Citation
Shafer, Kevin & Jensen, Todd M. (2013). Remarital Chances, Choices, and Economic Consequences: Issues of Social and Personal Welfare. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 40(2), 77-101.Abstract
Many divorced women experience a significant decline in financial, social, physical, and psychological well-being following a divorce. Using data from the NLSY79 (n = 2,520) we compare welfare recipients, mothers, and impoverished women to less marginalized divorcees on remarriage chances. Furthermore, we look at the kinds of men these women marry by focusing on the employment and education of new spouses. Finally, we address how remarriage and spousal quality (as defined by education and employment) impact economic well-being after divorce. Our results show that remarriage has positive economic effects, but that is dependent upon spousal quality. However, such matches are rare among divorced women with children and in poverty. The implications of our results for social welfare issues are discussed.URL
https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.3734Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2013Journal Title
Journal of Sociology and Social WelfareAuthor(s)
Shafer, KevinJensen, Todd M.
Article Type
RegularData Set/Study
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 CohortContinent/Country
United StatesState
NonspecificRace/Ethnicity
BlackWhite
Hispanic