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.
Cheung
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Institute for Human Services Research, Hong Kong, PR China.
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*