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  • Title: [The impact on nuptiality of unbalanced sex distribution in the marriage market. Interpretation problems].
    Author: Fortier C.
    Journal: Cah Que Demogr; 1988; 17(2):175-92. PubMed ID: 12342214.
    Abstract:
    "The impact of sex disparities in numbers on the various sex specific ratios, traditionally used in nuptiality analysis, is not clear. Most authors consider that individuals pertaining to the sex group which is in minority on the marriage market, will tend to marry sooner and at [a] higher rate, and vice versa. There are however many counter-examples. Actually, a comparative analysis of the various results obtained so far is meaningless. There is indeed no agreement on the definition of the marriage market and the unbalance of sexes, nor on the way to measure it." The focus of the study is worldwide, with emphasis on data concerning Canada. (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
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