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.
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A new study suggests that the divorce of a friend or close relative dramatically increases the chances that you too will divorce.
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.
Divorce rates declined from 4 per 1,000 people in 2000 to 3.5 divorces per 1,000 in 2008.
Nevada has the highest share of divorced women (16%), although Maine is close behind at 15%.
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.
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