IS POLAND BECOMING NORDIC? CHANGING TRENDS IN HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURES IN POLAND AND FINLAND WITH THE EMPHASIS ON PEOPLE LIVING ALONE

Ala-Karvia Urszula (), Hozer-Koćmiel Marta (), Misiak-Kwit Sandra () and Staszko Barbara ()
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Ala-Karvia Urszula: University of Helsinki. Ruralia Institute, ; Helsinki, ; Finland .
Hozer-Koćmiel Marta: University of Szczecin, Faculty of Economics and Management, Department of Statistics, ; Helsinki, ; Poland .
Misiak-Kwit Sandra: University of Szczecin, Faculty of Economics and Management, Department of Human Capital Management. Szczecin, ; Poland .
Staszko Barbara: University of Szczecin, Faculty of Economics and Management, ; Szczecin, ; Poland .

Statistics in Transition New Series, 2018, vol. 19, issue 4, 725-742

Abstract: This paper presents a comparative analysis of the household structure and its dynamics between post-economic-transformation Poland and Scandinavian-welfare-state Finland, with a focus on one-person households (OPH). Based on the literature, two research hypotheses were formulated: (H1) strong differences in the household structure in Finland and Poland still occur, and (H2) the share of one-person households is at very different levels in the two countries. However, due to the globally growing popularity of solo living, the difference is diminishing. Finally, an estimate was made for the time when the shares of one-person households will be equal in both countries if the changing trends from 2005–2015 stay the same.

Keywords: household structure; people living alone; one-person households; comparative analyses and forecast. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.21307/stattrans-2018-038

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