ERIC Number: EJ999681
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 19
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Insult to Injury: Disability, Earnings, and Divorce
Singleton, Perry
Journal of Human Resources, v47 n4 p972-990 Fall 2012
This study measures the longitudinal effect of disability on earnings, marriage, and divorce. The data come from the Survey of Income and Program Participation matched to administrative data on longitudinal earnings. Using event-study methods, the results show that the onset of a work-preventing disability is associated with a precipitous decline in earnings and an increase in divorce. Consistent with theory, the association between disability and divorce is greatest among young and educated males who experience a work-preventing, rather than a work-limiting, disability. (Contains 4 figures, 6 tables, and 12 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Divorce, Income, At Risk Persons, Correlation, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Incidence, Employment Problems, Employment Level, Educational Attainment, Marital Status
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Language: English
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