Marriage and Welfare Reform: The Overwhelming Evidence that Marriage Education Works
This article looks at the effects of the 1996 welfare reform law to strengthen and increase the number of two-parent families in the United States.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• The Heritage Foundation • October 25, 2002

Strengthening Couples and Marriage in Low-Income Communities
This paper discusses the importance of and challenges to promoting marriage in low-income communities, with a particular focus on the situation among urban African-Americans.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Resource Center on Couples and Marriage Policy, Center for Law and Social Policy • 2002

Learning, Family Formation and Dissolution
This paper examines the role of education in the formation and dissolution of marriages, cohabiting relationships and childbearing and discusses topics such as the relationship between extended education and late childbearing as well as the relationship between educational study and divorce.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning • June 2002

The State of Our Unions 2004: The Social Health of Marriage in America
This annual report from the National Marriage Project provides information on marriage, divorce, unmarried cohabitation and attitudes towards marriage in 2004.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• The National Marriage Project • June 2004

The State of Our Unions 2005: The Social Health of Marriage in America
This report provides information on marriage, divorce, unmarried cohabitation, and family attitudes in America during 2005.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• The National Marriage Project • July 2005

The Oklahoma Marriage Initiative
This policy brief outlines the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative which aims to reduce the state divorce and non-marital childbearing rates through instruction in marriage and relationship skills.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• US Department of Health and Human Services • December 2006

It's All in the Past: Exploring the Repercussions of Parents' Early Conjugal and Parental Histories on the Family Life Course of their Children
This study looks at parental union status before and after the birth of a child in order to determine the likelihood of parental separation.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Human Resources and Skills Development Canada • January 01, 2002

Canadian Attitudes on the Family
This survey asked a broad range of questions dealing with all aspects of the attitudes of Canadians toward marital and family satisfaction, work/family balance, taxation, family size, the impacts of cohabitation, divorce, same-sex marriage, parenting and the impact of children on marital satisfaction, and the significance of religion.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Focus on the Family (Canada) • June 01, 2002

Can Kids Get Smart About Marriage? A Veteran Teacher Reviews Some Leading Marriage and Relationship Education Programs
This paper, commissioned by the National Marriage Project, outlines different marriage education programs that are currently in use.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• National Marriage Project • 2000

Married and Poor: Basic Characteristics of Economically Disadvantaged Couples in the U.S.
Using existing research and surveys, this paper presents statistics relating to the formation, duration, quality, and characteristics of marriage among low-income couples in the United States.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• MDRC • July 2004

Cohabitors’ Prerequisites for Marriage: Individual, Relationship, and Sociocultural Influences
This paper examines subjective relational dynamics in a cohabitation arrangement.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Center for Family and Demographic Research • 2004

A Statewide Study of Premarital Risk Variables: Implications for Educators and Therapists
This paper analyzes a number of variables among premarital couples for the purpose of assisting in the formation of a premarital assessment instrument.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Family Institute • February 28, 2003

Religious Observance: Marriage and Family
This article argues that religion has a significant influence on an individual's attitudes on sex, marriage, and family.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Statistics Canada • Autumn 1998

Does Divorce Make People Happy? Findings from a Study of Unhappy Marriages
This study investigates the assumption that divorced people are happier than those who remain in unhappy marriages.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Institute for American Values • 2002

Divorce in the 1990s
This article provides divorce rate statistics from 1970-1995, with particular attention paid to divorce rates in the 1990s.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Health Canada • Autumn 1997

Twenty Years of Marriage
According to this paper, the marriage rate in Canada is on the decline due to a number of factors, such as growing acceptance and practice of common-law relationships, divorce, and pre-marital sex.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Statistics Canada • Autumn 1996

Cohabitation, Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the United States: Data from the National Survey of Family Growth
This 1995 report presents national estimates of the probabilities of marital and cohabitation outcomes for women 15–44 years of age.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Department of Health and Human Services • July 2002

Is Teen Marriage a Solution?
This paper suggests that marriage is often not the best option for pregnant teens.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Center for Law and Social Policy • April 2002

Cohabitation: A Snapshot
This paper examines patterns of cohabitation in the United States, the characteristics of cohabiters, the quality and length of their relationships, and the relationship between cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Center for Law and Social Policy • May 1998

Dissolution of Unions in Europe: A Comparative Overview
This paper provides an overview of patterns and trends in marital survival and dissolution in various countries in Western and Eastern Europe.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • February 7, 2003

Divorce Risks of Swedish Women in First Marriages: Two Cohorts Born in 1950 and 1960
This paper compares the risk of first marriage dissolution among two cohorts of women in Sweden, one born in 1950 and one born in 1960.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • February 27, 2002

Divorce Risk for Foreigners in the Netherlands
This paper measures divorce risk by duration of marriage and country of origin in the Netherlands.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Statistics Netherlands, Division of Social and Spatial Statistics • June 19, 2003

Australian Social Trends 1999: Family - Family Formation: Remarriage Trends of Divorced People
This document charts trends in the remarriages of divorced people in Australia, including the ages of remarrying couples and the longevity of their relationships.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • January 26, 2000

Family Disintegration and the Retreat from Common Sense
This document discusses the church’s reaction to family disintegration in the latter half of the twentieth century.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• The Christian Institute • 1995

Why Marriages Last: A Discussion of the Literature
This paper discusses the existing literature on the factors that contribute to creating a lasting marriage.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • July 01, 2002

Do Children Make a Marriage Unhappy?
This article critiques the perception that having children decreases marital satisfaction.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Brigham Young University • July 01, 2000

Is it Money or Marriage That Keeps People Alive?
This study examines the relative impact of marriage and income on longevity.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Warwick University Department of Economics • August 01, 2002

The Verdict on Cohabitation vs. Marriage
This article looks at the benefits of marriage over cohabitation.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Brigham Young University • 2001

Early Marriage Among Women in Developing Countries
This study of marriage patterns in developing countries examines current patterns in marital age among women and the influence of socio-economic factors, such as women's educational and employment opportunities, on marital age.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• The Allan Guttmacher Institute • December 01, 1996

Marriage and Public Policy: What Can Government Do?
This report provides recommendations for government policies and programs that would help to reduce out-of-wedlock childbearing and prevent unnecessary divorce.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Institute for American Values • April 16, 2002

Premarital Cohabitation and Marital Stability
This paper investigates the stability of cohabiting versus married relationships, and finds that premarital cohabitation increases marital instability as well as the risk of separation and divorce.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • March 13, 2003

What's Happening to Marriage?
This paper reports on long-term trends that point to the weakening of the institution of marriage.
• Category: Marriage > Marital Duration
• The National Marriage Project • 1999