TY - JOUR
T1 - Is marriage more than cohabitation?: well-being differences in 30 European countries
AU - Soons, J.P.M.
AU - Kalmijn, M.
N1 - Reporting year: 2009
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The study aims to assess, first, whether there is a gap in well-being between unmarried
cohabitants and the married, second, if selection factors can explain this so-called cohabitation gap, and third, if the size of the cohabitation gap differs across countries and how this can be explained.We use pooled data from young adults (18 – 44) in 3 rounds of the European Social Survey (N ≈ 31,500). Multilevel regression analyses show that there is a moderate cohabitation gap that can be partly explained with the selection factors material resources and religiosity. Country differences were clear and could partly be explained with the level of institutionalization: In countries where cohabitation is more accepted and more prevalent, the cohabitation gap is smaller.
AB - The study aims to assess, first, whether there is a gap in well-being between unmarried
cohabitants and the married, second, if selection factors can explain this so-called cohabitation gap, and third, if the size of the cohabitation gap differs across countries and how this can be explained.We use pooled data from young adults (18 – 44) in 3 rounds of the European Social Survey (N ≈ 31,500). Multilevel regression analyses show that there is a moderate cohabitation gap that can be partly explained with the selection factors material resources and religiosity. Country differences were clear and could partly be explained with the level of institutionalization: In countries where cohabitation is more accepted and more prevalent, the cohabitation gap is smaller.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00660.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00660.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-2445
VL - 71
SP - 1141
EP - 1157
JO - Journal of Marriage and Family
JF - Journal of Marriage and Family
IS - 5
ER -