Age Norms on Leaving Home: Multilevel Evidence from the European Social Survey

Arnstein Aassve, Bruno Arpino and Francesco Billari
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Arnstein Aassve: “Carlo F Dondena†Center for Research on Social Dynamics and Department of Policy Analysis and Public Management, Università Bocconi, via Röntgen 1, I-20136 Milan, Italy

Environment and Planning A, 2013, vol. 45, issue 2, 383-401

Abstract: Young people leave the parental home at different ages, and differences exist both between and within societies. International comparisons have emphasised the importance of institutions, in particular the welfare regime, the educational system, and the labour market, as well as of long-standing cultural differences. Here we focus on subjective age norms (‘age deadlines’) for leaving home—a key determinant of actual behaviour. We analyse the data of a unique multicountry dataset, the third round of the European Social Survey, through a series of multilevel regression models where simultaneously country, regional, and individual-level factors come into play. We find strong normative differences between countries, and significant, though lower, regional-level variation. Norms are significantly influenced by country-level ‘institutional’ factors, as well as by regional-level ‘cultural’ factors.

Keywords: age norms; leaving home; multilevel models; European Social Survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Working Paper: Age norms on leaving home: Multilevel evidence from the European Social Survey (2010)
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DOI: 10.1068/a4563

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