''Grow Old Along with Me''
Reaping the Marriage Benefit
This research brief describes work documented in 'Til Death Do Us Part: Marital Disruption and Mortality (RP-487).
Excerpt: The erosion of marriage is a constant refrain in political debate and a legitimate concern for society in general. Recent research by Lee Lillard and Linda Waite indicates that it also has severe consequences for individuals. Both men and women benefit from being married and both are at greater risk of dying, at any age, when they are not married--whether never married, separated, divorced, or widowed. In "`Til Death Do Us Part': Marital Disruption and Mortality," Lillard and Waite describe a study in which they provide new insights into the "marriage benefit" and how it works.
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- Document Number: RB-5011
- Year: 1996
- Series: Research Briefs
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