Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In this paper, I examine the effect higher education has on the age of marriage and\nhow this differs between black and white women. Becker’s theory of positive assortative\nmating in marriage markets lead me to predict higher levels of education would decrease the\nprobability of being married by 30 and 40 for black women more than white women. My\nprobit regressions showed that, despite an initial delay in marriage, increased education had a\npositive effect on the probability of marriage for black women confirming that lesser\neducated black women are more at risk of falling into the racial marriage gap.
Source: DukeSpace (Duke University)
Author: Kristin Danielle Hamb
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W74656419