The Effect of a Marriage or Divorce

Employment Characteristics of People 15 Years and Over with a Marriage or Divorce Event During 2003

• The number of men who did not work the previous month after a divorce increased slightly whereas for women it was reduced.
• The number of women working full time in the previous month increased with divorce whereas it decreased slightly for men after divorce

Poverty Level Characteristics of People 15 Years and Over with a Marriage or Divorce Event During 2003

• The standard of living dropped for both men and women but dropped by a larger amount for women

These statistics were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau report Marriage and Divorce: 2004

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