The result is a U.S. divorce rate that dropped 18 per cent from 2008 to 2016, according to an analysis by University of Maryland sociology professor Philip Cohen. ( Pattanaphong Khuankaew / Dreamstime )Demographers already knew the divorce rate was falling, even if the average American didn’t. One theory is that divorce rates are falling largely because of other demographic changes-especially an aging population. Even when he controls for factors such as age, the divorce rate over the same period still dropped eight per cent. “The characteristics of young married couples today signal a sustained decline [in divorce rates] in the coming years.”Article Continued BelowRead more: Why B.C.

Source: thestar September 25, 2018 15:14 UTC