Life-table representations of family dynamics in the 21st century

Gunnar Andersson, Elizabeth Thomson and Aija Duntava
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Gunnar Andersson: Stockholms Universitet
Elizabeth Thomson: Stockholms Universitet
Aija Duntava: Uppsala Universitet

Demographic Research, 2017, vol. 37, issue 35, 1081-1230

Abstract: Background: A key resource for cross-national comparative research on family dynamics (Andersson and Philipov 2002) is seriously outdated. Objective: We provide an update of the life-table estimates by Andersson and Philipov (2002) based on data from the Generations and Gender Surveys and other related surveys in 18 countries across Europe and the United States. Results: Life-table estimates of family formation of women and men, union dynamics, and children’s experience of family disruption and family formation demonstrate the degree of variation in family dynamics across countries. Conclusions: Our findings provide the basis for more in-depth research on the causes and consequences of differences in family dynamics across contexts. Contribution: The Appendix of the current manuscript is a new resource for comparative research on family dynamics in the early 21st century.

Keywords: life table; life tables; family formation; family dissolution; family dynamics; children; Europe; Generations and Gender Programme (GGP) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.37.35

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