Search results for: “marriage and divorce”

short readJan 14, 2011

The Marrying — and Divorcing — Kind

Compared with most other western nations, the U.S. has one of the highest marriage rates as well as one of the highest divorce rates.
short readJan 6, 2011

Boomers and Social Change

Members of the Baby Boom generation align more closely with younger generations than with older ones on most social issues.
short readJun 18, 2010

Risk of Divorce

Divorce rates declined from 4 per 1,000 people in 2000 to 3.5 divorces per 1,000 in 2008.
short readNov 10, 2009

The Remarrying Kind

About one-in-ten ever-married adults in Arkansas and Oklahoma have had three or more spouses.
short readMar 22, 2010

Missing Mom or Dad

Only about six-in-ten members of the Millennial generation (62%) were raised by both parents.
short readSep 18, 2007

Divorce Better for Children than Living with Unhappily Married Parents

That’s the percentage of U.S. adults who say that when there is a marriage in which the parents are very unhappy with one another, their children are better off if the parents get divorced; only 19% disagree.

REFINE YOUR SELECTION

TOPIC

FORMAT

AUTHOR

RESEARCH AREA

1615 L St. NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
USA
(+1) 202-419-4300 | Main
(+1) 202-857-8562 | Fax
(+1) 202-419-4372 | Media Inquiries

Research Topics

Follow Us

ABOUT PEW RESEARCH CENTER Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Copyright 2024 Pew Research Center