Description/Abstract
This study examines the dynamic effect of disability on marriage. Data on disability and marriage come from the New Beneficiary Survey, designed to characterize new beneficiaries of the Social Security Disability Insurance Program. Using an event-study model, the study finds that disability onset decreased marriage among beneficiaries, but only at younger ages. The study further examines whether the effect of disability on marriage is due to formation, dissolution, or both, and whether the effect varies by educational attainment and subsequent mortality. The results highlight the importance of marriage selection in the oft-cited relationship between marriage and better health.
Document Type
Working Paper
Date
Summer 6-2016
Keywords
Marriage selection, marriage formation, marriage dissolution, disability, dynamic effect
Language
English
Series
Working Papers Series
Disciplines
Family, Life Course, and Society | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Psychology and Interaction
ISSN
1525-3066
Recommended Citation
Li, Ling and Singleton, Perry, "The Dynamic Effect of Disability on Marriage: Evidence from the Social Security Disability Insurance Program" (2016). Center for Policy Research. 217.
https://surface.syr.edu/cpr/217
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Additional Information
Working paper no. 190