Term: Divorce

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-06-12

Definition:

The marital status variable in the Manitoba Health Insurance Registry Data contains marital status information that parents have voluntarily reported to Manitoba Health. For more information, please read the Divorce - Family Structure concept.

In the 2005 article by Juby et a., divorce prevalence was measured by using the marital status variable recorded in the Registry for each six-month period to identify changes in marital status over time.

Related concepts 

• Divorce - Family Structure

Related terms 

• Manitoba Health Insurance Registry (MHIR) Data
• Marital Status

References 

• Juby H, Marcil-Gratton N, Le Bourdais C. When parents separate: Further findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (On-line report). Ottawa, ON: Department of Justice Canada, 2005. [Supplementary Content] (View)