M. Raymo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2004-12-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol11/14/