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Table 2 Changes in number of children, children’s age, and gender in the duration of marriage

From: The impact of children on divorce risk

Variable

2 years after marriage

5 years after marriage

10 years after marriage

20 years after marriage

Number of children

0.9

1.4

1.9

2.4

Children aged 0

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.0

Children aged 1 to 5

0.6

1.2

0.6

0.1

Children aged 6 to 12

0.0

0.0

1.2

0.5

Children aged 13 and above

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.8

Have boy(s)

43.0

61.2

75.0

83.1

Sample size

15,874

14,874

13,416

9,815

  1. Note: the units of measurement in the table are all “persons” except for “Have boy(s),” which are percentages.