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Comment author: Douglas_Knight 08 January 2014 10:38:04PM 2 points [-]

Could you point to the comparison of the 2000s to the 1990s? As to the 90s vs the 80s, the difference is trivial.

Comment author: Desrtopa 08 January 2014 10:52:21PM 0 points [-]

That the rate has continued to fall through the 2000s I did not take from that paper, but from the other sources I encountered while searching for the raw statistics. A bit more searching suggests some disagreement on the state of the trend between different agencies.

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 08 January 2014 11:01:03PM 2 points [-]

The raw divorce rate might fall purely for demographic reasons, such as the aging population. I think Stevenson and Wolfers talk about this.