short readsOct 21, 2013 Is divorce contagious? A new study suggests that the divorce of a friend or close relative dramatically increases the chances that you too will divorce.
short readsJan 14, 2011 The Marrying — and Divorcing — Kind Compared with most other western nations, the U.S. has one of the highest marriage rates as well as one of the highest divorce rates.
short readsJun 18, 2010 Risk of Divorce Divorce rates declined from 4 per 1,000 people in 2000 to 3.5 divorces per 1,000 in 2008.
short readsJan 6, 2009 Splitsville Nevada has the highest share of divorced women (16%), although Maine is close behind at 15%.
short readsSep 18, 2007 Divorce Better for Children than Living with Unhappily Married Parents That’s the percentage of U.S. adults who say that when there is a marriage in which the parents are very unhappy with one another, their children are better off if the parents get divorced; only 19% disagree.