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Does cancer affect the divorce rate?

Authors :
Øystein Kravdal
Astri Syse
Source :
Demographic Research, Vol 16, p 15 (2007)
Publication Year :
2007
Publisher :
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, 2007.

Abstract

Discrete-time hazard regression models were employed to register and census data on 1.4 million Norwegian married couples from 1974-2001 to explore the probability of divorce following cancer illness. Divorce rates for around 215 000 persons diagnosed with cancer were compared to divorce rates for persons for whom all the other observed variables were the same. No overall harmful influence of a cancer diagnosis was observed. Most cancer forms resulted in small, immediate declines in divorce rates the first years following diagnosis. Exceptions were significant increases in the divorce rates for persons diagnosed with cervical and testicular cancer.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14359871
Volume :
16
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Demographic Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.632246cdbc44108a0c909cdb6cd1453
Document Type :
article