D-Word Statistics
Children of Divorce Trivia Based on British Study
Here’s a little divorce trivia from a recent British study about children and divorce, published on The Independent:
In 2002, 149,000 children under 16 were affected by divorce, which was nearly twice as many as in 1971.
By the age of 16, almost one in four children born in 1979 had experienced their parents’ divorce.
Despite the frequency […]
China’s One-Child Policy Causes Divorce Boom
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When China enforced a “one child only” policy in the early 1980’s to address its over-population problem, little did they know that they would opening their doors to a new problem: Divorce. A recent study by the Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences has revealed that couples, who grew up as ‘only children’ […]
Divorce Rate Soars for Older Couples
According to Edmonton Journal, Statistics Canada has reported a disturbing increase in the number of older couples who are opting for divorce.
Between 1993 and 2003, Canada’s overall divorce rate fell by more than 11%, led by declines of over 40% among people in their 20’s and close to 30% among people in their 30’s. While […]
Christmas is Coming! And So is Divorce.
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Christmas has always been considered to be a stressful time of the year. So stressful, in fact, that it has been reflected in the number of divorces filed in the courts after the Christmas period is over.
Divorce-Online carried out a survey of 1,000 visitors to their website during October and November […]
A Short (but Touching) Film on Divorce
I came across this short (but touching) video on divorce on YouTube. Good song, nice editing and scattered throughout the video you can find tidbits of divorce statistics:
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