Survival Analysis of Factors Affecting the First Marriage Period: The Case of Turkey

Globalization and technological developments lead to the change and transformation of the social structure. This change and transformation also affect family unity, which is the smallest unit of the social structure. Accordingly, the most significant effect is observed in increases in the number of divorces. This situation negatively affects the fulfillment of family duties, such as the protection of family unity, renewal of the population, and the transfer of culture to future generations etc. In this context, it is very important to identify the factors that hamper the continuity of family unity. In this study, factors affecting divorce in Turkey are investigated by survival analysis using Turkey Statistical Institute (TUIK)-2016 Family Structure Survey data. Besides the effects of demographic and economic factors such as income, education, place of residence and having children etc., the effects of gambling and betting games which become popular with the use of the internet and the internet usage on the survival of marriage are also investigated