Data Update 3


Question: Why has the 30-year total divorce rate in Canada been generally trending downwards in a stable manner?


Link and brief summary: The article titled "'For richer and not poorer…'" written by Michael Swan, it discusses how the divorce rate in Canada has decreased over the past 30 years. An interesting finding is that the lower divorce rates are more common among Canadians who have higher education and higher income. A 2019 survey report by Nanos for The Globe and Mail showed that nearly 80% of Canadians consider themselves to be middle class. In addition, Canada has a noticeably lower and more stable divorce rate compared to the United States. Canada ranked 9th in the World Happiness Report in 2019, while the United States ranked 19th, suggesting that the stable divorce rates may also reflect on the happiness index.  The decline in Canada's divorce rate is also influenced by the Catholic religious culture. Swan pointed out the inseparable relationship between Canada and Catholicism, with Catholics making up 32% of Canada's total population. Therefore , the Catholic view on marriage plays an important cultural role; Catholicism emphasizes marriage as a lifelong commitment, which may encourage more couples within the faith to avoid divorce. Overall, after studying these articles and data, the trend of the 30-year total divorce rate declining over the past 9 years from 2010 to 2019 appears to be a positive sign for Canada, reflecting the underlying social and cultural factors of divorce.


These are some articles related to this question:

https://www.catholicregister.org/item/31259-for-richer-and-not-poorer

https://moneygenius.ca/blog/middle-class-income-canada

https://www.forbes.com/sites/duncanmadden/2019/03/28/ranked-the-10-happiest-countries-in-the-world-in-2019/?sh=2c6f738848a5

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75-006-x/2021001/article/00010-eng.htm

Comments

  1. Sarah LopezMarch 28, 2024 at 5:32 PM

    Hey Felix! I really like your graph. It is really easy to read and looks good! Good job on finding a link that supports the question you've brought up. Overall, good job!

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  2. Leslie PhamMarch 28, 2024 at 8:20 PM

    Hi Felix, interesting topic. I think you did a good job in doing research to answer the question posed from the chart. I would love to see the overall picture of this topic by seeing how trend is for other age groups.

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  3. Jasmine Kaur KochharApril 1, 2024 at 9:37 PM

    Hey Felix, great chart and topic. The statistics stated are really helpful to understand the graph. The question that you choose is also really interesting to read about. Overall an amazing job.

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  4. Alison ChengApril 2, 2024 at 2:10 AM

    Hey Felix, I think you did an amazing job here as your bar chart is showing data clearly and your inforamtion backed up your answer.

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  5. sukhmani sandhuApril 3, 2024 at 10:01 AM

    Great chart and topic! I really like the article you chose, and the additional resources you provided as it explained the why really well. I also like that you spoke about other countries (the US) to explain why Canada's specifically is decreasing. Overall, great work!

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