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  • 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.