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The authors examine recent U.S. divorce trends with particular reference to some of the demographic consequences for children and families. They also present new data on some correlates of marital instability including the relationship between age at first marriage and divorce and between childlessness or sex of children and divorce. Data are from official vital statistics the 1960 and 1970 censuses and the June 1975 Current Population Survey (ANNOTATION)
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