Discussion Papers no. 723

Divorce in norwegian same-sex marriages 1993-2011

Using longitudinal register data, we first present updated descriptive statistics on the total population of same-sex registered partnerships and marriages formed 1993-2010.

Using longitudinal register data, we first present updated descriptive statistics on the total population of same-sex registered partnerships and marriages formed 1993-2010. Second, we investigate the divorce risk of these couples through 2011 and expect to find that the changing composition of same-sex partnerships has lowered their higher divorce risk. Results show that same-sex couples had a higher risk of divorce compared with opposite-sex married couples and that female couples were significantly more divorce prone than male couples. We found no evidence that the gender gap in divorce or the difference between same-sex and opposite-sex couples have narrowed over time.

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Tittel

Divorce in norwegian same-sex marriages 1993-2011

Ansvarlige

Kenneth Aarskaug Wiik, Ane Seierstad, Turid Noack

Serie og -nummer

Discussion Papers no. 723

Utgiver

Statistics Norway

Emne

Discussion Papers

ISSN

1892-753X

Antall sider

24

Målform

Engelsk

Om Discussion Papers

Discussion papers comprise research papers intended for international journals and books. A preprint of a Discussion Paper may be longer and more elaborate than a standard journal article as it may include intermediate calculations, background material etc.

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