The social and demographic correlates of divorce in rural Bangladesh.
"This article examines the rate of divorce by age, sex and duration of marital life at the time of divorce in rural Bangladesh for a period of 18 years from 1975 to 1992. An attempt has also been made to investigate the extent to which the incidence of divorce changes with the various socio-economic and demographic characteristics. The overall divorce rates per thousand married males and females declined from 16.1  to 11.5 and 11.8 to 8.4, respectively, during the study periods 1975-1979 and 1989-1992."
D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D001459:Bangladesh; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004243:Divorce; D008393:Marriage; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors
Age Factors; Asia; Bangladesh; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Divorce--determinants; Marriage; Marriage Duration; Marriage Patterns--changes; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Sex Factors; Southern Asia