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- Title
The Impact of Median Family Income, Shared Religious Affiliation and Region on the Divorce Rate in the United States.
- Authors
Mullins, Larry C.; Brackett, Kimberly P.; McKenzie, Nelya; Djamba, Yanyi
- Abstract
Based on a twenty percent sample of U.S. counties (621 counties), this research utilizes a series of multiple regression analyses to examine three issues: A) Does median family income have an inverse association with the rate of currently divorced? B) Does shared religious affiliation have an inverse association with the rate of currently divorced? C) Does region of residence influence the rate of currently divorced? These questions are examined for the years 1990 and 2000, and differences are examined between the time periods. Results show median family income and shared religious affiliation were both inversely associated with current divorce rate; region was selectively important. The influence of median family income, shared religious affiliation, and region was generally weaker in 2000 than in 1990.
- Subjects
INCOME; RELIGIOUS identity; DIVORCE; MULTIPLE regression analysis; RELIGION; MARRIAGE
- Publication
Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, 2012, Vol 83, Issue 1, p20
- ISSN
0002-4112
- Publication type
Article