The effects of socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of regions on the spatial patterns of the Second Demographic Transition in Finland

Tapani Valkonen, Pekka Martikainen, Jenni Blomgren, Timo M. Kauppinen and Elina Mäenpää
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Tapani Valkonen: Helsingin Yliopisto (University of Helsinki)
Pekka Martikainen: Helsingin Yliopisto (University of Helsinki)
Jenni Blomgren: Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (National Institute for Health and Welfare)
Timo M. Kauppinen: Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (National Institute for Health and Welfare)
Elina Mäenpää: Helsingin Yliopisto (University of Helsinki)

Demographic Research, 2008, vol. 19, issue 61, 2043-2056

Abstract: The article studies to what extent regional socioeconomic and cultural characteristics explain spatial patterns in the Second Demographic Transition in Finland. The country’s 75 functional regions are used as area units. A summary indicator of the transition based on divorce and cohabitation is used as the dependent variable. The results show that the spatial pattern is mainly determined according to the regional level of urbanization, but the effect is mediated by cultural characteristics (secularization and support for the socialist and green parties). The cultural characteristics have only a modest independent effect.

Keywords: cohabitation; second demographic transition; regional differences; cultural factors; divorce rate; socioeconomic factors (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.2008.19.61

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