Factors That Reduce The Rate Of Divorce

There's an article from Focus on the Family dealing with factors that reduce the chance of divorce.  The study looked at a number of causal factors leading to divorce.  In some ways, the findings are intuitive, but the study quantified the impact of each factor. 

Some of the key demographic factors decreasing likelihood of divorce are as follows:
                                       

Annual income over $50K
Having a baby within year of marriage (vs. before)
Being over 25 when married
Family of origin non-divorced
Religious affiliation
Some college education 

Studies consistently show the following:

1) The biggest factors contributing to marital success are higher income, increased education level, higher age at marriage and higher levels of religious commitment and activity.

2) The strongest factors contributing to marital failure are young age at marriage, poverty, remarriage and low education.

Thanks Steve at Lessons from the Road