Love and death in Germany: The marital biography and its effect on mortality

被引:94
作者
Brockmann, H
Klein, T
机构
[1] Univ Bremen, Sch Social Sci, D-28334 Bremen, Germany
[2] Heidelberg Univ, Inst Soziol, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
关键词
event history analysis; life course; marital history; marriage; mortality; selectivity;
D O I
10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00038.x
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
In this article, we analyze how the marital biography is affecting mortality in Germany today (N = 12,484). We find support for temporal selection into marriage for both genders, but the effect is stronger for men. In addition, protection through marriage results from long-term accumulation of survival advantages and from the attenuation of higher mortality risks that occur immediately after a transition into or out of a marriage. Moreover, women are more likely to keep survival advantages from previous marriages and to forget about survival disadvantages from divorces and widowhood.
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页码:567 / 581
页数:15
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