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Coresidential Patterns in Historical China: A Simulation Study

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The controversy regarding China's historical residential patterns is related to the lack of investigation into demographic influences on past kinship structures and household formation. This study uses computer micro‐simulation to examine demographic feasibility of people living in large multi‐generation households under the demographic conditions close to those recorded in Chinese history. It investigates both the composition of households in which individuals live at a particular point in their life course and the transition in their household structure and the length of time they spend in households of different types. The simulation exercise suggests that demographic regimes and household formation systems similar to those operating in China in the past produce diverse residential patterns, in which individuals could experience different household forms at different stages of the life cycle.

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  • Zhongwei Zhao, 2000. "Coresidential Patterns in Historical China: A Simulation Study," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 26(2), pages 263-293, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:popdev:v:26:y:2000:i:2:p:263-293
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2000.00263.x
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