STERILIZATION OF MARRIED-COUPLES - HUSBAND VERSUS WIFE STERILIZATION

Sterilisation has been increasing in the United States in recent decad es. Using the National Survey of Families and Households, this paper e xamines sterilisation among married couples using event history techni ques, viewing husband and wife sterilisation as competing risks. Wives are more likely to experience sterilisation and at shorter durations of marriage. Number of children has a curvilinear effect on sterilisat ion, increasing and then decreasing its likelihood. Wives who are olde r than their husbands are more likely to get sterilised themselves. Bl ack and Hispanic husbands are more likely to undergo sterilisation.