Sex composition of children as a determinant of marriage disruption and marriage formation: evidence from Swedish register data.

From: Journal of Population Research | Date: November 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

This paper investigates the effect of sex composition of children on the propensity of Swedish mothers to enter and leave marriage. Swedish population-register data are used to estimate relative risks of marriage formation and marriage dissolution for mothers with different numbers and sexes of children. The large number of observations allows us to get a very accurate picture of such relationships even if they are relatively weak. Morgan et al. (1988) used survey data for the US and claimed to have found that one- and two-child parents in that country had lower divorce risks if ...

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