Abstract
With the rapid development of economy, the domestic environment is characterized by the rapid rise of housing prices and the encouragement of marriage and childbearing by policies, and the age of first marriage in China has also changed. Based on the data from 1998 to 2021, this paper builds a model to measure the effect of the average house price in China on the age of first marriage, and supplements the control variables such as the population difference between men and women, the enrollment rate of senior high school and the expenditure of maternity insurance fund to describe the changes of the age of first marriage in China in detail. Through empirical analysis, we come to the conclusion that the high average house price has significantly delayed the age of first marriage in China. Accordingly, this study suggests that the state should promote relevant housing policies to curb the rapid growth trend of housing prices while ensuring the rigid demand of residents' housing.
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