School of Finance and Economics, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Northeast Asia Research Center, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Front Public Health. 2022 Sep 14;10:831147. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.831147. eCollection 2022.
With the postponement in age at marriage, increase in life expectancy, and acceptance of divorce in China, the marital duration in each state has changed gradually. This study seeks to depict the trends and gender differences of marital duration in China from 1982 to 2015.
We calculated and depicted the trends of and gender differences in marital duration, including single, marriage, divorce, widowhood duration and the proportion of each duration to the remaining life expectancy at 15.
The single duration of Chinese men and women was slightly reduced and then extended, with that of men longer than women, showing a narrowing trend in gender difference. The marriage duration of Chinese men and women is lengthening, with that of women longer than men, demonstrating a widening gap in gender difference. However, the proportion of marriage duration in life expectancy at age 15 increased and then declined, with that of men higher than women. The divorce duration of Chinese men and women slightly reduced and then lengthened, but men tend to stay divorced for longer periods than women, and the gender difference is narrowing. The widowhood duration of Chinese men and women is shortening, with women having longer widowhood than men, and the gender difference has been shrinking.
With the socio-economic and demographic transition, the marital duration in each state has changed gradually, and will have an important impact on fertility level and pension burden.
随着中国结婚年龄的推迟、预期寿命的延长以及对离婚的接受程度的提高，各年龄段的婚姻持续时间逐渐发生变化。本研究旨在描述 1982 年至 2015 年中国婚姻持续时间的趋势和性别差异。
我们计算并描述了婚姻持续时间、单身、婚姻、离婚、鳏寡持续时间以及各持续时间占 15 岁时剩余预期寿命的比例的趋势和性别差异。
中国男性和女性的单身持续时间略有减少，然后延长，男性单身持续时间长于女性，性别差异呈缩小趋势。中国男性和女性的婚姻持续时间延长，女性婚姻持续时间长于男性，性别差异扩大。然而，婚姻持续时间占 15 岁时预期寿命的比例先增加后减少，男性比例高于女性。中国男性和女性的离婚持续时间略有减少，然后延长，但男性离婚持续时间长于女性，性别差异正在缩小。中国男性和女性的鳏寡持续时间缩短，女性鳏寡持续时间长于男性，性别差异在缩小。
随着社会经济和人口结构的转变，各年龄段的婚姻持续时间逐渐发生变化，这将对生育率和养老金负担产生重要影响。
