It is well-known that early life conditions as well as marital status a¤ect health and mortality later in life. In this paper we analyze the interplay between these determinants of high-age mortality. First, we study the impact of economic conditions early in life on the individual rate of getting married. Secondly, we examine the protective e¤ect of marriage and, in particular, to what extent ...

While prior research on child development documents that children of two-parent, married families have better cognitive and noncognitive skills compared to other family structures, this literature has overlooked an input that can be directly linked to individual utility; happiness. In this paper, I examine if this positive marriage effect on child quality is actually a happiness effect. By trea...

Objective. To examine the association between different marital transitions and changes in body mass index (BMI) and body weight. Methods. A systematic literature search was conducted for peer-reviewed articles published between January 1990 and December 2011. Longitudinal studies were included if they compared dependent variables, such as BMI or weight, before and after a change in marital sta...

The Marriage Law stipulates that marriages occur must be recorded by an authorized official. If you have not registered your marriage, can apply to the Religious Courts for Muslims. age requirement marriage as one of requirements marriage. Underage carried out obtain dispensation permission from Court. Marriages are often under hands without regard terms For example, application itsbat against ...

BACKGROUND Although Asian societies are remarkably different from Western societies in terms of sociocultural characteristics, little is known about the gender differences in the health effects of marriage and marital satisfaction in Asian countries. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Using a randomly sampled dataset from the 2006 East Asian Social Survey comprising 8528 individuals from China, J...

Early marriage is common among women in developing countries. Age at first marriage (AFM) has health implication on women and their under-five children. In Nigeria, few studies have explored AFM; the current study was designed to fill the gap. Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, 2008 dataset on married women aged 15-49(N=24,986) was used. Chi-square, OLS regression and Cox proportional hazar...