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Table 6 A summary of rates and decrements in the 7 state-duration model, United States Females, 2000–2005, ages 30 to 35

From: Recognizing duration effects in multistate population models

 

First decrements

Subsequent decrements

Total decrements

Overall rate

m0 − > v0

2609

839

3448

.02573

v0 − > m0

2714

1886

4600

.11311

Over all durations:

Total number of marriages:

13,471

   

First marriages

8,103

   

Remarriages

5,368

   

Total number of divorces:

8,726

   

Ratio divorces/all marriages:

.648

   

Ratio remarriages/all marriages:

.398

   
  1. Notes: Subsequent decrements are calculated by assuming that the product of duration zero divorce and remarriage rates is constant
  2. The overall rate is all duration zero decrements divided by the appropriate total person-years of exposure. The person-years for first move divorces is (n/2)*(xm0 + ym1) = 102,447.5 and for subsequent divorces is (n/2)*ym0 = 31,580, totaling 134,027.5. The person-years for first move remarriages is (n/2)*(xv0 + yv1) = 23,570 and for subsequent remarriages is (n/2)*yv0 = 17,100, totaling 40,670
  3. Source: See text
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