TY - JOUR PY - 1993// TI - The regional variation of divorce rates in Japan and the United States JO - Journal of divorce and remarriage A1 - Lester, David A1 - Abe, Kiyoko SP - 227 EP - 230 VL - 21 IS - 1-2 N2 - The strongest correlate of regional variations in the divorce rate in Japan was the economy (unemployment) whereas the strongest correlate in the United States was social stress (rates of personal violence-suicide and homicide).

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