Lisa Arnold and Christina Campbell at The Atlantic believe that a single woman will end up paying anywhere between $ 500,000 and $ 1 million more
than her married counterpart in areas like housing, health insurance, IRAs, and taxes.
Not exact matches
Yet
in their daily experience of the material world — from the houses they live
in to expectations they have for their children to their anxieties about a retirement income — many
married clergywomen live a more secure life
than that of their male
counterparts.
Other studies indicate that divorced men drink more booze
than their
married counterparts and divorced women (although women
in general don't drink as much as men).
The authors point to a lack of stability
in cohabiting relationships as one of the culprits: cohabiting couples with a child are more
than twice as likely to break up before their child turns 12 as their
married counterparts.
There is no surprise
in the fact that the modern day men are preferring to
marry a Russian girl rather
than their Western
counterparts.
But
in contrast to the never -
married, younger adults (those ages 18 - 34) who are
married or living with a partner are more likely
than their older
counterparts (those 35 and older) to say they have used online dating (14 % vs. 7 %).
They eat out more
than their
married counterparts, and dining
in doesn't save them as much as you'd think since they're stuck buying larger portions
than they need.
Regardless of the reason,
married people will pay less
in vehicle insurance
than their unmarried
counterparts.
The picture is less clear for women; parenthood has been linked to greater happiness
in some studies and to less happiness in other studies, likely because women tend to engage in child rearing tasks that center upon both routine and play, while men tend to spend a greater proportion of their caregiving time on play.2 In addition, married parents tend to have relatively greater happiness than their non-married counterparts given the increased social support available to married adults, lower financial strain, and greater help with chores and housewor
in some studies and to less happiness
in other studies, likely because women tend to engage in child rearing tasks that center upon both routine and play, while men tend to spend a greater proportion of their caregiving time on play.2 In addition, married parents tend to have relatively greater happiness than their non-married counterparts given the increased social support available to married adults, lower financial strain, and greater help with chores and housewor
in other studies, likely because women tend to engage
in child rearing tasks that center upon both routine and play, while men tend to spend a greater proportion of their caregiving time on play.2 In addition, married parents tend to have relatively greater happiness than their non-married counterparts given the increased social support available to married adults, lower financial strain, and greater help with chores and housewor
in child rearing tasks that center upon both routine and play, while men tend to spend a greater proportion of their caregiving time on play.2
In addition, married parents tend to have relatively greater happiness than their non-married counterparts given the increased social support available to married adults, lower financial strain, and greater help with chores and housewor
In addition,
married parents tend to have relatively greater happiness
than their non-
married counterparts given the increased social support available to
married adults, lower financial strain, and greater help with chores and housework.
Widowed persons are more likely to have lived with unhealthier spouses and to have engaged
in fewer healthier practices during marriage
than their
counterparts who remained
married.
This is unsurprising given the fact that widowed persons
in age heterogamous unions do not appear to be more disadvantaged
than their
counterparts who
married spouses of a similar age.
In fact, there's loads of evidence to the contrary: A 2012 study found that couples who lived together but were not
married had higher self - esteem and were happier overall
than their
counterparts who were
married.
In sum, our descriptive results reveal that widowed respondents, especially those who were previously in age heterogamous unions, fare worse in terms of mental health than their married counterpart
In sum, our descriptive results reveal that widowed respondents, especially those who were previously
in age heterogamous unions, fare worse in terms of mental health than their married counterpart
in age heterogamous unions, fare worse
in terms of mental health than their married counterpart
in terms of mental health
than their
married counterparts.
Because sample attrition is greater among individuals with bad health and respondents
in age heterogamous unions have worse health
than their
counterparts in age homogamous unions, it is possible that we may be underestimating the health disadvantage of respondents
in age heterogamous unions relative to those
married to spouses who are similar
in age.
While the study authors did not consider these findings statistically significant, single women between 28 and 30 years old, on the other hand, earn $ 1,349 more per year
in individual income compared to their
married counterparts, while single women between 44 and 46 years old make $ 1,465 more
than married women of the same ages.
It reveals that differential selectivity, marital quality, and health practices explain health disparities between
married and widowed persons, but they fail to explain why widowed persons previously
in age heterogamous unions are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of widowhood
than their
counterparts in age homogamous unions.
A YouGov survey
in April 2017 found that more
than a third of people
in cohabiting couples are unaware that they do not have the same legal rights as their
married counterparts.
While the study authors did not consider these findings statistically significant,
married women between 28 and 30 years old, on the other hand, earn $ 1,349 less per year
in individual income compared to their single
counterparts, while
married women between 44 and 46 years old make $ 1,465 less
than single women of the same ages.
Single millennial homebuyers are utilizing FHA financing more so
than their
married counterparts, with 41 percent of single millennial females and 38 percent of single millennial males obtaining an FHA loan
in December 2016, according to Ellie Mae's latest Millennial Tracker report.