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Marital Status and Birth Order in a Sample of Dublin Males

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Brendan M. Walsh
Brendan M. Walsh
Affiliation:
Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin
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The association between birth order and marital status has been explored in a sample of 2500 adult males living in Dublin in 1968. Higher proportions ever-married were found among both eldest sons and eldest children than among the rest of the sample at each age below 46 years. In general, the lowest proportions ever-married were found among youngest sons and youngest children. Differences between the mean ages at marriage of the various birth orders were found among the married sub-sample that accorded with expectations based on the differentials in proportions ever- married. Hypotheses that might be supported bythese findings are discussed.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , April 1973 , pp. 187 - 193
Copyright
Copyright © 1973, Cambridge University Press

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