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About 60 percent of first marriages among women without high school degrees will end in separation or divorce, compared to one third for college graduates.
From "The Topography of the Divorce Plateau: Levels and Trends in Union Stability in the United States after 1980," by Kelly Raley and Larry Bumpass
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Abt Associates Inc., founded in 1965 and headquartered in Cambridge, MA with offices in Bethesda, MD, and Chicago, IL, is an employee-owned company that provides research-based services for domestic and foreign governments, corporations and institutions. Abt’s approximately 1,100 professional, program, and support staff conduct qualitative and quantitative studies in both the public and private sectors. Abt has completed projects in 75 countries and has earned a reputation for delivering practical, measurable, high-added-value results.
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