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| Risk ratio of marital dissolution | ||
|---|---|---|
| First marriage | Subsequent marriage | |
| Gender | ||
| Men | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| Woman | 0.831 |
0.91 |
| Age at start of marriage | ||
| Less than 20 | 1.981 |
.. |
| 20 to 24 | 1.341 |
.. |
25 to 29 |
1.00 |
.. |
| 30 to 34 | 0.671 |
.. |
| 35 and over | 0.571 |
.. |
Age at start of marriage |
||
Less than 30 |
.. |
1.00 |
| 30 to 39 | .. |
0.731 |
| 40 to 49 | .. |
0.501 |
| 50 and over | .. |
0.391 |
| Age difference between spouses | ||
| Husband 6 or more years older | 1.09 |
0.87 |
| Less than 5 years between spouses | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| Husband 6 or more years younger | 1.291 |
0.90 |
| Lived common-law with spouse before marriage | ||
| No | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| Yes | 1.501 |
1.05 |
| Decade when marriage started | ||
| Before 1960 | 0.291 |
0.191 |
| 1960s | 0.871 |
1.03 |
| 1970s | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| 1980s | 1.411 |
1.431 |
| 1990s or later | 1.671 |
2.501 |
| Educational level at start of marriage | ||
| Less than high school gradation | 1.381 |
1.34 |
| High school graduation | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| Some postsecondary | 1.03 |
1.28 |
| Trade or vocational diploma | 0.331 |
0.90 |
| College certificate or diploma | 0.891 |
1.341 |
| University degree or certificate | 0.841 |
1.18 |
| Presence of children in the marriage | ||
| No | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| Yes | 0.271 |
0.79 |
| Religious affiliation | ||
| No religion | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| Catholic | 1.00 |
1.22 |
| Protestant | 1.131 |
1.22 |
| Others | 1.07 |
2.351 |
| Religious attendance | ||
| Not at all | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| Infrequently | 0.901 |
0.671 |
| At least once a month | 0.691 |
1.04 |
| Mother tongue and region of current residence | ||
| Francophones in Quebec | 0.711 |
1.04 |
| Anglophones in Quebec | 1.05 |
0.87 |
| Allophones in Quebec | 1.25 |
0.66 |
| Francophones in rest of Canada | 1.00 |
1.831 |
| Anglophones in rest of Canada | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| Allophones in rest of Canada | 0.741 |
0.79 |
| Population of community where respondent lived in 2001 | ||
| One million or over | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| 250,000 to 999,999 | 1.111 |
1.19 |
| 10,000 to 249,999 | 1.05 |
1.15 |
| Rural And Small Town Canada | 0.871 |
0.82 |
| Importance of being married to respondent's happiness | ||
| Very important to my happiness | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| Important | 1.381 |
1.28 |
| Not very important | 3.081 |
2.701 |
| Not at all important | 3.961 |
4.301 |
| Importance of relationship as a couple to respondent's happiness | ||
| Very Important to my happiness | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| Important | 1.201 |
1.411 |
| Not very important | 1.601 |
1.541 |
| Not at all important | 1.611 |
1.15 |
| Importance of having children to respondent's happiness | ||
| Very important to my happiness | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| Important | 0.861 |
0.87 |
| Not very important | 0.771 |
0.86 |
| Not at all important | 0.471 |
0.79 |
| Would you stay in a bad marriage for the sake of your children? | ||
| Yes | 1.00 |
1.00 |
| No | 2.161 |
1.691 |
| Note: Most subsequent marriages are second marriages. | ||
| 1. Significant statistical difference from reference group shown in italics, at the 95% confidence level. | ||
| Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001. | ||