Analyzing Demographic Life Courses through Sequence Analysis
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Considering demographic life courses as sequences, non recurrent and recurrent sequences are distinguished from each other. The description of life courses in terms of sequences leads to distinguish atomistic from holistic and static from dynamic approaches. Optimal matching and a monothetic divisive algorithm for the clustering of sequences of life courses are shown to be useful tools. The methods are applied to the sequence analysis of the transition to adulthood from the Italian Fertility and Family Survey.Download Info
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Article provided by Taylor and Francis Journals in its journal Mathematical Population Studies.
Volume (Year): 12 (2005)
Issue (Month): 2 ()
Pages: 81-106
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Keywords: life course; sequence analysis; monothetic divisive algorithms; optimal matching; multi-state demography; event history analysis;References
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