Who are the divorced, and who divorces?

Using data from cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys, Kathleen Kiernanand Ganka Mueller have examined two questions: What does the currentlydivorced population look like; and what sort of people are likely to divorce(including breakdown of cohabitation)?The currently divorced are more likely to be unemployed, rely on statebenefits, and be disabled than the married population. The same factors, withfinancial difficulties, are precursors of divorce. The deprived are more at risk ofdivorce, while divorce may compound deprivation.[...]