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Repartnering of women in the United States: The interplay between motherhood and socio-economic status

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  • Alessandro Di Nallo
  • Katya Ivanova
  • Nicoletta Balbo

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We examine the socio-economic differentials in mothers’ and non-mothers’ repartnering behaviours following the dissolution of a co-residential (marital or cohabiting) union. Based on five waves of the National Survey of Family Growth (N = 11,479), we use discrete-time event history models, jointly modelling exit from a partnership and entry into a new union. Few differences are found for entry into direct marriage, which is a rarely observed event. However, when we examine women’s entry into cohabitation (a possible stepping stone to marriage), we observe: (1) a motherhood gap, where mothers are less likely to repartner than non-mothers; (2) a negative association between educational attainment and repartnering probability; and (3) the motherhood gap existing only for low-educated women. Supplementary analyses on the impact of the Great Recession demonstrate that whereas the economic cycle mattered for the repartnering of low-educated women, it made no difference for more highly educated women.

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  • Alessandro Di Nallo & Katya Ivanova & Nicoletta Balbo, 2023. "Repartnering of women in the United States: The interplay between motherhood and socio-economic status," Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 77(3), pages 399-416, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpstxx:v:77:y:2023:i:3:p:399-416
    DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2022.2152478
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