Norwegian Elderly Less Likely to Live Alone in the Future

Nico Keilman () and Solveig Christiansen
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Nico Keilman: University of Oslo
Solveig Christiansen: University of Oslo

European Journal of Population, 2010, vol. 26, issue 1, No 4, 47-72

Abstract: Abstract We analyse the future household status of elderly men and women in Norway. An important finding is that persons aged 80+ are less likely to live alone in the future, and more often with a partner. The level of mortality, the mortality sex gap, union dissolution at young and intermediate ages, and entry into and exit from institutions for the elderly are possible determinants for this new trend. We use the macro simulation program LIPRO to simulate the household dynamics in Norway to 2032, and investigate the demographic reasons for the increased likelihood of living with a partner among Norwegian elderly. Mortality plays an important role, but part of the trend is already embodied in the household structure of the current population.

Keywords: Elderly; Living arrangements; Household projection; Norway; LIPRO; Personnes âgés; Situations de ménage; Projection de ménages; Norvège; LIPRO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/s10680-009-9195-9

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