Entry:
Lach, Jennifer, “The Consequences of Divorce,” American Demographics, 21 (October, 1999), 14.
Abstract:
Children of divorce are over 2.5 times less likely to end their own marriages than children from intact families, a reversal of trends from the 1970s. However, fewer children of divorce are marrying and those who are do so at a much later age.
GSS Years:1972-94
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| SISNUM |
NUMBER OF ADULT SISTERS |
| BRONUM |
NUMBER OF ADULT BROTHERS |
| COHABIT |
DID R LIVE WITH SPOUSE BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| DIVORCE |
EVER BEEN DIVORCED OR SEPARATED |
| EVDIV |
HAS R EVER BEEN DIVORCED |
| FAMDIF16 |
REASON NOT LIVING WITH PARENTS |