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Title: Economic Well-Being Following Marital Termination: A Comparison of Widowed and Divorced Women
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Morgan, Leslie A. |
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Economic Well-Being Following Marital Termination: A Comparison of Widowed and Divorced Women Journal of Family Issues 10,1 (March 1989): 86-101. Also: http://jfi.sagepub.com/content/10/1/86.abstract Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Divorce; Marital Instability; Marital Status; Poverty; Transfers, Skill; Well-Being; Widows Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Separate studies of divorced and widowed women show increased odds of becoming poor following the termination of marriage. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal data suggest that the end of marriage is correlated with higher poverty rates. Less is known, however, about factors which influence economic well-being over time, and whether these factors are similar across the two types of marital transition. This analysis uses data from the NLS cohort of Mature Women (1967-1982) to examine the probability of becoming poor after widowhood or divorce among midlife women, and factors which influence economic well-being. Findings show that 40% of widows and over one quarter of divorced women fall into poverty for at least some time during the first five years after leaving marriage. The type of marital transition experienced by the women is not a significant factor in economic well-being, but both age and prior economic standing have positive effects. |
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Morgan, Leslie A. "Economic Well-Being Following Marital Termination: A Comparison of Widowed and Divorced Women." Journal of Family Issues 10,1 (March 1989): 86-101.
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