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The Effects of Cocaine and Marijuana Use on Marriage and Marital Stability

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  • Robert Kaestner

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This paper examines the relationship between illicit drug use and marital status. The paper starts with an overview of the relevant economic theory for this problem. Then, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experiences, the paper presents both cross sectional and longitudinal estimates of the effect of marijuana and cocaine use on marital status, time until first marriage, and duration of first marriage. The results indicate that in general, drug users are more likely to be unmarried due to a delay in the age at first marriage, and shorter marriage durations. The findings are not uniform, however, and differ according to the gender, race and age of the sample.

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Paper provided by National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc in its series NBER Working Papers with number 5038.

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Date of creation: Feb 1995
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Handle: RePEc:nbr:nberwo:5038

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  1. Robert Kaestner, 1998. "Does Drug Use Cause Poverty?," NBER Working Papers 6406, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    • Robert Kaestner, 1999. "Does Drug Use Cause Poverty?," NBER Chapters, in: The Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse: An Integration of Econometrics and Behavioral Economic Research, pages 327-368 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. Robert Kaestner, 1998. "Drug use and AFDC participation: Is there a connection?," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 17(3), pages 495-520.
  3. Ronald B. Davies, 2003. "Mandatory Minimum Sentencing, Drug Purity, and a Test of Rational Drug Use," University of Oregon Economics Department Working Papers 2006-20, University of Oregon Economics Department, revised 10 Jun 2003.

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