Wealth and inequality in the stability of romantic relationships
A Eads, L Tach - RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the …, 2016 - rsfjournal.org
The family is a key institution that transmits inequality, and racial and socioeconomic
inequalities in family life have grown markedly. We use data from the 1996 to 2008 panels of
the Survey of Income and Program Participation to offer a comprehensive account of how
wealth relates to family stability and how that relationship varies by union type, age cohort,
and both type and amount of wealth. We find that liquid and illiquid assets and secured
debts are associated with a decrease in the likelihood of dissolution, and that large …
inequalities in family life have grown markedly. We use data from the 1996 to 2008 panels of
the Survey of Income and Program Participation to offer a comprehensive account of how
wealth relates to family stability and how that relationship varies by union type, age cohort,
and both type and amount of wealth. We find that liquid and illiquid assets and secured
debts are associated with a decrease in the likelihood of dissolution, and that large …