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Love and Death in Germany: The Marital Biography and Its Effect on Mortality.
- Source :
- Journal of Marriage & Family; Aug2004, Vol. 66 Issue 3, p567-581, 15p, 3 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MORTALITY
GENDER
WIDOWHOOD
BIOGRAPHIES
DEMOGRAPHY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00222445
- Volume :
- 66
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Marriage & Family
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 13871750
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00038.x