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Children and marital disruption: a replication and update.

L L Bumpass

    Demography
    |February 1, 1984
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    Approximately 40% of children born to married mothers experience marital disruption. Half of all children may live in a single-parent family due to divorce or remarriage, with rates increasing in the 1970s.

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    Area of Science:

    • Sociology
    • Demography
    • Family Studies

    Background:

    • Marital disruption significantly impacts children's family structures.
    • Understanding trends in family dissolution is crucial for social policy.
    • Previous research indicated rising rates of divorce and single-parent households.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To estimate the incidence and duration of marital disruption experienced by children.
    • To analyze the long-term effects of marital disruption on children's family environments.
    • To examine trends in single-parent family duration and remarriage patterns.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized data from the 1980 June Current Population Survey.
    • Calculated rates of marital disruption for children during the 1977-1979 period.
    • Analyzed the duration of single-parent family experiences and subsequent remarriages.

    Main Results:

    • An estimated two-fifths of children born to married mothers experienced marital disruption.
    • Including children born before first marriage, half of recent cohorts spent time in single-parent families.
    • Rates of marital disruption increased throughout the 1970s.
    • For most disruptions, over five years passed before mother's remarriage.
    • Half of children experiencing divorce and remarriage faced a subsequent family breakup.
    • The interval between separation and divorce was typically under one year.
    • Significant racial, educational, and age-related differences in disruption rates were observed.

    Conclusions:

    • Marital disruption is a common experience for children, with increasing prevalence.
    • Children often face prolonged periods in single-parent families, sometimes with multiple disruptions.
    • Demographic factors like race, mother's education, and age significantly influence these outcomes.

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