Definition: Median marriage duration at divorce by marriage co...

Category: Demography

The median marriage duration at divorce by marriage cohort is obtained by adding the series of divorce rates by duration of marriage for the marriage cohort under consideration until the cumulative value reaches 0.50. In practice, the divorce rates for advanced durations of marriage can be estimated using the rates for previous generations, without waiting for the married life of the cohort to be completely over. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-CC-03-005-EN.pdf