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Repartnering After Widowhood.
Zheng Wu1, Christoph M Schimmele2, Nadia Ouellet2
1Department of Sociology, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. zhengwu@uvic.ca.
Widowers are more likely to repartner after widowhood than widows. While most widowed individuals prefer remarriage, regional differences in cohabitation prevalence exist, influenced by cultural norms, not socioeconomic factors.
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Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Sociology
- Demography
Background:
- Repartnering after widowhood is a significant life event for older adults.
- Understanding the dynamics of remarriage and cohabitation is crucial for this demographic.
Purpose of the Study:
- To estimate the sex-specific prevalence of repartnering after widowhood.
- To examine the competing choices of nonmarital cohabitation and remarriage.
- To identify differentials in repartnering patterns.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the 2007 Canadian General Social Survey.
- Employed life table methods to analyze gender and regional differences.
- Applied proportional hazard models to assess influencing factors.
Main Results:
- Within ten years of widowhood, 7% of widows and 29% of widowers repartnered.
- Remarriage rates were double cohabitation rates for both sexes, except in Quebec.
- Socioeconomic resources showed a weak association with repartnering choices.
Conclusions:
- A gender gap in repartnering prevalence exists, likely due to marriage market constraints.
- Widowed individuals generally prefer remarriage, but cultural norms affect cohabitation acceptance regionally.
- Socioeconomic factors do not appear to drive widowed individuals towards cohabitation.