Relationship Transitions Among Older Cohabitors: The Role of Health, Wealth, …

This study explored how health, wealth, and family ties shape older cohabitors’ chances of marrying or separating. Drawing on rational choice and exchange theories, the author argues these factors affect women and men differently because the rewards, alternatives, and barriers of later-life union formation differ by gender. The study used panel data from the 1998 – 2006 Health and Retiremen…