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Abstract
Measures of partner availability introduced by Goldman, Westoff & Hammerslough (1984) and by Veevers (1988) are described and a new measure of partner availability, the Iterated Availability Ratio, is introduced. The three measures are applied to 1981 Census data for England and Wales and their abilities to predict regional variations in age-specific marriage rates are compared.Keywords: Comparative Studies; Developed Countries; England; Europe; Marriage--determinants; Mate Selection; Models, Theoretical; Northern Europe; Nuptiality; Research Methodology; Studies; Theoretical Studies; United Kingdom; Wales
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8360228 DOI： 10.1017/s0021932000020678
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biosoc Sci ISSN： 0021-9320