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The Persistence of High Levels of Living Alone Among Adults with Disabilities in Sweden, 1993–2011

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  • Glenn Sandström

    (Umeå University
    Stockholm University
    Umeå University)

  • Fredinah Namatovu

    (Umeå University)

  • Jens Ineland

    (Umeå University)

  • Daniel Larsson

    (Umeå University)

  • Nawi Ng

    (Umeå University
    Umeå University)

  • Mikael Stattin

    (Umeå University)

Abstract

This study investigates how the probability to live alone has developed among working age individuals with and without disabilities in Sweden during the period 1993–2011 when extensive political reforms to improve the integration of disabled individuals in society were implemented. The results show that individuals with disabilities are approximately twice as likely to be living alone when compared to individuals without disabilities. People with disabilities were also more likely to report low life satisfaction, and this was especially true among individuals with disabilities living alone. Men and women with disabilities also tend to experience longer periods of living as a one-person household than non-disabled people. Over time we find no indications of reduced differences in family outcomes between disabled and non-disabled individuals but rather evidence to the contrary. These differences are interpreted as being the result of the disadvantage disabled individual’s experience in the partner market and that people with disabilities are less successful in forming partnerships that can lead to cohabitation and family formation. The results thus show how disabled individuals still face societal barriers that limit their possibilities to find and sustain relationships that result in stable cohabitation despite increased efforts to improve their inclusion in Swedish society.

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  • Glenn Sandström & Fredinah Namatovu & Jens Ineland & Daniel Larsson & Nawi Ng & Mikael Stattin, 2021. "The Persistence of High Levels of Living Alone Among Adults with Disabilities in Sweden, 1993–2011," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 40(2), pages 163-185, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:poprpr:v:40:y:2021:i:2:d:10.1007_s11113-020-09570-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s11113-020-09570-2
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