Marriage and Divorce Decline during the Covid-19 Pandemic

A Case Study of Five States

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2424002
AutoresW D Manning (0000-0002-8063-7380, Bowling Green State University, autor de correspondencia), Krista K Westrick-Payne (0000-0001-8586-8092, Bowling Green State University)
Año2021
Volumen7
Fecha de publicación2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2378-0231 • E-ISSN: 2378-0231
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/23780231211006976
PMID34307872
OpenAlexW3151895223
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas26
Referencias citadas3

The decline in marriage and divorce was evident prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, but it remains unknown whether these patterns have persisted during the pandemic. The authors compared monthly marriage and divorce counts for two years prior to the pandemic (2018 and 2019) and during the pandemic for the five states that published monthly vital statistics data for 2020 (Arizona, Florida, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Oregon). All five states witnessed initial declines in marriage. Counts of marriages in Arizona and New Hampshire rebounded. In contrast, marriage shortfalls occurred in Florida, Missouri, and Oregon. In the early pandemic months, divorces initially declined in all five states and rebounded in Arizona. In the remaining four states, divorce shortfalls have occurred. As more data become available, it will be important to acknowledge these state variations in response to the pandemic

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Geography · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Pandemic · Political science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Sociology · State (computer science · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Virology