Social Indicators Related to Drug Abuse-Drug Prevention SIG , Data Center : Center on the Family

33. Divorce Rate Per 1,000 Resident Population
	Time Series
	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Apr.
Location	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
State of Hawai`i	4.7	4.6	4.4	4.2	4.3	4.7	4.1	4.1	4.1	3.9	3.9
Hawai`i County	4.2	4.4	4.1	4.2	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.5
City & County of Honolulu	4.8	4.7	4.4	4.1	4.2	4.8	4.2	4.2	4.2	3.9	4.0
Kaua`i County	4.2	3.9	4.7	4.6	4.2	4.2	3.7	4.0	3.7	3.8	3.3
Maui County	4.3	4.2	4.7	4.9	5.1	4.9	4.7	4.3	4.6	4.3	4.0


Technical Notes: The source of the numerator is Hawaii State Dept. of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, Research & Statistics Sec. The source of the denominator is U.S. Census Bureau -- 1990-99 County Population Estimates and 2000 Census data. Divorce numbers, while accurate, arguably have become a less valid indicator of "family conflict" as more families exist outside of formal marriage; i.e., break-ups of unmarried couples may be more frequent but never reported. Also, rates based on population may be affected by changing demographics (more or less people in adult age brackets). Notes on data quality and data patterns for social indicators related to substance abuse.
Importance of the Indicator: Marital disruption can take an emotional toll on family members, especially on children. Most children of divorced parents do well in the long run. However, there is evidence to suggest that children from divorced families are somewhat more likely to use alcohol and drugs, obtain less education, and experience marital disruption themselves. Divorces that involve a decline in parent-child relations and multiple divorces on the part of parents can increase the negative impact on children.
Data collected by UH - Social Science Institute (SSRI) and Center on the Family (COF) Under Contract to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD), Department of Health
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