Economic consequences of marital dissolution for blacks.
Paying particular attention to the economic impact of post-divorce on black survey respondents of both sexes, "this study analyzes Weitzman's suggestion that men and women lose economic well-being in the first year after divorce. Family incomes of divorced women and men are compared with [those of] their married counterparts for five SES [socioeconomic status] categories. Using t-tests, it was found that, for most categories, for both genders, incomes of divorced persons were lower than incomes of married persons. Family incomes were regressed against a set of four control variables and a marital status variable.  The marital status variable was statistically significant for four of the five SES categories for females. This was not true for males.  Policy implications are considered." The geographical focus is on the United States.
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D001741:Black or African American; D000569:Americas; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004243:Divorce; D004467:Economics; D005006:Ethnicity; D007182:Income; D008393:Marriage; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011640:Public Policy; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
Americas; Blacks; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Divorce; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Income; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; United States