The educational gradient of living alone: A comparison among the working-age population in Europe

Sandström, Glenn; Karlsson, Lena

doi:10.4054/demres.2019.40.55

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“…The descriptive statistics (Table 1) reveal some interesting differences across partnership statuses. We find an overrepresentation of women among the singles in line with previous research (Sandström & Karlsson, 2019), which is explained primarily by women’s lower rates of re-partnering after a breakup or the death of a partner (Bernhardt & Goldscheider, 2002). Co-residents show a more youthful age pattern than individuals in other living arrangements, whereas the truly single have their highest share at ages of 60 years old and above compared to those in partnerships.…”

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“…Limited SES differences in terms of education across living arrangements in Sweden may be explained by a relatively generous welfare system, limited social inequalities, and widely accepted post-materialistic values (Oláh & Bernhardt, 2008). Labor market attachment mattered only in terms of LAT individuals being less likely to not work for pay than the truly partnerless, due to a selection of the most disadvantaged primarily going into the latter living arrangement (Sandström & Karlsson, 2019).…”

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“…With about one-fifth of the population living alone and close to 40% of all households consisting of only one person, Sweden is among the countries with the highest share of single households in Europe (Eurostat 2020). Living without a partner beyond young adulthood has often been associated with vulnerability in terms of health (Umberson & Montez, 2010), one’s socioeconomic position (Sandström & Karlsson, 2019), and access to social support (de Jong Gierveld, Dykstra, & Schenk, 2012), among others. Around one quarter of such “partnerless” individuals are, however, in committed relationships (Connidis, Borell, & Karlsson, 2017; Reimondos, Evans, & Gray, 2011).…”

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Living-Apart-Together (LAT) in Contemporary Sweden: (How) Does It Relate to Vulnerability?

Oláh¹,

Karlsson

Sandström

2021

Journal of Family Issues

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Sweden is among the countries with the highest share of single households in Europe, but not all are truly partnerless. We examine the potential vulnerability of individuals in living-apart-together relationships at age 30 and above, analyzing data from the Swedish GGS. We apply multinomial logistic regression. The results show that individuals engaging in LAT occupy an intermediate position in terms of socioeconomic resources (homeownership and economic situation), being less advantaged than co-residents but better-off than singles, especially men. We find no association between ill-health and living in a LAT arrangement. Having previous family experiences (unions with or without children) is positively associated with LAT, but childhood family composition does not matter. The majority of LAT individuals claim to be constrained to living-apart-together rather than LAT being their preferred alternative. Women and the elderly (aged 70+) are, however, more likely to engage in LAT by choice and appreciate their non-residential partnerships.

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Living-Apart-Together (LAT) in Contemporary Sweden: (How) Does It Relate to Vulnerability?

Oláh¹,

Karlsson

Sandström

2021

Journal of Family Issues

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“…From previous studies, we expected that age, college education, employment status, and ethnicity are all associated with the propensity to live in one-person households (Dommaraju 2015;Guilmoto and de Loenzien 2015;Raymo 2015;Park and Choi 2015;Podhisita and Xenos 2015). The literature suggests that college education and employment are positively associated with independent living arrangements (Sandstrom and Karlsson 2019;Stone, Berrington, and Falkingham 2011;Vitali 2010) due to a higher level of acceptance of individualism and access to the resources needed to live independently. We controlled for ethnicity on the basis that people with Han ethnicity (comprising the ethnic majority in China) may be more likely to live alone than those from ethnic minorities.…”

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Socioeconomic development and young adults’ propensity of living in one-person households: Compositional and contextual effects

Cheung¹,

Yeung²

2021

DemRes

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BACKGROUNDThe proportion of young adults living in one-person households (OPHs) has increased remarkably worldwide. Recent literature suggests that socioeconomic development established favorable conditions for individuals to live alone. Few studies have yet examined the complex relationship between contextual-level socioeconomic development, individual-level factors, and living in OPHs. METHODSWe drew data from a subsample of young adults (aged between 20 and 35) from China 1% Population Sample Survey 2005 (ni = 582,139; nj = 345). Two-level random-intercept logistic regression models were employed to examine the relationship between prefecture-level socioeconomic development and living in OPHs. Two series of models, controlling for single and migrant statuses, and other sociodemographic variables, were estimated for male and female separately.Cheung & Yeung: Socioeconomic development & young adults' propensity of living in one-person households https://www.demographic-research.org CONTRIBUTIONOur findings highlight the relative importance of internal migration over singlehood in explaining the concentration of OPHs in developed areas, which has important implications on the geographical patterns of OPHs among young adults.

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“…At the same time, it was a valuable resource as human capital. Previous research have shown substantive differences in partnering, fertility, and other demographic behaviors across educational levels (Dronkers & Härkönen, 2008;Hoem, 1997;Jalovaara et al, 2021;Kalmijn, 2013;Perelli-Harris et al, 2010;Sandström & Karlsson, 2019;Testa & Stephany, 2017;Van Bavel, 2014;Wood et al, 2014).…”

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The contribution of partnership contexts of births to cohort fertility rates

Andersson¹

2023

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Partnering behavior is central to understanding fertility. Influential concepts, including singlehood, serial monogamy, and multiple-partner fertility, are frequently used to analyze the interplay between partnering and fertility at the individual level. However, these frameworks are also evoked to understand population-level patterns. One fundamental population-level pattern for gauging the relationship between partnerships and childbearing, we argue, is the enumeration of fertility as the sum of births under various partnership conditions. Surprisingly, demographers rarely measure and have not yet a clear picture of the extent to which childbearing in different partnership contexts contributes to completed fertility. We analyze Finnish register data to decompose the cohort fertility rate (CFR) into births from eight partner contexts, in conjunction with three dimensions: union status, union order, and reproductive partner order. Somewhat contrary to discourse of partnering in the Nordics, we conclude that births within first unions to first reproductive partners account for two-thirds of CFR. Births in higher-order unions to first reproductive partners account for one-fifth. Single births and births with higher-order reproductive partners have a modest impact. This ranking holds across sex and educational level, with substantive relative differences. We argue that these descriptions provide an additional perspective to appraise childbearing and partnering dynamics.

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The educational gradient of living alone: A comparison among the working-age population in Europe

Cited by 26 publications

References 39 publications

Living-Apart-Together (LAT) in Contemporary Sweden: (How) Does It Relate to Vulnerability?

Living-Apart-Together (LAT) in Contemporary Sweden: (How) Does It Relate to Vulnerability?

Socioeconomic development and young adults’ propensity of living in one-person households: Compositional and contextual effects

The contribution of partnership contexts of births to cohort fertility rates

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