Cohabiting and Married Couples' Income Organization: Approaches in Sweden and the United States

Using 1994 International Social Survey Program (ISSP) data, we examine the effect that cohabitation versus marriage has on couples' income organization approaches in Sweden and the United States, two legally and normatively different contexts. Previous research on this topic has focused almost...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 2003-08, Vol.65 (3), p.525-538
Main Authors: Heimdal, Kristen R., Houseknecht, Sharon K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bank accounts
Cohabitation
Cohabitation and Marriage
comparative
Comparative studies
Divorce
Educational Attainment
Families & family life
Family studies
Females
finance
Financial management
Household economics
Household income
Households
Ideology
Income
Income approach
income organization
Interpersonal relations
Interpersonal Relationship
Management Systems
Marital Relations
Marriage
Money Management
Scope of employment
Sex Role Attitudes
Sexual Orientation
Sexuality. Marriage. Family relations
Socioeconomic Status
Socioeconomics
Sociology
Sociology of the family
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Spouses
Sweden
U.S.A
United States of America
Wages
Working women
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Summary:Using 1994 International Social Survey Program (ISSP) data, we examine the effect that cohabitation versus marriage has on couples' income organization approaches in Sweden and the United States, two legally and normatively different contexts. Previous research on this topic has focused almost exclusively on married couples, so our inclusion of both married and cohabiting couples helps fill a gap in the literature. The effects of ever having been divorced, socioeconomic homogamy, and traditional gender ideology also are explored. Type of relationship and ever having been divorced are the only variables that predict income organization approach in both countries, suggesting that relationship experiences are more important than socioeconomic or ideological factors.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00525.x