Reexamining the economic costs of marital disruption for women

Citation
M. Mckeever et Nh. Wolfinger, Reexamining the economic costs of marital disruption for women, SOC SCI Q, 82(1), 2001, pp. 202-217
Citations number
37
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology & Antropology
Journal title
SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY
ISSN journal
0038-4941 → ACNP
Volume
82
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
202 - 217
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-4941(200103)82:1<202:RTECOM>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Objective. Changes in labor force participation and returns may have lessen ed divorce's traditionally severe economic consequences for women. Method. We use recent data from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSF H) to analyze the economic well-being of women whose marriages ended betwee n the first and second waves of data collection. Results. Comparing pre- an d postmarital median per capita income shows that marital disruption now ha s much more modest economic consequences for women than in years gone by. A multivariate analysis suggests that their higher postdivorce incomes can b e primarily attributed to labor force participation and human capital. Conc lusions. These findings suggest better life chances for divorcees and their children.