Marriage more likely to end in divorce when wives get sick

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/isu-mml030315.php

Public Release: 4-Mar-2015
Iowa State University

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A new Iowa State University study analyzed the divorce rate for couples in which either spouse was diagnosed with a serious illness. The study, published in the March issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, found a 6 percent higher probability of divorce for couples in which wives got sick compared to marriages in which wives remained healthy. However, a husband's illness did not increase the risk for divorce.

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