Differentials in Marital Instability: 1970

摘要: Using national data on white ever-married women under forty-five, differentials in marital instability are examined for several of the wife's characteristics at first marriage and couple's combined age, education religion. Dummy variable multiple regression is used to adjust effects differing durations since obtain each net other variables. With variables controlled, an inverse age marriage-instability relationship persists; differences stability by appear largely attributable education. Other we considered religion while growing up, whether she grew up a farm, lived with both parents fourteen, was pregnant before her husband had been married before. When included husband's variables, found husbands have negative instability. Higher intermarriage among couples divergent or religion; only extreme associated higher