Explaining Divorce in the United States a Study of 3,111 Counties, 1980

Abstract

Three indicators of social integration--church membership population change and [urban status]--are tested with a group of socioeconomic variables and median population age on rates of divorce for 3111 U.S. counties 1980. The study replicates findings of previous studies that have shown comparatively strong effects of social integration and weak socioeconomic effects on divorce. [Urban status] was found to be most strongly related to divorce with church membership and population change equally half as strong. Weaker correlates of divorce in order of importance are: median family income median age rate of unemployment and percentage Hispanic. Percentage employed in professions percentage high school graduates and percentage black were found to be unrelated to divorce. New discussion is offered on the hypothesized relationship between [urban status] and low social integration. (EXCERPT)

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