Why rural coal families are less likely to divorce

(Ohio State University) Rural coal-mining families show resilience against divorce when faced with the economic downturns common in the industry, a new study suggests. Researchers found that rural counties with higher levels of coal jobs had lower divorce rates compared with similar counties with fewer coal jobs during the 1990s, when the coal industry was losing jobs.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news