Accidents, assaults, and marital status.
Marriage may reduce the risk of accidents and assaults by promoting social control of health behavior. This study examines the impact of marital status on non-fatal accidents and assaults in young British women. Data is drawn from a large cohort study of the people born in 1958. Rate ratios of overall and specific incidence of non-fatal accidents and assaults are determined by negative binomial regression, with adjustment for socio-economic and behavioral confounders. The null hypothesis of no association between marital status and incidence of non-fatal accidents and assaults is rejected. It is suggested that, independent of parental status, more exposure to marriage and less exposure to marital dissolution may reduce accidents and assaults.
Institute for Human Services Research, Hong Kong, PR China.
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D000059:Accidents / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*