Incorporating health into models of marriage choice: Demographic and sociological perspectives

被引:108
作者
Fu, HS [1 ]
Goldman, N [1 ]
机构
[1] PRINCETON UNIV, OFF POPULAT RES, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
关键词
marriage and health; marriage rates; National Longitudinal Study of Youth; youth;
D O I
10.2307/353733
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth to examine how health-related characteristics and behaviors affect first marriage rates among young American adults. The results emphasize the importance of including health variables in models of marriage choice by demonstrating that persons with unhealthy behaviors (such as high levels of alcohol consumption and the use of hard drugs) and the physical characteristics that are typically associated with poorer past and future health statuses (obesity and short stature) have lower marriage rates from their healthier counterparts.
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页码:740 / 758
页数:19
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