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A comparative analysis of leaving home in the United States, the Netherlands and West Germany

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  • Clara Mulder

    (University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Population Research Centre)

  • William A.V. Clark

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Michael Wagner

    (University of Cologne)

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    Abstract

    We investigate how leaving the parental home differs between three countries with different welfare-state and housing systems: the USA, the Netherlands and West Germany. Using longitudinal survey data, we examine the transitions of leaving home to live with and without a partner. We find that, much more than in the European countries, union formation has become separated from leaving home in the USA. We also find a different impact of level of education and employment status on leaving-home patterns in the European countries with their social-welfare state system than in the US system in which market forces prevail. The differences are not just related to welfare-state systems but also to the sizes of the countries and the geographical dispersion of jobs and educational opportunities.

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    Article provided by Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany in its journal Demographic Research.

    Volume (Year): 7 (2002)
    Issue (Month): 17 (December)
    Pages: 565-592

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    Handle: RePEc:dem:demres:v:7:y:2002:i:17

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    Keywords: Germany; household; leaving the parental home; Netherlands; union formation; USA;

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