RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Insult to Injury JF Journal of Human Resources JO J Hum Resour FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 972 OP 990 DO 10.3368/jhr.47.4.972 VO 47 IS 4 A1 Singleton, Perry YR 2012 UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/47/4/972.abstract AB This study measures the longitudinal effect of disability on earnings, marriage, and divorce. The data come from the Survey of Income and Program Participation matched to administrative data on longitudinal earnings. Using event-study methods, the results show that the onset of a work-preventing disability is associated with a precipitous decline in earnings and an increase in divorce. Consistent with theory, the association between disability and divorce is greatest among young and educated males who experience a work-preventing, rather than a work-limiting, disability.