title: [Marriages in the Netherlands, 1950-1986].
abstract: "This article gives an overview of the trends of marrying people living in the Netherlands, by sex, age and previous marital status for the period 1950-1986 as well as for the birth cohorts 1930-1965."  A general decline in the prevalence of marriage is noted, with marriage less inevitable for adolescents and more likely to end in divorce than previously.  A trend toward later age at marriage is also observed. (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Beets
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cruijsen
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D015331:Cohort Studies; D019049:Developed Countries; D004243:Divorce; D005060:Europe; D017533:Marital Status; D008393:Marriage; D009426:Netherlands; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Age Factors; Cohort Analysis; Developed Countries; Divorce; Europe; Marital Status; Marriage Age; Marriage Patterns--changes; Marriage Postponement; Marriage--changes; Netherlands; Nuptiality; Sex Factors; Western Europe