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Weden, Margaret M. Kimbro, Rachel Tolbert |
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Timing of First Marriage and Smoking Cessation Journal of Marriage and Family 69,3 (August 2007): 878-887. Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00411.x/abstract Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: National Council on Family Relations Keyword(s): Age at First Marriage; Cigarette Use (see Smoking); Demography; Ethnic Differences; Family Formation; Health Factors; Hispanics; Maternal Employment; Racial Differences; Smoking (see Cigarette Use) Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (N = 4,050), we consider the relationship between the timing of family formation and positive changes in health behavior. Theories that predict both positive and negative associations are tested. The findings suggest that both mechanisms operate and that the direction of the association depends on the respondent's race or ethnicity. Whites who marry early are less likely to quit smoking, whereas Whites who marry on time and Blacks and Hispanics who marry at all ages are more likely to quit. The analysis refines the understanding of how family formation shapes changes in health behaviors differentially across the life course, and it underscores the difference in this process for individuals from different racial and ethnic backgrounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Marriage & Family is the property of Blackwell Publishing Limited and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts) |
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Weden, Margaret M. and Rachel Tolbert Kimbro. "Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Timing of First Marriage and Smoking Cessation." Journal of Marriage and Family 69,3 (August 2007): 878-887.
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