title: Divorce and marital instability over the life course.
abstract: "This study uses a [U.S.] national sample of married persons under age 55, interviewed in 1980 and again in 1983, to estimate why divorce and marital instability vary by age and duration of marriage.  Results indicate that the accumulation of assets substantially reduces the propensity to divorce.  We also find that several important correlates of divorce and instability (age at marriage, health, social integration, and income) interact with age and duration.  In general, these factors seem to operate almost exclusively among young people and young marriages."
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Booth
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004243:Divorce; D004467:Economics; D006262:Health; D007182:Income; D008393:Marriage; D009656:North America; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Divorce; Economic Factors; Health; Income; Marriage; Marriage Age; Marriage Duration; Microeconomic Factors; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Satisfaction; Social Behavior; Time Factors; United States