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KMID : 0386819960060010040
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Journal of the Institute of Health Environmental Sciences
1996 Volume.6 No. 1 p.40 ~ p.50
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Social Change and Trends of Divorces in Korea
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Abstract
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This study is aimed at reviewing the social change, describing the social change, describing the recent trend of divorce in the social index related to woman, this study is also aimed carrying to understand the trend of divorce in the present and
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socio-democratic characteristics of the divorced persons.
The data used in this study are derived from the Government Publications including the Vital Statistics and the Judical Yearbook issued by the Office of Court Administration during 1984-1993.
@ES The major findings of this study are as follows:
@EN 1. The crude divorce rate in the present decade increased from 0.89 in 1984 to 1.05 in 1993. The divorce rate for married persons continuously increased from 2.62 in 1975 to 4.48 in 1990. The divorce rate for a marriage increased form 10.0%
in
1984
to 15.0% in 1993.
2. The divorce rate in the urban area is higher than in rural area; however, the increasing speed in the rural area is very higher than in the urban area. The divorce proportion for total total number of divorces in the capital area holds
highest.
The divorce rate in Seoul area shows decreasing trend and that in Kyung-ki area shows increasing trend.
3. 'Conjugal discord' is the main reason for divorce in Vital Statistics. 'Spouse's unfaithful deed' is the first reason in the Judical Yearbook.
4. Among the applicants for juridical divorce, those who married within 5 years hold 69.8% in 1993. This shows that married couples have something unstable in the early stage of marriage.
5. Among the applicants for juridical divorce, those who have less than two children shows 74.0% in 1993. This stands for the tendency of low birth rate in Korea
6. Among the applicants for juridical divorce, those who finished within elementary school course decreased, while those with higher educational career have continuously increasd.
7. Among the applicant for juridical divorce, those who were joblessness are 46.2% in 1993; however, a number of merchant, office worker continuously increased. This shows job distribution for woman in Korea.
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