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by charles_f 1071 days ago
Thanks, that's very helpful.

Any indication per whether this is data based or just "common sense driven"?

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They sometimes cite data.

> One German study showed that the fewest divorces were in marriages between Jews and that the largest number of divorces occurred when a Catholic married a non-Catholic. In Maryland, twelve thousand young people were asked the religious affiliations of their parents and also asked if their parents were living together, divorced or separated. Here were the percentage of broken marriages found in different groupings:

  When both parents Jewish 4.6%
  When both parents Catholic 6.4%
  When both parents Protestant 6.8%
  When religions mixed 15.2%
Also in "People Who Should Not Marry at All"

Also

> While, as you notice, these fiancées felt extremely reluctant to marry a man who had lost his sexual potency, only a small proportion (16%) would refuse to marry an ex-soldier who had become sterile.

But the main text is written with their own opinions and observations.