Study says marriage may be good for your health — unless you're bisexual (via conversationus)
, published online on Sept. 19, evaluates the advantages of marriage across heterosexual, bisexual, and gay or lesbian adults. We discovered that bisexual adults do not experience better health when married., we compared reports of self-rated health and functional limitation — difficulty doing activities without assistance or special equipment — across 1,428 bisexual adults, 2,654 gay and lesbian adults, and 150,403 heterosexual adults.
For example, the odds of reporting good health are about 36% higher among married gay and lesbian adults than never married or previously married gay and lesbian adults. The marriage selection argument suggests that people with more education, income, and other health-favorable characteristics are more likely to get married and stay in marriage.
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