Thesis
Living arrangements, marital status and adult mortality in the United States
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
12/2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000003969
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/123638
Abstract
Mortality outcomes broadly differ based on a person's marital status and living arrangement. Living arrangements have undergone massive change in the United States, raising a natural question as to how these changes are associated with mortality. Particularly, this study asks-1) Do living arrangements and marital status influence the risk of mortality differently? 2) Do men and women face different mortality risk based on their living arrangements and marital status? I use data from 1999 to 2014 National Health Interview Survey linked with prospective mortality data through 2015 to answer my research questions. The results reveal that cohabiting couples living with children were less likely to die over the follow-up period compared to never married and previously married individuals living with children, living alone or those living with other adults. But cohabiting couples experience higher mortality risk over the follow-up period as compared to married couples living with their children. The result points to the fact that the presence of children acts as a cushion to protect against the risk of mortality, but the living arrangement, together with the marital status is of particular importance. Analyses further reveal significant gender variations.
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- Title
- Living arrangements, marital status and adult mortality in the United States
- Creators
- Namrata Ray
- Contributors
- Justin Denney (Advisor) - Washington State University, Department of Sociology
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Sociology
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Identifiers
- 99900890803901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis