This study was carried out to analysis the status of divorce and general characteristics associated with divorce between 1960-1984 in Korea by analyzing all the available Census and Vital statistics since 1960.
The results of this study are as follows;
1. The divorce rate per 1000 persons was increased significantly from 0.28 in 1960 to 0.65 in 1984. In spite od this trend, there was nothing peculiar about the age specific proportion of divorced peoples in the population 15 years of age and over. This is due to the increase of remarriage proportion in all marriage by the previous marital status of husbands and wives.
2. In the total divorce by reasons for divorce, the proportion of trouble between man and wife was increased from 64.6 percent in 1970 to 82.1 percent in 1984, on the other hand the proportion of reasons, such as family, health, and economic problem was decreased gradually during that year.
3. The average age at divorce was 37.3 in male and 32.7 in female in 1960, and 36.1 in male and 31.8 in female in 1984. The highest proportion of age specific group in the total divorced population was 30-34 age groups of male and 25-29 age group of female in 1966 and 1984. At the time of marriage dissolution, The highest proportion of age group was 30-34 age group in husband and 25-29 age group in wife in 1966 and 1984.
4. The mean duration of marriage life in the divorced population was diminished by 3.3 years from 11.5 years in 1960 to 8.2 years in 1984 with increase of age at marriage and decrease of age at divorce. The proportion of period (marriage-divorce) to period (marriage-death) was declined, on the other hand the proportion of period (divorce-death) to period (marriage-death) was extended greatly as compared with 1960´s.
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