TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Wilson, Chris M.
AU  - Oswald, Andrew J.
        TI  - How Does Marriage Affect Physical and Psychological Health? A Survey of the Longitudinal Evidence
        PY  - 2005/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 1619
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp1619
        AB  - This paper examines an accumulating modern literature on the health benefits of relationships like marriage. Although much remains to be understood about the physiological channels, we draw the judgment, after looking across many journals and disciplines, that there is persuasive longitudinal evidence for such effects. The size of the health gain from marriage is remarkable.  It may be as large as the benefit from giving up smoking.
        KW  - mortality
KW  - health
KW  - marriage
KW  - happiness
KW  - longitudinal
        ER  -