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January 29, 2010

Divorce Rates Higher in States with Gay Marriage Bans

Over the past decade or so, divorce has gradually become more uncommon in the United States. Since 2003, however, the decline in divorce rates has been largely confined to states which have not passed a state constitutional ban on gay marriage. These states saw their divorce rates decrease by an average of 8 percent between 2003 and 2008. States which had passed a same-sex marriage ban as of January 1, 2008, however, saw their divorce rates rise by about 1 percent over the same period.

via FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Divorce Rates Higher in States with Gay Marriage Bans.

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