Are Cohabiting Relationships More Violent Than Marriages?

Author: Catherine T. Kenney, Sara S. McLanahan Publisher: Center for Research on Child Wellbeing Publication: Joint Center for Poverty Research Working Paper Series Document Date:                  June 01, 2001 Category: Marriage > Marital Conflict Related Categories: Crime And Violence > Domestic Violence/Abuse Crime And Violence > Spouse/Partner Abuse Family Structure > Cohabitation/Common-Law Marriage Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Adults Marriage > Benefits of Marriage Marriage > Domestic Partnership/Civil union Marriage > Relational Stability   Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households (1987-88 and 1992-93) this paper studies and compares the level of domestic violence between married and cohabiting couples over a period of five years. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link