Trends in living arrangements in Europe: Convergence or divergence?

Tineke Fokkema and Aart C. Liefbroer
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Tineke Fokkema: Nederlands Interdisciplinair Demografisch Instituut (NIDI)
Aart C. Liefbroer: Nederlands Interdisciplinair Demografisch Instituut (NIDI)

Demographic Research, 2008, vol. 19, issue 36, 1351-1418

Abstract: This article uses data from the Labour Force Surveys to examine trends in the living arrangements of European men and women aged 20 to 75 between 1987 and 2002. Some trends, like the decline in mean household size and the increase in living as a lone mother have occurred all across Europe. Other trends have been more pronounced or have even been limited to specific parts of Europe. In combination, it appears that the differences in living arrangements across Europe might have grown larger in the last fifteen to twenty years. Large differences in living arrangements remain along geographical divides.

Keywords: Europe; living arrangements; second demographic transition; trends; gender differences; cross-national comparison; Labour Force Survey (LFS) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.36

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