How does marriage affect physical and psychological health? A survey of the longitudinal evidence

This paper examines an accumulating modern literature on the health benefits of relationships like marriage. Although much remains to be understood about the physiological channels, we draw the judgment, after looking across many journals and disciplines, that there is persuasive longitudinal evidence for such effects. The size of the health gain from marriage is remarkable. It may be as large as the benefit from giving up smoking.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Wilson, Chris M. ; Oswald, Andrew J.
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Gesundheit \| Schätzung \| USA \| Ehe \| mortality \| health \| marriage \| happiness \| longitudinal

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 1619
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	488863813 [GVK] hdl:10419/33438 [Handle]
Classification:	I0 - Health, Education, and Welfare. General ; I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior
Source:	EconStor

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