International Journal in Management & Social Science
Year : 2015, Volume : 3, Issue : 7
First page : ( 543) Last page : ( 551)
Online ISSN : 2321-1784.

Divorce among women: A statistical analysis of the causes

Dr. Ralte Laltanpuii

Assistant Professor Department of Public Administration, Mizoram Universit

Online published on 22 June, 2018.

Abstract

This study attempts to find the most significant factors which caused divorce by using multiple logistic regression analysis among 330 women Aizawl who had been or are still married. It was found that out of 15 variables, only 6 variables viz., women occupation, husband occupation, higher education, number of children, premarital birth and presence of children are significant. Out of these 6 variables, women education, husband occupation, higher education and presence of children have most significant impact in causing divorce among women.

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Keywords

Divorce, Mizoram, multiple logistic regression, socio-economic, marital histories.

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