Household Size as a Correlate of Divorce Rate: A County-Level Analysis

Djamba, Yanyi K.; Mullins, Larry C.; Brackett, Kimberly P.; McKenzie, Nelya J.

doi:10.1080/02732173.2012.694797

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“…Divorce is a centrifugal force of family size, because divorce means the division of the nuclear family, while marital stability helps to create and sustain the large family. A negative correlation between regional average family size and divorce rates has been veri ed (Djamba et al, 2012;Mazur, 1969).…”

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Rice Culture and Family Size

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2023

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This paper studied the influence of rice culture on family size. Rice planting and the suitability of rice planting have significant positive effect on family size. Using the rice/grain yield ratio and rice/grain planting area ratio to replace the rice planting, the conclusion is still robust. Using the reservoir density as the instrumental variable of rice planting, the influence is still significant. Rice planting leads to stronger collectivism culture, higher childbearing willingness, son preference, lower divorce rate and less family division tendency, resulting larger family size. Therefore, the fertility-incentive policy may be more effective in rice planting areas.

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“…However, past research findings on the effect of the number of children on divorce are inclusive. Some studies based on samples drawn from the general population suggest a decreased risk of divorce with a greater number of children (Djamba, Mullins, Brackett, & McKenzie, 2012; Lyngstad, 2006), whereas other studies suggest an increased risk in families of four or more children (Andersson, 1997; Heaton, 1990). This inconsistency may partly come from the age of children of the couples studied.…”

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The Relative Risk of Divorce in Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities:Impacts of Lifelong Parenting

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American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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We examined prospectively the risk of divorce in 190 parents of children with developmental disabilities compared to 7,251 parents of children without disabilities based on a random sample drawn from the community and followed longitudinally for over 50 years. A significant interaction between the parental group status and number of children was found: In the comparison group, having a larger number of children was related to an increased risk of divorce, whereas the number of children did not increase divorce risk among parents of children with developmental disabilities.

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Does economic development reduce household size? Evidence from India

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2020

Journal of Policy Modeling

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Household Size as a Correlate of Divorce Rate: A County-Level Analysis

Cited by 5 publications

References 21 publications

Rice Culture and Family Size

Rice Culture and Family Size

The Relative Risk of Divorce in Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities:Impacts of Lifelong Parenting

Does economic development reduce household size? Evidence from India

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