title: A preliminary analysis of divorce in China.
abstract: "With data from the 1982 and 1990 censuses and data of divorce from civil administration departments, it is possible to make a preliminary analysis on changes in the number of divorces and the population of divorcees in China since the 1980s."  Aspects considered include regional differentials, sex differences, age patterns, and remarriage.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004243:Divorce; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D008393:Marriage; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Age Factors; Asia; China; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Divorce; Eastern Asia; Geographic Factors; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Remarriage; Sex Factors