A decomposition of immigrant divorce rates in Australia |
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Authors: | Siew-Ean Khoo Zhongwei Zhao |
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Institution: | (1) University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;(2) Demography Program, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University, 0200 Canberra, ACT, Australia |
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Abstract: | Crude divorce rates of overseas-born Australians by birthplace are not comparable because different birthplace groups have
different age structures and marriage patterns that affect the rates. This paper decomposes the crude rates into components
due to the effects of age structrue, marriage patterns and the divorce rate of married men and women. This allows for a better
comparison of the level of divorce by birthplace. The range in the standardized divorce rates by birthplace is smaller than
that indicated by the crude rates. Nonetheless, there remains considerable variation in immigrant divorce rates in Australia. |
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