Differences by union status in health and mortality at older ages: Results for 16 European countries

<b>Background</b>: Married people live longer than the unmarried; micro-level research indicates that they enjoy better health. Macro-level research does not combine mortality, marital status, and health. <b>Objective</b>: We provide international comparisons of healthy an...

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Main Authors: Dimiter Philipov, Sergei Scherbov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2016-08-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol35/19/