Marital Dissolution Duration Hazard Calculator
Actual duration-bin event/exposure hazards with caller independently verified censoring and union definitions. Not an individuals dissolution probability or causal life-cycle model.
Description
A duration-specific dissolution rate relates observed events to time spent in at-risk unions.
A duration-specific dissolution rate relates observed events to time spent in at-risk unions.1
A rate per union-year is distinct from a probability bounded by one.
When to use Marital Dissolution Duration Hazard Calculator
Use this tool to obtain observedDurationHazardsPerYear from the supplied records using the stated calculation. Establish the population, period, variable definitions, sample coverage and independently applicable instrument or calibration.
How to use Marital Dissolution Duration Hazard Calculator and understand its results
- Establish the population, period, variable definitions, sample coverage and independently applicable instrument or calibration.
- Enter observedDissolutionEventsByDuration, matchedAtRiskUnionYearsByDuration, using the field meanings and rules below, then run the tool.
- Read result.observedDurationHazardsPerYear. Use the units and sign conventions below, and review any unknown records separately.
- Correct any reported input issue and run again. Before using a successful result, check the stated units, signs, reference scope and observation coverage.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| observedDissolutionEventsByDuration | Observed dissolution events by duration | list of number | Required |
| matchedAtRiskUnionYearsByDuration | Matched at risk union years by duration | list of number | Required |
Supply nonempty aligned nonnegative dissolution event counts and strictly positive at-risk union-year exposures for each duration band. Return individual event/exposure ratios in input order. Counts need not be integers and rates need not lie below one; no probability conversion or survival curve is calculated.
hazardPerYear_i=events_i/atRiskUnionYears_i Use the matching field units and the exact boundary, ordering and reference rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| result | Calculated observation or qualified reference | object |
| result.observedDurationHazardsPerYear | Observed Duration Hazards Per Year | list |
{
"input": {
"observedDissolutionEventsByDuration": [
2,
4
],
"matchedAtRiskUnionYearsByDuration": [
10,
20
]
},
"output": {
"result": {
"observedDurationHazardsPerYear": [
0.2,
0.2
]
}
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Population definitions, survey design, calibration and observation coverage are independently established. A result describes the supplied record or conditional model without demonstrating causation, validating an instrument or supplying representative population evidence.
Missing required fields, unknown fields, wrong types and violated rules return input issues. Numeric values and outputs must be finite. Lists and matrices must be dense, without missing cells. Numeric lists allow at most 10000 entries, subject to the narrower lengths and code rules above. Extremely large composite outputs are rejected.
Alternative or Complementary methods
For a related step, use Remarriage Propensity Rate Calculator: A remarriage event rate normalizes events by eligible post-dissolution person-time. For a complementary comparison, use Crude Divorce Rate Calculator: Crude divorce rate relates legal divorce events to a matched total population.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Remarriage Propensity Rate Calculator
A remarriage event rate normalizes events by eligible post-dissolution person-time.
- Crude Divorce Rate Calculator
Crude divorce rate relates legal divorce events to a matched total population.