Remarriage patterns of black and white women: reassessing the role of educational attainment
Smock, P.J.
Demography 27(3): 467-473
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0070-3370 PMID: 2397824 DOI: 10.2307/2061380Document Number: 384369
Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households, this article illustrates the role of educational attainment in the remarriage patterns of black and white women. For whites, remarriage propensities do not differ significantly by schooling level. For blacks, on the other hand, remarriage and education are positively associated, net of the effects of other variables such as age at separation and the number of children. Very few black high school dropouts in the sample had remarried 10 years after separation. The results suggest that for blacks, those with the worst socioeconomic prospects are least likely to remarry.