When Harry left Sally: A New Estimate of Marital Disruption in the U.S., 1860 - 1948
Divorce rate is a poor indicator of marital instability because many marital disruptions never become divorces. This paper provides the first estimate of the rate of marital disruption in the U.S. in 1860 - 1948. Marital disruption rate was similar to divorce rate after the Civil War but the two rat...
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| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol21/24/ |