Do Economic Factors Contribute to Marital Stability?

Do ECONOMIC :FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO? Marital. Stability! %24 DID YOU KNOW? STATES WITH THE HIGHEST DIVORCE RATE ALSO HAVE THE LOWEST INCOME HIGHEST AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME LOWEST DIVORCE RATES LOWEST AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME Marriages are more likely to last for longer periods of time when people marry at an older age, have a higher education and earn mre HIGHEST DIVORCE RATES NAOMI CAHN Professor at George Washington University Law School CHILDREN OF DIVORCE? V 28% CHILDREN BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL ARE LIVING WITH A DIVORCED PARENT 19% CHILDREN BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL ARE LIVING WITH MARRIED PARENTS 53% CHILDREN LIVING IN A RENTED HOME LIVE WITH A DIVORCED PARENT 36% CHILDREN LIVING IN A RENTED HOME LIVE WITH MARRIED PARENTS CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DIVORCED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS? Education Level HOUSEHOLD INCOME GRADUATE OR 8% PROFESSIONAL DEGREE 16% BACHELOR'S DEGREE 22% 29% 36% SOME COLLEGE LESS THAN $25K $25K - $50K 29% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 21% 28% 11% LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL $50K - $75K $75K+ HOW DOES SALARY AND EMPLOYMENT AFFECT MARRIAGES? MARRIED COUPLES COUPLES WITH LOW INCOMES (LESS THAN $20,000 PER 15% OF PEOPLE THAT RECEIVE SEPARATED BETWEEN EMPLOYED WOMEN GOVERNMENT 1979 AND 2008 DIDN'T UNEMPLOYED MEN ARE MORE LIKELY YEAR) REPORT LESS ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS MEDICAID OR GET A DIVORCE ARE MORE LIKELY TO INITIATE A MARITAL WITHIN THE FIRST 10 YEARS BECAUSE IT WAS TOO COSTLY. TO HAVE THEIR DIVORCE THAN FOOD STAMPS, ARE SATISFACTION THAN WIVES DIVORCE UNEMPLOYED MORE PRONE TO THOSE WITH THEM. WOMEN. DIVORCE. HIGHER INCOMES. CashNetUSA. EMoney's on the way 'Stockdale. C. B.. Sauter. M. A., & Alazaraki. M. (2011. August 30). Oklahoma tops list of highest divorce rates. TODAY.com. Retrieved December 13. 2012. from http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44308315/ns/today- money/t/oklahoma-tops-list-highest-divorce-rates/*.UMj-8HPjnPa 'Elliott. D. B.. & Simmons. T. (n.d.). Marital events of Americans: 2009. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13. 2012. from http://www.census.gov/prod/201lpubs/acs-13.pdf 3Noss. A. (n.d.). Household income for states: 2010 and 2011. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13. 2012. from http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/acsbrll-02.pdf "Marital separations an alternative to divorce for poor couples. (2012. August 19). EurekAlert - Science News. Retrieved December 13. 2012. from http://www.eurekalert.org/pub releases/2012-08/asa-msa081412.php SHusband's employment status threatens marriage. but wife's does not. study finds. (2011. June 20). EurekAlert - Science News. Retrieved December 13. 2012. from http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/uocp-hes062011.php Couples who receive government assistance report less marital satisfaction. commitment. study finds. (2011. June 20). Phys.org. Retrieved December 13. 2012. from http://phys.org/news/2011-09-couples-marital-satisfaction-commitment.html