Marital break-ups hit record high

Marital break-ups hit record high

SINGAPORE: Marital break-ups hit a record high in Singapore, with
younger couples the quickest to end their unions, it was reported
on Sunday.

Last year, 5,825 marriages ended in divorces and annulments,
up sharply from 2,111 cases in 1982, according to data from the
Department of Statistics.

The divorce rate was highest among those in the 20-24 age
group, according to the breakdown published in The Sunday Times.

The economy and more women in the workforce were cited as
factors.

The repercussions from the September 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks, corporate scandals in the United States and terrorist
blasts on the Indonesian island of Bali were all mentioned. --DPA