DIVORCE

    Laura Betzig.  1989.  Causes of Conjugal Dissolution: A Cross-Cultural 
    Study.  Current Anthropology 30: 654-676.

    Reprinted with permission of the author and the Editor of Current 
    Anthropology.

      STDS57.DAT  Variables 1136 - 1163 - deals with causes listed under 
    Infidelity (III), Infertility (IV), Personality (V), and Economics (VI) 
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      STDS58.DAT deals with causes listed under Conflicts with In-Laws (VII), 
      Ritual (VIII), Absence or Desertion (IX), Health (X), and Politics (XI) 

1136.  Causes of Divorce- Infidelity: Adultery                    a   1
1137.  Causes of Divorce- Infidelity: Lack of Virginity           v  25
1138.  Causes of Divorce- Infidelity: Polygamy                    p   8
1139.  Causes of Divorce- Infidelity: Cruelty or Maltreatment     c   3
1140.  Causes of Divorce- Infidelity: Disobedience or Disrespect  d  14
1141.  Causes of Divorce- Infidelity: Repressiveness              r  37
1142.  Causes of Divorce- Infidelity: Jealousy                    j  25
1143.  Causes of Divorce- Infidelity: Another lover               l   6
1144.  Causes of Divorce- Infertility: Sterility                          s   2
1145.  Causes of Divorce- Infertility: Sexual Neglect                     n  13
1146.  Causes of Divorce- Infertility: Refusal to have Sex                r  17

       . = Missing Data
       0 = Not mentioned as cause of divorce
       * = Cause of Divorce Attributed to:
       1 = Husband
       2 = Both
       3 = Unspecified
       4 = Wife

1147.  Causes of Divorce- Infertility: Death of Children                  d  14
1148.  Causes of Divorce- Infertility: Old Age                            o  21
1149.  Causes of Divorce- Infertility: Absence of Male Children           m  31
1150.  Causes of Divorce- Infertility: Exchange wife has too few children e  37
1151.  Causes of Divorce- Personality: Mutual Consent                   m   5
1152.  Causes of Divorce- Personality: Displeasingness                  d   4
1153.  Causes of Divorce- Personality: Quarrelsomeness or Talkativeness q  17
1154.  Causes of Divorce- Personality: Bad Temper                       b  18
1155.  Causes of Divorce- Personality: Other Personality Problems       o  37
1156.  Causes of Divorce- Economic: Laziness                    l   7
1157.  Causes of Divorce- Economic: Inadequate Support          s  12
1158.  Causes of Divorce- Economic: Inadequate Housing          h  31
1159.  Causes of Divorce- Economic: Inadequate Food             f  25
1160.  Causes of Divorce- Economic: Inadequate Clothing         c  31
1161.  Causes of Divorce- Economic: Inadequate Food Preparation p  25
1162.  Causes of Divorce- Economic: Inadequately serving Spouse v  22

       . = Missing Data
       0 = Not mentioned as cause of divorce
       * = Cause of Divorce Attributed to:
       1 = Husband
       2 = Both
       3 = Unspecified
       4 = Wife

1163.  Causes of Divorce- Economic: Other Economic Problems     o  37

           . = Missing Data
           0 = Not mentioned as cause of divorce
           * = Cause of Divorce Attributed to:
           1 = Husband
           2 = Both
           3 = Unspecified
           4 = Wife

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