Are Individuals Who Marry at an Older Age Too Set in Their Ways to Make Their Marriages Work?

Posted on January 29, 2009 in Brief Reports

Research on marriage trends suggests a U- shaped pattern of marital stability: marriages contracted in the early to mid twenties had lower divorce rates than those taking place before or after those ages. Do the patterns of the 1960s hold today? If they do, the present trend towards increasingly older ages at entry into marriage would be expected to be accompanied by higher levels of marital instability. This study examines this question, with particular focus on the case of women.

Topics of Expertise: Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce

How Should We Think About the Taxpayer Consequences of Divorce?

Posted on April 15, 2008 in Brief Reports

Experts: Betsey Stevenson / Justin Wolfers

A new report, “The Taxpayer Costs of Divorce and Unwed Childbearing: First-Ever Estimates for the Nation and all 50 States”, raises the question of how much divorce costs taxpayers. This is an intriguing question, but unfortunately this report falls short on providing the answer. In the worst traditions of “advocacy science” the authors pick […]

Topics of Expertise: Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Economic Inequality / Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Gender & Sexuality / Marriage & Divorce / TANF & Public Assistance

Understanding Low-Income Unmarried Couples with Children

Posted on October 20, 2007 in Brief Reports

Experts: Paula England

Why do so many low-income couples postpone marriage but fail to postpone childbearing? Which couples eventually do marry? Why do the rest of the couples break up? How would knowing the answers to these questions affect public policy? A new briefing report by the Council on Contemporary Families offers an advance look at the […]

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Transition - Couples to Parenting

The Impact of Divorce on Children’s Behavior Problems

Posted on July 21, 2007 in Brief Reports

This paper summarizes the argument and findings of a longer and more technical paper that won the 2007 Graduate Student Paper Award in Social Demography from the Section on Population of the American Sociological Association. Many research studies have shown that, on average, children of divorce have more behavior problems than children growing up in […]

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce

Tricky Business of Estimating Divorce

Posted on November 15, 2006 in Brief Reports

In a research brief from the Council on Contemporary Families, University of Chicago’s Patrick Heuveline explains how divorce rates get calculated. If you ever report on divorce rates, this article will give you confidence in how you interpret them, and will show you the key questions to ask your sources when they are reporting on divorce statistics.

Topics of Expertise: Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce

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