Early Life Transitions of Canadian Women: A Cohort Analysis of Timing, Sequences, and Variations

Aenaida R. Ravanera (), Fernando Rajulton and Thomas K. Burch
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Aenaida R. Ravanera: University of Western Ontario
Fernando Rajulton: University of Western Ontario
Thomas K. Burch: University of Western Ontario

European Journal of Population, 1998, vol. 14, issue 2, No 3, 179-204

Abstract: Abstract This paper looks into the timing and sequences of early life transitions of Canadian women using data from the 1995 General Social Survey of Family. Six events occurring in early adulthood are examined: school completion, first job, home-leaving, first cohabitation, first marriage, and first birth. Our analysis of birth cohorts spanning 60 years shows that the biggest changes in timing occurred in school completion and start of work; that the trajectories involving work before marriage have gained popularity among later cohorts; and that education appreciably delays early life transitions.

Keywords: transition to adulthood; life course; marriage; sequence analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1023/A:1006068102735

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