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- Title
The Decline in Marriage in Israel, 1960-2007: Period or Cohort Effect?
- Authors
Schellekens, Jona; Gliksberg, David
- Abstract
Over the past four decades, the more developed countries have experienced a marked decline in the marriage rates of both men and women. The reasons for the decline remain a debated issue. Three explanations predict that the decline in marriage is a period effect, while two predict that it is a birth cohort effect. To determine whether the decline is a period or a cohort effect, this study performed an age-period-cohort analysis. Using data from Israel, our results show that both cohort replacement and period factors were important. Until 1990-1994 the decline in marriage was a period effect, whereas after 1990-1994 the decline was a cohort effect. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of our results for the three major explanations of the decline in marriage.
- Subjects
ISRAEL; MARRIAGE; MARITAL statistics; COHORT analysis; DEVELOPED countries
- Publication
European Journal of Population, 2018, Vol 34, Issue 1, p119
- ISSN
0168-6577
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10680-017-9457-x