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Study Says Co-Workers' Habits Affect Your Marriage
Aired November 13, 2003 - 06:48 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time for a little 'Business Buzz' right now. Can working long hours lead to divorce? A new study says yes.
Carrie Lee has more on this story from the Nasdaq market site.
Pretty common sense, though, Carrie, don't you think?
CARRIE LEE, CNN FINANCIAL NEWS CORRESPONDENT: You know it is. It's interesting, though, Carol, that this study is so detailed. This is a Swedish study talking about Americans. Basically saying the new office home wrecker is the office.
Let me give you some highlights from the seven-year study. Working with co-workers who are all of the opposite sex increases the divorce rate by 70 percent. That compares with co-workers of the same sex. A married person is 43 percent more likely to get divorced if one-third of co-workers are recently divorced people of the opposite sex. And the risk of divorce rises 60 percent if all of the co- workers of the same -- if all co-workers of the same sex are single rather than married. So perhaps this is because the co-workers provide role models for the single life.
Also interesting to note, the effect shrank over time, suggesting it's the act of divorce rather than simply being divorced that sways the others most. But still, gives sort of some food for thought when people head off to the offices what they are really getting involved with their professional, personal lives perhaps melding a little bit and influencing people in this country -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Certainly food for thought.
Carrie Lee live from the Nasdaq market site.
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Aired November 13, 2003 - 06:48 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time for a little 'Business Buzz' right now. Can working long hours lead to divorce? A new study says yes.
Carrie Lee has more on this story from the Nasdaq market site.
Pretty common sense, though, Carrie, don't you think?
CARRIE LEE, CNN FINANCIAL NEWS CORRESPONDENT: You know it is. It's interesting, though, Carol, that this study is so detailed. This is a Swedish study talking about Americans. Basically saying the new office home wrecker is the office.
Let me give you some highlights from the seven-year study. Working with co-workers who are all of the opposite sex increases the divorce rate by 70 percent. That compares with co-workers of the same sex. A married person is 43 percent more likely to get divorced if one-third of co-workers are recently divorced people of the opposite sex. And the risk of divorce rises 60 percent if all of the co- workers of the same -- if all co-workers of the same sex are single rather than married. So perhaps this is because the co-workers provide role models for the single life.
Also interesting to note, the effect shrank over time, suggesting it's the act of divorce rather than simply being divorced that sways the others most. But still, gives sort of some food for thought when people head off to the offices what they are really getting involved with their professional, personal lives perhaps melding a little bit and influencing people in this country -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Certainly food for thought.
Carrie Lee live from the Nasdaq market site.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
