A Duration Analysis of the Ways to Meet Spouse：An Empirical Analysis in Taiwan and China

• Main Authors: HUI-HSUAN CHEN, 陳慧軒
• Other Authors: none
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/78790112983797507287

碩士 === 國立中央大學 === 經濟學研究所 === 97 === In the marriage market, not everyone is able to find the ideal spouse. If not being able to meet spouse on your own, you must seek friends or relatives’ help,even matchmakers. We have classified the ways to meet spouse into three types:by oneself, by friends or relatives, by matchmakers. With the help from Panel Study of Family Dynamics of Taiwan and China, we examine the occurrence and timing of three ways to meet spouse, and some decisive factors. The results in Taiwan and China show that: 1. the younger cohort, the fewer opportunities by matchmakers. 2. the more educated person, the fewer opportunities by matchmakers. 3. farmers have more opportunities by matchmakers. The biggest difference in both countries is: in China, more educated person is easier to meet spouse by oneself, however, in Taiwan, regardless of the ways to meet spouse, more educated person would delay their first-marriage age.