Changes in economic status and timing of marriage of young Canadians
| Title | {Changes in economic status and timing of marriage of young Canadians} |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Ravanera, Z.R., & Rajulton, F. |
| Journal | Canadian Studies in Population |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 49 - 67 |
| Keywords | employment family transitions female labour force participation life course longitudinal panel study marriage timing school duration social networks unemployment and unpaid work |
| Abstract | Using the longitudinal panel data collected through the Canadian Surveys of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) from 1993 to1998, we examined the hypotheses that (a) higher education delays marriage; (b) labour force participation and earnings of women, like those of men, increase the likelihood of marriage; and, (c) the magnitude of the effects of education and income varies by life course stages of the youth. Analyses were done for men aged 17-19, 20-22, and 23-25 and for women aged 15-17, 18-20, and 21-23 at the start of the panel surveys. Our findings confirm our hypotheses, namely, a longer stay in school lowers the risk of marrying while greater economic well-being increases the risk. The results also show that the effects of wages and salaries are strongest among the middle cohorts of men (20-22) and women (18-20) who are at the stage of forming their own independent lives. |
| Contract Number | 0452 |