nmm 22 4500 ICPSR29582 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2012 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR29582 MiAaI MiAaI Marriage Matters Panel Survey of Newlywed Couples, 1998-2004, Louisiana [electronic resource] Steven L. Nock , Laura A. Sanchez , James D. Wright 2012-06-29 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2012 ICPSR 29582 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. In 1997, Louisiana enacted a covenant marriage law which gave couples an alternative to a conventional marriage license. By requiring premarital counseling and proof of fault for a subsequent divorce, along with other features, covenant marriages were intended to be more difficult both to enter and to exit. The Marriage Matters panel survey was designed to examine the effects of covenant marriage on rates of marital dissolution, relationship quality, and other outcomes. The data were collected in three waves. Wave 1 was collected approximately 3 to 6 months after marriage. Respondents were asked questions about their recent marriage, the time leading up to their recent marriage, premarital counseling, convenant marriage, previous marriages, biological and adopted children, feelings about children, their views on marriage and divorce in general, their religious views, satisfaction in marriage, household responsibilities, their background, health and happiness, their social and political views, and about the questionnaire itself. Wave 2 was administered approximately 18 months after the first wave. The second wave queried respondents on their marriage today, their views on marriage and divorce in general, their religious views, household responsibilities, satisfaction in marriage, convenant marriage, biological and adopted children, feelings about children, problems in their marriage, advice and counseling, their health and happiness, employment, housing, and income, household composition, and their social and political views. Wave 3 was administered 12 to 24 months after the second wave. Respondents answered questions on their marriage today, views about marriage and divorce in general, their religious views, household responsibilities, satisfaction in marriage, the celebration of holidays, convenant marriage, biological and adopted children, feelings about children, problems in their marriage, advice and counseling, their health and happiness, employment, housing, and income, household composition, and their social and political views. In the divorce questionnaire, the following topics were addressed: how things stand at the moment, feelings about their marriage, arguments during their marriage, social life since the separation or divorce, their health and well-being, moving to a divorce agreement, advice and counseling, the divorce process and convenant marriage, and household income the year before and after the separation. Demographic information collected across all three waves includes: age, gender, religious participation, employment status, education level, number of children birthed or adopted, household composition, and household income. Demographic information collected in Wave 1 only includes: race, religious affiliation, number of previous marriages, and political affiliation. Demographic information collected through the divorce questionnaire includes: gender, marital status, and personal and partner income. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29582.v1 adultery icpsr children icpsr conflict resolution icpsr dating (social) icpsr divorce icpsr domestic responsibilities icpsr domestic violence icpsr educational background icpsr employment icpsr family background icpsr family conflict icpsr family relations icpsr health icpsr household composition icpsr income icpsr life satisfaction icpsr marital relations icpsr marital satisfaction icpsr marital status icpsr marriage icpsr marriage ceremonies icpsr marriage counseling icpsr mental health icpsr political attitudes icpsr religious beliefs icpsr remarriage icpsr social attitudes icpsr social issues icpsr social values icpsr spouses icpsr ICPSR XVII.H. Social Institutions and Behavior, Family and Gender Nock, Steven L. University of Virginia Sanchez, Laura A. Bowling Green State University Wright, James D. University of Central Florida Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29582.v1