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Biracial or Black? Racial Differences in Marriage Entry for Black, White, and Black-White Adults

Sat, August 11, 4:30 to 6:10pm, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin Hall 3

Abstract

Racial differences in marriage entry consistently reveal delays in transitioning to marriage among Blacks compared to Whites, particularly Black women are less likely to marry. While these patterns are attributed to structural constrains hindering opportunities to marry, their reach across various forms of racial identification is less clear. This research addresses this gap by including Black-White adults into analyses of entry into first marriage. Using 2011-2013 American Community Survey data, we generate logistic regression models predicting entry into first marriage relative to remaining never married. Preliminary models estimating first marriage for men and women separately, identify marriage delays among Black women that extend to Black-white women. Black and Black-white women are both half as likely to have been married in the past year, relative to White women. Patterns for men are similar, but less clear with Black-white men not significantly different from Whites. The proposed paper will explore the role of marriage market availability to gauge how of if Black and Black-white adult marriage are driven by similarly configured marriage markets.

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