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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Socioeconomic Determinants of Marital Dissolution in Puerto Rico

Abstract

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The formation of female-headed households with their high rate of poverty is one of the consequences of marital instability. This study examines the socioeconomic determinants of the probability of marital dissolution from legal and consensual marriages in Puerto Rico, and hence the formation of female-headed households.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Human Resources and Family Studies
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Canabal, Maria E.
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Beller, Andrea H.

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8823093
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71750

Chain of custody

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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Base URL
www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Canabal, Maria E.. Socioeconomic Determinants of Marital Dissolution in Puerto Rico. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/71750