2012
DOI: 10.25336/p6m90p
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Examining the determinants of union dissolution among married and common-law unions in Canada

Abstract: This paper examines the determinants of union dissolution among first marriage, second marriage, and common-law unions via an event history analysis of the fourth panel of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). Results suggest that unemployment and other potentially challenging employment situations are associated with higher odds of dissolution, among first marriage unions in particular. The factors that predict union dissolution are found to differ, both across union types and within common-law uni… Show more

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“…The share of common-law partners among couples has increased from 6.3% in 1981 to 19.9% in 2011 5 whereas the share of the population aged 15 and over in a relationship has slightly decreased from 61.1% to 57.7% (Milan, 2011). However, as cohabiting unions are being more unstable than marriage, a growing part of the population is experiencing a dissolution, including children (Musick and Michelmore, 2015;Bohnert, 2012). Ex-cohabiting partners experience a larger drop in income and a higher risk of poverty at separation than ex-married spouses (Avellar and Smock, 2005;Tach and Eads, 2015;Le Bourdais, Jeon, Clark, and Lapierre-Adamcyk, 2016).…”
Section: Canadian Institutional Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The share of common-law partners among couples has increased from 6.3% in 1981 to 19.9% in 2011 5 whereas the share of the population aged 15 and over in a relationship has slightly decreased from 61.1% to 57.7% (Milan, 2011). However, as cohabiting unions are being more unstable than marriage, a growing part of the population is experiencing a dissolution, including children (Musick and Michelmore, 2015;Bohnert, 2012). Ex-cohabiting partners experience a larger drop in income and a higher risk of poverty at separation than ex-married spouses (Avellar and Smock, 2005;Tach and Eads, 2015;Le Bourdais, Jeon, Clark, and Lapierre-Adamcyk, 2016).…”
Section: Canadian Institutional Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cohabiting union is increasingly seen as an acceptable context for childbearing and raising a family (Smock and Manning, 2004;Kerr, Moyser, and Beaujot, 2006;Kiernan, 2004). As cohabiting unions are being more unstable than marriage, a growing part of the population is experiencing a union dissolution, including children (Musick and Michelmore, 2015;Bohnert, 2012).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Milan (2011) indicates that among couples, the share of common-law partners has increased from 6.3% in 1981 to 19.9% in 2011. As cohabitation becomes more and more prevalent, cohabiting individuals and married individuals become more alike with respect to their socio-economic composition, to the stability of the relationship and to some other behavioral patterns such as fertility, labor market participation or domestic work (Le Bourdais and Lapierre-Adamcyk, 2004;Kerr, Moyser, and Beaujot, 2006;Bohnert, 2012). In that sense, we extend our understanding of unmarried cohabitation by showing that cohabiting couples may also behave in the same way as married couples, which means that they also have become more similar in their unobserved characteristics.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Canada, as in most western countries, family life has become increasingly unstable as couples tend to separate at a fast pace, even in the presence of young children (Bohnert 2011). Following the breakup of their first union, a growing number of men and women move on to enter new relationships, predominantly through cohabitation, and often with a partner who already has children.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%