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Title: Wealth and the Marital Divide
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Schneider, Daniel J. |
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Wealth and the Marital Divide Working Paper, Office of Population Research, Princeton University, March 22nd, 2010. Also: http://www.princeton.edu/~djschnei/wealthdivide_032210.pdf Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Office of Population Research, Princeton University Keyword(s): Age at First Marriage; Assets; Educational Status; Gender Differences; Marriage; Racial Differences; Wealth Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Marriage patterns differ dramatically in the United States by race and education. The author identifies a novel explanation for these marital divides; namely, the important role of personal wealth in marriage entry. Using event history models and data from the NLSY-79 cohort, the author shows that wealth is an important predictor of first marriage and that differences in asset ownership by race and education help to explain a significant portion of the race and education gaps in first marriage. The paper also tests possible explanations for why wealth plays an important role in first marriage entry and presents evidence that wealth is primarily important because of its symbolic value. (Previously circulated and presented as "Norms and Nuptials: The Changing Social Price of Marriage.") Presentations: Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), Annual Meeting. August 2009. Population Association of America (PAA), Annual Meeting. April 2009. Eastern Sociological Society (ESS), Annual Meeting. March 2009. Princeton University, Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Workshop. September 2008. |
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Bibliography Citation
Schneider, Daniel J. "Wealth and the Marital Divide." Working Paper, Office of Population Research, Princeton University, March 22nd, 2010. |