The changing spousal differentials in socio-demographic characteristics in Malaysia

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Tey, Nai Peng
• التنسيق: مقال
• منشور في: Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya 2021
• الموضوعات: HQ The family. Marriage. Woman; L Education (General)
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://eprints.um.edu.my/35989/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85116708340&doi=10.22452%2fIJIE.vol13no4.5&partnerID=40&md5=723f5b9a5b52c6ec5222cc7cffe48144; https://doi.org/10.22452/IJIE.vol13no4.5

This paper uses matched couple data from the 1991, 2000, and 2010 population censuses to examine the changes in spousal differentials in age, education, and work status, as well as inter-ethnic and international marriages. The general trend is one of decreasing spousal age and educational gaps betwe...