I have had students tell me that the county in which our college is 
located (Benton County, Ark.) has the second highest divorce rate in 
the nation.  I am aware of the number of misleading ways divorce rate 
statistics have been presented in the past and I wonder if anyone has 
the straight scoop on this.  As to the specific rate information, I think 
the number of divorces granted to residents of the county as a ratio of 
married women in the county would be a useful rate for comparison.  Is 
there a site on the internet that would list such things by county or is 
there another source of such information I could consult?  If this 
information is unobtainable, where do these people hear this?  I thank 
you for your time and effort.

Rick



Dr. Rick Froman
Psychology Department
Box 3055
John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
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http://www.jbu.edu/sbs/psych
Office: (501)524-7295
Fax: (501)524-9548

"The plural of anecdote is not data." 

- Roger Brinner, Economist, Data Resources International

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