Young Men's Employment and Their Marriage

A Comparison among Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the UK, France, and Sweden

Bibliographic Data

ID2299174
AuthorsShigeki Matsuda (0000-0001-7557-9924, Chukyo University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume18
Issue2
Pages204-228
Publication date2019-04-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueComparative Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1569-1322 • E-ISSN: 1569-1330
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/15691330-12341491
OpenAlexW2941622214
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited7

In Europe, falling fertility rates are regarded as part of a second demographic transition precipitated by changing values. Low fertility rates in developed Asian countries, however, are thought to be due to decreasing marriage rates, as a result of worsening young men's employment. This study proposes the hypothesis that men in non-regular employment - those with low incomes and those who are unemployed - have lower probabilities of getting married. Male employment was analyzed using a logistic regression of micro data for 20- to 49-year-old men in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the UK, France, and Sweden. The study's findings generally supported the hypothesis and clearly confirmed that there is a relationship between employment and marriage in Asian countries, and especially in Japan

Demographic economics · Economics · Falling (accident · Family planning · Fertility · Geography · Logistic regression · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Total fertility rate · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology

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